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Volume 23, Number 48
Thursday, December 2, 2021
Keeping roads safe State police urge drivers to take advantage of Uber offer By Nadya Korytnikova The Citizen
In an effort to avoid traffic fatalities, state police are publicizing a ride service discount available during the holiday season. Concerned about what they described as rising traffic fatalities, police have started the Save The Night Connecticut project, which offers a $10 disSee Uber discount, A5
From left: Nikki Vernacatola, Officer Daniel Ithier and Carmela Piccione.
Berlin PD, Facebook
Quick-thinking pair honored help, and was joined by Nikki Vernacatola, who happened to be driving by.
A BPD social media post explains that on Nov. 8, Carmela Piccione witnessed a man near her home who appeared to be suffering a heart attack. Piccione went to
“The selfless acts by these women and the heroic efforts made to save this man’s life exemplifies their noble character … The efforts of both women and other
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The Berlin Police Department said a pair of “amazing women” saved a life last month.
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Berlin in the orange Most of state in red zone for COVID-19 infections
The responding officer was Daniel Ithier, who recently awarded Piccione and Vernacatola with Appreciation Challenge Coins.
Connecticut’s most recent COVID-19 report, which includes two weeks of data, showed 41 positive cases in Berlin, which puts the community in the coronavirus orange zone (10 to 14 cases per 100,000 people per day). The trigger for top-of-the-chart red
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See COVID report, A4
Berlin PD officers saved this man’s life,” the Berlin PD wrote.
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