Fanwood Police were honored, EMS Month was celebrated and a volunteer who brings music to the borough was recognized at a busy Fanwood Council meeting Monday night, May 18.
Five members of the police department received honors from Fanwood Police Chief Richard Trigo.
The honorees included Sgt. Marc Gottlick (Chief’s Award, Exceptional Duty Award and Lifesaving Award), Sgt. Phillip Ugone (Chief’s Award, Exceptional Duty Award), Cpl. Michael Schilling (Unit Citation, Lifesaving Award), Patrolman Ryan Gilmore (Unit Citation) and Dianne Howarth, Executive Asst. to the Chief (Chief’s Award).
On hand for the presentation of awards to Gottlick and Gilmore were Sherry and Joe Cole of Fanwood. In the early morning hours of Oct. 23, 2014, at the Cole’s Fanwood home, Gottlick and Gilmore responded to a call that Sherry Cole was giving birth. There were complications and Gottlick, with the assistance of Gilmore, delivered and stabilized the baby before the Rescue Squad arrived. It was Fanwood’s first baby born in the borough since 1998.
EMS Month was recognized with a proclamation accepted by Squad President Steve Siegal and Squad members Bob Kruthers and Jazzmin Dixon. Siegal also received a grant from New Jersey American Water for equipment for the squad.
The volunteer-of-the-month award was presented to Brian Celardo, one of the founders of the Fanwood Performance Series, which presents musical entertainment several times a year in the Patricia Kuren Cultural Arts Center in Fanwood.
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