“The idea behind RESPITE [the program] is not just about care, it is also a way for both the giver and receiver to socialize with others and to give autonomy to the homebound,” says Linda Mockler.

Last Sunday the New Paltz Rescue Squad held a community CPR workshop, along with Moriello Pool lifeguard instructors teaching pool safety and rescue techniques at the home of Bill Dietz. The large family witnessed the near drowning of their three-year-old child, niece and granddaughter Abigail Benedetto.