Passing of a Life Member
Jules Morton Price 89, a longtime resident of Chestnut Ridge passed away on November 30, 2018. Born in the Bronx, NY on January 5, 1929 to Dr. Leon and Mae Peisachowitz, he was salutatorian of his class at Taft High School and graduated in 1951 from City College of New York with a degree in Civil Engineering. He was licensed professional engineer, a member of the Alpha Phi Omega fraternity, a Fellow of the American Society of Civil Engineers and a member of Mensa. He retired in 1993 as Vice President and Chief Engineer of the P.J. Carlin Construction Company. Throughout his long career in the construction industry he worked on such notable projects as the Major Deegan Expressway and Shea Stadium.
In 1952 he married Nettie (nee Liss) and over the next 66-years they raised a large family and travelled the world together. Jules and Nettie have been active members of the Chestnut Ridge community since 1964. Mr. Price was a founding member of the William P. Faist Ambulance Corp, a certified EMT Instructor, a member of the Chestnut Ridge Planning Board and later served as Trustee on the Chestnut Ridge Village Board.
In addition to his wife, he is survived by his sons Richard (Dena) of Morganville NJ and Stephen (Ellen) of Chestnut Ridge, his grandchildren Scott (Mercedes), Sharon (Matt), Michelle, Taryn (Colin), Ian and Marc, and his great grandchildren Gabriella and Grayson. He is also survived by his sister Carol Jacobs of Chestnut Ridge.
Funeral services will be held Sunday December 2, 2018 11:00 AM at the chapel of Gates of Zion Cemetery 670 Saddle River Road, Airmont, NY. Interment will follow. Memorial contributions may be made in Mr. Price's memory to the William P. Faist Ambulance Corp.
Jules Morton Price 89, a longtime resident of Chestnut Ridge passed away on November 30, 2018. Born in the Bronx, NY on January 5, 1929 to Dr. Leon and Mae Peisachowitz, he was salutatorian of his class at Taft High School and graduated in 1951 from City College of New York with a degree in Civil Engineering. He was licensed professional engineer, a member of the Alpha Phi Omega fraternity, a Fellow of the American Society of Civil Engineers and a member of Mensa. He retired in 1993 as Vice President and Chief Engineer of the P.J. Carlin Construction Company. Throughout his long career in the construction industry he worked on such notable projects as the Major Deegan Expressway and Shea Stadium.
In 1952 he married Nettie (nee Liss) and over the next 66-years they raised a large family and travelled the world together. Jules and Nettie have been active members of the Chestnut Ridge community since 1964. Mr. Price was a founding member of the William P. Faist Ambulance Corp, a certified EMT Instructor, a member of the Chestnut Ridge Planning Board and later served as Trustee on the Chestnut Ridge Village Board.
In addition to his wife, he is survived by his sons Richard (Dena) of Morganville NJ and Stephen (Ellen) of Chestnut Ridge, his grandchildren Scott (Mercedes), Sharon (Matt), Michelle, Taryn (Colin), Ian and Marc, and his great grandchildren Gabriella and Grayson. He is also survived by his sister Carol Jacobs of Chestnut Ridge.
Funeral services will be held Sunday December 2, 2018 11:00 AM at the chapel of Gates of Zion Cemetery 670 Saddle River Road, Airmont, NY. Interment will follow. Memorial contributions may be made in Mr. Price's memory to the William P. Faist Ambulance Corp.
Eagle Scout Project
Boy Scout from Troop 33 from Nanuet starts working a his Eagle scout project of restoring and upgrading the sigh in front of the Ambulance Corp all paid for by fundraising they did and all work done by volunteers.
Boy Scout from Troop 33 from Nanuet starts working a his Eagle scout project of restoring and upgrading the sigh in front of the Ambulance Corp all paid for by fundraising they did and all work done by volunteers.
Elections
April 2018: We held our 2018 elections, Congratulations to our new officers. To see who was elected click here. Thank you to our outgoing officers for their service and a job well done.
Our New Home
February 2018: We have started to move into our new state of the art headquarters. While work still needs to be completed in the apparatus bay and around the outside of the building our operations have moved into the new building. Look for updates as work finishes up. Once we are complete we will be looking forward to holding a community day.
February 2018: We have started to move into our new state of the art headquarters. While work still needs to be completed in the apparatus bay and around the outside of the building our operations have moved into the new building. Look for updates as work finishes up. Once we are complete we will be looking forward to holding a community day.
Chestnut Ridge Picnic
The Chestnut Ridge Village Picnic was held on Sunday, September 22, 2013. We had a beautiful, sunny day. Not only did we provide an standby Ambulance for the safety of the community we had one of our units set up for tour and answering the community’s questions. We encourage people especially kids to come and see what it feels like so if they
are ever sick or injured and need an ambulance it does not seem as scary.
The Chestnut Ridge Village Picnic was held on Sunday, September 22, 2013. We had a beautiful, sunny day. Not only did we provide an standby Ambulance for the safety of the community we had one of our units set up for tour and answering the community’s questions. We encourage people especially kids to come and see what it feels like so if they
are ever sick or injured and need an ambulance it does not seem as scary.
Passing of a Life Member
Alice Grosso of Chestnut Ridge, NY died Monday, September 2, 2013 at her home.
She was 83.Mrs. Grosso worked as a school nurse for the East Ramapo School
District at Ramapo High School before retiring in 1997.Alice was born December
2, 1929 in Passaic, NJ to Hugh and Alice Gillis.She was a resident of Chestnut
Ridge for 55 years. She was a life and founding member of the William P. Faist V.A.C. and the
Old Stone Church. Alice will be remembered for her hand crafts and knitting also
for being a nurse, EMT, member of the choir and soloist at neighboring churches.
She is survived by husband, Donald of Chestnut Ridge; son, Kevin (Debbie)
Middletown, NY; son, Jan of Chestnut Ridge; daughter, Heidi (Scott) Savlowitz;
daughter, Noelle of Brooklyn, NY and son-in-law Tom Keegan of Olathe, KS. She is
also survived by her grandchildren, Thomas, Brittany, Kristin, Lauren, Brian,
David, Justin; great grandchildren, Dominic and Dylan. She is predeceased by her
daughter, Robin Keegan (2003).Visiting is Friday from 3 to 5 and 7 to 9 PM at
Wyman-Fisher Funeral Home Inc. Funeral service to be held 11:00 AM Saturday at
the Old Stone Church, Saddle River, NJ. Burial will follow at the Old Stone
Church Cemetery.In lieu of flowers donations may be made to Gideon International
Rockland County Camp, P.O. Box 24, Nanuet, NY 10954 or the Saddle River Reformed
Church, 500 E. Saddle River Rd., Upper Saddle River, NJ. -
She was 83.Mrs. Grosso worked as a school nurse for the East Ramapo School
District at Ramapo High School before retiring in 1997.Alice was born December
2, 1929 in Passaic, NJ to Hugh and Alice Gillis.She was a resident of Chestnut
Ridge for 55 years. She was a life and founding member of the William P. Faist V.A.C. and the
Old Stone Church. Alice will be remembered for her hand crafts and knitting also
for being a nurse, EMT, member of the choir and soloist at neighboring churches.
She is survived by husband, Donald of Chestnut Ridge; son, Kevin (Debbie)
Middletown, NY; son, Jan of Chestnut Ridge; daughter, Heidi (Scott) Savlowitz;
daughter, Noelle of Brooklyn, NY and son-in-law Tom Keegan of Olathe, KS. She is
also survived by her grandchildren, Thomas, Brittany, Kristin, Lauren, Brian,
David, Justin; great grandchildren, Dominic and Dylan. She is predeceased by her
daughter, Robin Keegan (2003).Visiting is Friday from 3 to 5 and 7 to 9 PM at
Wyman-Fisher Funeral Home Inc. Funeral service to be held 11:00 AM Saturday at
the Old Stone Church, Saddle River, NJ. Burial will follow at the Old Stone
Church Cemetery.In lieu of flowers donations may be made to Gideon International
Rockland County Camp, P.O. Box 24, Nanuet, NY 10954 or the Saddle River Reformed
Church, 500 E. Saddle River Rd., Upper Saddle River, NJ. -
Building for the present and the future
After over 35 years of servicing the community from our small headquarters we are eagerly working on a project that would give us a proper facility and would have the space needed to hold community first aid classes. For updates on the project click here.
A New Delivery
We are excited to introduce our new ambulance 45B3 was built by PL Customs. What is more exciting is that due to the growth is our membership we have been able to expand our fleet from 2 to 3 ambulances which gives us the ability to provide more emergency medical to not only our village but to other surrounding communities as well.
When spent a lot time in the planning of this new ambulance we are using high efficiency lighting, new traffic controls, and better communication abilities all done to ensure we are providing the best emergency medical care we can in the quickest and safest manner possible. Include in our new ambulance is a new Stryker power Stretcher. The Stryker stretcher has a battery powered hydraulic system that raises and lowers the patient which reduces the chance of injuries to our crew members. We have applied for a grant to be able to upgrade our other ambulances with this new strecher.
When spent a lot time in the planning of this new ambulance we are using high efficiency lighting, new traffic controls, and better communication abilities all done to ensure we are providing the best emergency medical care we can in the quickest and safest manner possible. Include in our new ambulance is a new Stryker power Stretcher. The Stryker stretcher has a battery powered hydraulic system that raises and lowers the patient which reduces the chance of injuries to our crew members. We have applied for a grant to be able to upgrade our other ambulances with this new strecher.
EMS WEEK May 12 - 18, 2013
Recognize the EMT's and paramedics at your local Emergency Medical Services Facility to show them your appreciation.
We have gone Electronic
As of January 1, 2012 we have gone electronic patience care reports. (EPCR) Besides reducing the use of paper forms for every patience we come in contact with this allow the responding ambulance crew to have valuable medical information prior to getting to the person if we have had prior contact with them. Members of the community that notified us of any medical conditions or other important information prior to ever calling 911 for an emergency can be added into our data base so the responding crew has that information.
Light The Night
The William P. Faist Volunteer Ambulance Corps drove through neighborhoods as part of its 2010 "Light the Night" from 5 to 9 p.m. on Oct. 31. The corps members were making sure trick-or-treaters and their families were safe. The ambulance crews distributed glow sticks to the little ghosts and goblins, so that drivers will see the children more easily. "Light the Night" was also a chance for the community to interact with the crews in a nonemergency situation.
| Faist light the night press release 2012 |
Community Day
Come join us at our Headquarters for Faist Community Day. Learn about what we do, enjoy food and activities for the kids Sunday Sept 25, 2012 12pm-5pm .
| Community Day Flyer |
A Great Loss
It is with deep regret that the William P. Faist Volunteer Ambulance Corps announces the passing of Saul Smolar life member and one of the founding members of the corps. After 34 years of service he left us on Sunday Nov 14, 2010 in the early hours of the morning after a short battle with leukemia. Saul was loved by many as a Husband, a Father, a Grandfather, and a freind. He is also a Korean War Veteran whom served with the Navy.
EMS Update
We have brought back a community newsletter that keeps the community informed about their EMS services and provides safety tips. If you have any submissions for the newsletter, please contact us at [email protected]
| ems update Issue 1 |
Community Classes
Please check back for future community education classes that we will be hosting such as CPR and Defensive Driving.