Elementary students recognized as heroes for helping teacher in crisis

Good News Notes: “First graders at an Alabama elementary school are being hailed as heroes for taking quick action to help their teacher during a medical emergency. “It was scary for me because I knew that they were going to have to see something probably that they didn’t need to,” said Tracy Hodges, a first-grade teacher at…

Off-duty volunteer fire fighters save family from house fire

Good News Notes: “The Pikesville Fire Company say a few of their volunteers rescued a family from a house fire. PVFC says Kathleen Resnick – a nurse at a local hospital – and Glenn Resnick – owner of a local business – were enjoying a leisurely breakfast at their Pikesville house, when their department pagers…

Mother embraces CPR mission after son nearly drowns

Good News Notes: “A young mother is looking to use the most traumatic experience of her life as an opportunity to raise awareness. ‘I told God if he would give me my boy back I would do what I could to work through him and He is telling me that I need to spread awareness…

Nurse Marries in Times Square After Moving to Help with COVID-19

Good News Notes: “A Texas nurse tied the knot in the heart of New York City after traveling to the Big Apple to work on the frontlines of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Amanda Stuart and Ronnie Dooley were married in Times Square Sunday night, PEOPLE can report exclusively. They said ‘I do’ with masks on,…

Singer Meghan Trainor helping to feed Connecticut health care heroes

 Good News Notes: “This week, Connecticut hospitals will receive lunches from local restaurants — thanks to a Grammy-winning musical artist. Meghan Trainor, a singer/songwriter whose hits include ‘All About That Bass’ and ‘Lips Are Movin,’ is donating funds to feed health care workers at hospitals in greater Hartford, in conjunction with local restaurants. Trainor was…

NICU nurse reunited with old patient when caring for his son

 Good News Notes: “A NICU nurse in New Jersey was reunited with a patient she cared for over three decades ago in the same hospital — where she is now caring for his son. After David Caldwell and his fiancé Renata Freydin’s son, Zayne, was born on Jan. 30, the couple decided to look through…

Off-duty nurses save toddler rescued from a hotel pool

Good News Notes: “Two off-duty nurses, a 9-year-old girl and her godmother are being hailed as heroes after they saved a toddler who nearly drowned in a hotel pool. Police in Livonia, Michigan, on Wednesday, posted a video of the terrifying January 24  incident on their Facebook page. There were about a dozen people around…

Local Army nurse reunites with Navy SEAL whose life he saved.

Good News Notes: “An army nurse had the surprise of his life when he came face to face with a soldier he saved overseas more than a decade ago. U.S Army Major Joe Pagnoni of Feeding Hills was an Army nurse during the War in Iraq in 2007. Navy SEAL Jason Redman was near death…

Volunteer rural EMS service saved ER nurse with CPR device she helped fund

 Good News Notes: “When Alicia Bravo saw the EMS service in her childhood hometown was holding a 5K race to raise money for a mechanical chest compression system, she signed up right away. As an ER nurse, Bravo knew the importance of quality CPR. She also recognized the challenges faced by volunteer-fueled rural emergency services….