SAYVILLE, NY - A group of local EMTs were honored recently for safely helping to deliver a newborn baby at a Sayville home last month. On Sept. 23, members of the Community Ambulance Company of Sayville responded to a call in the afternoon after a local man called to say his wife was in labor.

The paramedics arrived quickly and rushed to check on the mother. A few minutes later, after a long contraction and just one push, a baby boy was born. Both the mother and baby were taken to Southside Hospital in Bay Shore. Luckily both were healthy after the quick, unexpected labor. Last week, Islip Town Supervisor Angie Carpenter and members of the Town Board, paid tribute to local EMTs for the safe at-home delivery.