NEW HAVEN — The end of July marked 31 years as a rescue squad volunteer for Lisa LaPete, the Head of Service for New Haven First Response.“I really take pride in being an EMT (Emergency Medical Technician) and serving to give back to community,” she said.LaPete, 55, served for more than 20 years in Milton, where she grew up and where her brother worked as a fire chief.She got a hint of how intense the work was right off the bat.One of her first calls was a former classmate who had gotten in a car wreck and … (read more)
