By Sybil P. Veeder, Chair, Executive Committee Carnegie Hero Fund Commission 2018 was an eventful year for the Commission. The organization awarded and celebrated its 10,000th Carnegie Medal for heroism, …
U.S. Rep. Elizabeth Esty, left, hugs Jessica Vega, mother of the late Carnegie Hero Jay Agli, during the Nov. 19 presentation of Jay’s posthumously awarded Carnegie Medal in a ceremony at …
Jay Agli died attempting to save Kishana M. Rivera from drowning, Haddam, Connecticut, June 11, 2017. Rivera, 19, and a girl were struggling to swim back to a submerged sandbar …
