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Mass School Shooting Avoided – Palm Beach North

Chamber Of Commerce Recognizes Local First Responders

In a heartfelt ceremony organized by the Palm Beach the gathering to pay tribute to these brave individuals. In
North Chamber of Commerce, local first responders were addition to the Call of the Year honorees, the ceremony
honored for their exceptional bravery and dedication to the celebrated several other first responders for their significant
community at the 6th Annual Valor and Community Service contributions to community service. Officer James Lovett
Awards. Among the most notable honorees were Officer of the Palm Beach Gardens Police Department was honored
Kevin Sales-Lopez, Officer Christian Wyatt and Sergeant for his outstanding work in community policing. Driver
Joseph Counihan of the Jupiter Police Department, who Engineer Timothy Hewitt of Palm Beach Gardens Fire
received the distinguished Call of the Year Award. Their Rescue received accolades for his dedication to public
heroic actions in thwarting a potential mass casualty school safety and education, while Fire Medic Fred Vaccaro
shooting and a subsequent attack on a church have left and Fire Medic Frank Rossi of North Palm Beach Fire
an indelible mark on the community and highlighted the Rescue were recognized for their exceptional service and
unwavering commitment of our local heroes to public safety. commitment to emergency medical care.
The event, held in Palm Beach Gardens on July 12, Commissioner Maria Marino remarked, “I’d like to
brought together a wide cross-section of the community, personally thank you all for your exceptional character and
with hundreds in attendance to show their appreciation. willingness to go the extra mile. All of us can be proud of
Commissioner Maria Marino, Mayor Chelsea Reed of Palm the work our first responders contribute to keep us all safe.” Commissioner Maria Marino, Chase Bauer, Captain Robert
Beach Gardens and Mayor Jim Kuretski of Jupiter joined The Palm Beach North Chamber of Commerce echoed these Hetzel

sentiments, emphasizing the importance of recognizing and
celebrating those who go above and beyond in the line of
duty. The 6th Annual Valor and Community Service Awards
continue to serve as a testament to the courage, dedication
and resilience of our local first responders, whose actions
inspire and uplift the entire community.
For more information, visit www.pbnchamber.com.

Mike Bauer, Christian Wyatt, Kevin Sales-Lopez, Cory Bessette, Timothy “TJ” Hewitt, Fred Vacarro, Scott Freseman, Frank
Rossi, Noel Martinez

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SPOTLIGHT ON HEALTH CARE By Valerie Staggs

Complexity of the knee joint requires a

multi-faceted approach to pain treatment.

Visit any pickleball court around the tions, and injections. Surgery is usu-
country and you’ll notice that one piece ally the last resort, and no problem is
of equipment is becoming more and too small or too big.”
more popular. In addition to the newest
carbon fiber paddles and ball retriever If surgery is recommended, it doesn’t
gadgets, players are sporting a surpris- mean the end to your active lifestyle.
ing array of knee braces. From simple Conditions like a torn meniscus, dam-
stretchy knee sleeves to fully hinged aged ligaments or mild arthritis can of-
knee stabilizers, knee support is the ten be treated arthroscopically. Even if
new norm for people trying to live an a partial or total knee replacement sur-
active lifestyle while dealing with knee gery is needed, you can still enjoy lower
pain or injuries. impact activities like golf, swimming,
bicycling and yes, even pickleball.
Considering that every movement in
your legs and your balance rely on your Sports Medicine & Orthopedics Cen- ti-inflammatory medications can pro-
knees, the knee joint is arguably the ter who performs knee surgery at Jupi- vide relief for minor knee pain. Knee
most important joint in your body. It ter Medical Center. “In reality, only braces can also help; however, using the
is also one of the most complex joints. about 10 percent of my patients end wrong type of brace can result in ad-
Known as a synovial joint, the knee up undergoing knee surgery.” ditional problems. When intermittent
joint consists of bones, cartilage, liga- knee pain becomes severe, Randazzo
ments, muscles and nerves all within In diagnosing knee pain, doctors like says it’s time to seek medical care.
the structure of your knee. Stress or an Randazzo have to go through a seem-
injury to any one of these five inter- ingly endless list of possible diagnoses. “If it’s at the point where an anti-in-
secting parts can cause knee pain that Knee pain can be caused by chronic flammatory medicine isn’t of help, and
can be difficult to pinpoint. Even more conditions such as arthritis or osteo- if you’ve tried home exercise and other
difficult is figuring out when knee pain porosis, inflammatory issues such as interventions aren’t working,” he says,
is concerning enough to seek medical tendinitis or bursitis or injuries such as “then it’s time to see a specialist.” Ran-
treatment. sprains, ligament tears, dislocations or dazzo says symptoms such as swelling
even bone fractures. of the knee joint, recurring or constant
“A lot of people fear going to the doc- knee pain, a knee that is unstable or John L. Randazzo, M.D.
tor or orthopedic specialist because Most active people are accustomed to doesn’t work correctly or an acute knee
they’re afraid they’ll need surgery,” dealing with achy, sore joints, especially injury are all reasons to seek medical For more information about knee conditions
says Dr. John Randazzo, a board-cer- as they grow older. The age-old RICE care. “Usually, we can get patients and treatment options, visit https://www.
tified orthopedic surgeon and sports (rest, ice, compression, elevation) meth- back to feeling better and normal ac- jupitermed.com/services/orthopedics/knee/
medicine specialist at Palm Beach od and over-the-counter pain and an- tivity with physical therapy, medica-
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