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Attention, high-school seniors: Time is running out to apply for the Killingworth Ambulance Association’s 2026 scholarships. The deadline is Friday, May 1, and requirements are specific. Scholarships are awarded only to seniors who reside in Killingworth and who are enrolled in public or private institutions. But applicants must also meet the following criteria: Have been accepted to a continuing education institution of two or four years and plan on attending it. Plan to major in the medical, emergency services (police, fire, etc.)

Shortly after the Killingworth Ambulance Association’s board of directors convened its monthly meeting in late March, board secretary Mary Robbenhaar-Fretz was asked to read a card mailed earlier in the month. It was a hand-written note from Killingworth’s Jasmine Byrne, one of five recipients of the KAA’s 2021 scholarships and a recent graduate of the University of New Haven. Essentially, it was a recap of her college experience and update on her search for a post-graduate job. But it was

When the Killingworth Ambulance Association broke down its 2025 responses, two familiar subjects headed the list — accidental falls and sickness. Both have been the two leading causes of calls since the KAA began tabulating them, and they were again last year. But with one notable difference. Where falls historically run first and sickness second, the two switched places in 2025. There were 130 ambulance calls for sick individuals … or 23.4 percent of the total … and 115 for