Highway workers, police chief get NY's highest honor for saving man's life
Highway workers, police chief get NY's highest honor for saving man's life News 12 Staff Updated on:Dec 22, 2020, 6:21pm EST Highway workers and a police chief in Ulster County are being honored for heroic, quick-thinking actions that saved a man’s life. Four Marlborough Highway workers -- Superintendent John Alonge, Don Fredrick, Harry Freeborn, Gary Lazaroff -- and Marlborough Police Chief Jerry Cocozza, received Liberty Medals from Sen. James Skoufis Tuesday. It's the highest honor in the state. The men are being honored for their heroism in 2019 when a fuel tanker overturned outside ...