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Local man is honored for saving a life at shul

November 6, 2025, 8:57 am Edit
Aviva Tillis, Rabbi Howard Tilman, Scotch Plains Mayor Josh Losardo, Steve Monetti, Tony Spina, and Eddie Hernandez.
Aviva Tillis, Rabbi Howard Tilman, Scotch Plains Mayor Josh Losardo, Steve Monetti, Tony Spina, and Eddie Hernandez.

Steven Monetti, who works at Global Mark Security in Essex County, was honored by Scotch Plains Mayor Joshua Losardo at an October 24 ceremony, for his life-saving actions. Mr. Monetti received a Scotch Plains Township proclamation issued by Mayor Losardo and the Township Council.

Mr. Monetti, who has been in security for 23 years and comes from a law enforcement family, is a security guard at Congregation Beth Israel in Scotch Plains. During Shabbat services at CBI on June 14, a guest at a bat mitzvah began choking. Mr. Monetti performed the Heimlich maneuver, clearing the obstruction, preventing what could have been a much more serious outcome.

The guests at the Scotch Plains honorary ceremony included Tony Spina, the owner of the security company, and Eddie Hernandez, its office manager; Rabbi Howard Tilman of Congregation Beth Israel, and Aviva Tillis, CBI’s executive director; and Suzanne Levy, a New Jersey Jewish News staff member.

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