PA Town s First Female Mayor is Paramedic As Well

Mary Popovich has done a lot of things in her life.

She has been a coal miner, an emergency medical technician, a paramedic and emergency services trainer, an athletic trainer and an instructor at California University of Pennsylvania.

She also is Mary the Magical Clown.

In January, Ms. Popovich, 55, will take on her latest challenge: She will become the first female mayor of West Newton, a position that she won as a Republican in a predominantly Democratic town.

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Paramedics with man on stretcher in ambulance, showing low angle view.

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A survey of more than 6,000 first responders in New York found most experience stress, while others have dealt with anxiety and burnout due to their professions.