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Friday, May 10, 2024
Vol. 84, No. 19
RUNNING CLUB HOLDS 10K
Rotary Club to host food drive, seeks donations, volunteers The Hicksville-Jericho Rotary Club will be among more than 800 Rotary clubs, over 30,000 Rotarians, and thousands of volunteers spanning 10 states and seven countries will join forces on Saturday, May 18, to tackle wide-ranging projects from collecting clothing for those experiencing homelessness and refurbishing long-neglected parks to feeding those with food insecu-
On April 27, New York State Senator Steve Rhoads (right) began his day with a spirited start in Plainview, where he extended his well wishes and support to the participants of the Greater Long Island Running Club Aspire 10K.
Woman arrested in elder scam
Nassau County Police arrested a Farmingdale woman on May 2 at 2:37 p.m. in Hicksville in connection with an “Elder Scam” incident. According to detectives from the Second Squad, members of the Nassau County Fraud and Forgery Unit, in collaboration with the United States Post Office
Investigations Unit, conducted a joint investigation leading to the apprehension of defendant Michelle Mcintosh, 40. According to police, Mcintosh had contacted a 72-year-old male victim residing in Texas, informing him that he had won the lottery. The victim was then instructed to mail a fee of $9,000
in cash to claim his supposed winnings. Police say that subsequently, when Mcintosh arrived at the Hicksville Post Office to retrieve the package, law enforcement took her into custody. Mcintosh faces charges of Grand Larceny 3rd Degree and Criminal Possession of Stolen Property.
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rity. The Hicksville-Jericho Rotary Club plans to host a food drive at Best Farms market at 434 Jerusalen Avenue, Hicksville, to collect food and hygiene products, and distribute the items collected to the pantries at Holy Family Church, Hicksville United Methodist, and Jericho Cares to help those who are Food insecure for See page 13
JHS student helps fight food insecurity BY GARY SIMEONE Misha Gujja, a Jericho High School student, was visibly shaken when she saw the miles long lines for food in the midst of the Covid pandemic. It was 2021 and she was living with her family in Brooklyn at the time. The depressing scenes of people who were suffering from food insecurity caused her to form a student-led organization called, Fork and Spoon, to address the issue. “When I was thirteen years old and living in Brooklyn, I saw these lines near my home at food banks and then when I moved
to Long Island I saw the same issues,” said Gujja. “With the problems of food insecurity and waste omnipresent, I started this nonprofit called Fork and Spoon, to address the problem.” Fork and Spoon is an eight-member student-run team that works diligently to collect leftover food from area restaurants and deliver it directly to local households experiencing food insecurity. “The way our team distributes the food, eliminates the limitations of food banks, reducing their overload capacity and allowing them to operate more See page 13
Winners in Japan Center essay contest PAGE 23 Spring into action to support local vets PAGE 9