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Friday, May 16, 2025
Vol. 85, No. 20
SERVING PLAINVIEW, HICKSVILLE, AND LEVITTOWN
LITTLE LEAGUE OPENING DAY
Hempstead Town Councilman Dennis Dunne (rear, 2nd right) and Town Clerk Kate Murray (rear, left) greeted members of the Orioles Team during the Levittown Seaford Wantagh (LSW) Sports League Opening Day on April 19, 2025 at Duckpond Ballfield in Wantagh. Also attending was Nassau County Legislator John Ferretti.
Bethpage HS announces valedictorian, salutatorian Bethpage High School has announced Kaitlyn Ocuto as the valedictorian and Alexa Likourentzos as the salutatorian for the Class of 2025. Both students exemplify academic excellence,
leadership and dedication to their school and community. With an impressive weighted GPA of 109.13, Kaitlyn Ocuto has earned the top academic honor as valedictorian of the Class of
2025. A well-rounded student and leader, Kaitlyn has made her mark both in and out of the classroom. She serves as captain of the cross country, winter See page 10
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Third suspect arrested in Bethpage murder Nassau County Police have arrested a third suspect in a shooting which took place in Bethpage on April 25. According to police, Jaslynn Nevach Garcia, of Shillington, Pennsylvania, together with two other suspects, were responsible for the death of Jorge Vazquez, 35, of Tampa, Florida. Vazquez was found dead of gunshot wounds in front of the Extended Stay Hotel on South Oyster Bay Road in Bethpage on April 2nd. Garcia was extradited to Nassau County and charged with Murder 2nd Degree, Criminal Possession of a Firearm and Criminal Possession of a Weapon 2nd Degree.
Jaslynn Nevaeh Garcia
Three killed in fiery Bethpage crash Three young men were killed in a crash in Bethpage on Mother's Day, Sunday, May 11, at 1 a.m. According to Nassau County Police, a 2022 Dodge Durango driving eastbound on Stymus Avenue struck a tree and caught fire. The Bethpage Fire Department responded to the scene and extinguished the fire, but the three occupants inside the vehicle perished.
Nassau County Police listed the deceased as: Gino Vicale, 20, of Seaford; Nicholas Rivera, 20 of Glendale; and Vincent Cavaliere, 20, of Bethpage. The police did not indicate which of the young men was the driver. Cavaliere and Vicale both graduated from Plainedge High. An investigation is ongoing.
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