Friday, February 3, 2023
Vol. 83, No. 5
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SERVING PLAINVIEW, HICKSVILLE, AND LEVITTOWN
Two POB seniors named Winterfest planned Regeneron Scholars for February 11 The Levittown Community Council will host the 22nd annual WinterFest Snow Ball on Saturday, February 11, from 11:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Enjoy free arts and crafts for kids; free entertainment, Nassau Lionel Train Display, featuring ice carving by Ice Memories, magic and balloon art by Ms Match the Clown,
hourly free raffles for adults, music by DJ Tim Aldridge. The event is free, but donations of food and toiletries will be gladly accepted to help local families in need. It will be held at Levittown Hall, 201 Levittown Parkway, Hicksville. For more information please contact levittowncouncil@yahoo.com
Hicksville man arrested for menacing Skylar Cowen and Ethan Hsu. Two Plainview-Old Bethpage John F. Kennedy High School students were named 2023 Regeneron Science Talent Search Schol-
ars for their research. Seniors Ethan Hsu and Skylar Cowen were among the 300 stuSee page11
Fire damages St. Isidoros Church Nassau County Police as well as firefighters from the Bethpage Fire Department, as well as from Levittown, Hicksville, South Farmingdale, and Farmingdale responded to Saint Isidoros Greek Church, located at 910 Stewart Avenue, Bethpage, on Tuesday, January 24, at 1:40 p.m. Upon arrival, police observed a fire on the first floor of the church. Approximately 75
firefighters were on scene to extinguish the flames. The rear of the church suffered damage, along with varying degrees of damage from smoke, fire and water throughout the building. The premises were unoccupied at the time of the fire, and no injuries were reported.
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A 19-year-old Hicksville man was arrested on Sunday, January 29, after he allegedly menaced several victims with a firearm. According to Nassau County Police detectives, Kyle Gritser, 19, while driving a 2010 Infiniti eastbound on Old Country Road, menaced four victims (ages 18, 19, 20, 21 years) who were located in another vehicle. No injuries were reported. At 12:45 a.m. on Monday, January 30, Gritser was arrested at his home. No weapon was recovered. Kyle Gritser is charged with Menacing 2nd Degree, Criminal Possession of a Weapon 4th Degree, Aggravated Unlicensed Operation 3rd Degree and had an open warrant for Possession of Fireworks. According to police, Gritser was previously arrested on May 11,
Kyle Gritser 2022 for Criminal Possession of an Assault Weapon and May 12, 2022 for Criminal Possession of a Loaded Firearm. He was released without bail on both charges.
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