Vol. 84, No. 35
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Friday, August 30, 2024
SERVING PLAINVIEW, HICKSVILLE, AND LEVITTOWN Rotary provides backpacks, school supplies
HJRC Rotarian Thomas Howell, Sue Powell, volunteer, Sarah Grace Foundation for Children with Cancer; HJRC President Donna Rivera-Downey, Rotary volunteer Linda Morales and HJRC Rotarian Robert Mancino with donation of school supplies at Cohen Children’s Medical Center The Hicksville-Jericho Rotary Club in partnership with the Sarah Grace Foundation for Children with Care, Inc. delivered 48 new back packs and much needed school supplies to Stony Brook Cancer Center and Cohen Children’s Medical Center. “Families with children with cancer often struggle financially to provide everyday items like school supplies while dealing with the high cost of medical care for their children.” said Donna Rivera Downey, president of the Hicksville-Jericho Rotary Club. “This project allows these children to have all new schools supplies without the additional financial burden to their fam-
ilies.” “The Sarah Grace Foundation was humbled to partner with the Hicksville-Jericho Rotary Club on this project, helping to build community and a better quality of life for the children with cancer we serve. Children diagnosed with cancer, in most cases, do not share in the excitement of a new school year; new clothes, new books, new friends! Some are hospitalized, many are home schooled.” said Matthew J. Weippert, chairman of the Board of the Sarah Grace Foundation for Children with Cancer, Inc. New School Supplies help them feel like their friends or siblings at the start of the new school year.
“This great partnership utilized the resources of the Sarah Grace Foundation for Children with Cancer, Inc to reach the hospitals and the volunteers of the Rotary club to purchase, organize and deliver the school supplies.” said Donna Rivera-Downey. “This project was supported by a grant from the Rotary Foundation and Rotary District 7255.” Hicksville-Jericho Rotary is the first rotary club in Hicksville founded in 1951. Rotary brings together a global network of community leaders dedicated to tackling the world’s most pressing humanitarian challenges. It connects 1.4 million See page 12
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Hicksville man first to be charged in mask ban Nassau County Police arrested a Hicksville man on Sunday, August 25th and charged him under a newly enacted Nassau County mask ban, as well as with possessing an illegal weapon. According to police, at 7:54 p.m. they responded to a report of a "suspicious male" walking eastward on Spindle Road in Levittown, dressed in black clothing and wearing a mask. Police say that Wesslin Omar Ramirez Castillo, 18, "continued to display suspicious behavior while attempting to conceal a large bulge in his waistband, which turned out to be a 14 inch knife." Ramirez Castillo was arrested and charged with criminal possession of a weapon, obstructing governmental administration and violating the Nassau County Mask Transparency Act. It is believed that Ramirez Castillo is the first person to be charged under the mask law, which is a misdemeanor and carries penalties of up to a $1000 fine a year in jail. The mask ban was approved by the Nassau County Legislature in August, and is already been challenged in See page 12
Scam prevention seminar
Local political leaders will be hosting a Scam Prevention Seminar at the Hicksville Community Center on Thursday, September 5, at 7 p.m. Experts from the Nassau County Office of Crime Victim Advocate, Family & Children’s Association, and Nassau County Police Department will explain what you need to be aware of, how to identify scams, how to report and recover from a scam, and how to keep yourself from becoming the victim of identity theft. Please call Senator Rhoads’ District Office at 516-882-0630 to RSVP. The Community Center is located at 28 W Carl Street, Hicksville.
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