Friday, October 7, 2022
Vol. 82, No. 40
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SERVING PLAINVIEW, HICKSVILLE, AND LEVITTOWN
Town demolishes 'Zombie Home''
Veteran from Levittown to receive prestigious honor BY GARY SIMEONE Herbert Gold, a Levittown resident and Korean War veteran, will receive a prestigious honor on Saturday, October 15, for his time in the service. The 90 year-old, who served in the US Army as a private then corporal, will be honored with a patriotic quilt from the Quilts of Valor Foundation (Long Island chapter.) Stephanie Gold, Gold’s daughter, said her dad has been living at a rehabilitation center in Com-
Oyster Bay Town Supervisor Joseph Saladino joined with Town Clerk Rich LaMarca, Receiver Jeff Pravato and the Town’s Highway and Planning & Development crew at the demolition of a “zombie home” in Hicksville. On October 3, the Town of Oyster Bay's Highway and Planning & Development crew commenced the demolition of an abandoned, long-dilapidated zombie home on West Cherry Street in Hicksville. This longtime eyesore was recently court-granted for demolition following multiple complaints from neighbors and the home being deemed in a state of disrepair and unfit for human occupancy.
“When our Code Enforcement Bureau first started inspecting this property, there were multiple living areas set up, presumably for illegal tenancy. These dangerous conditions were found throughout the home, including in the attic,” said Town Supervisor Joseph Saladino. “Over the years, this property was found to have multiple violations of Town Code and the property owner was given many opportunities to
bring the house to code, most of which were ignored. Once our administration stepped in and changed the process, we made it possible to rid neighborhoods of eyesores such as this one with the creation of our Quality of Life Taskforce.” According to the supervisor, the house was eventually abandoned, and the Town continued inspections and took legal action while ensurSee page 10
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mack. “He is excited to receive this honor and it’s something he is absolutely deserving of,” said Gold. “I think this organization is wonderful to do this. So many veterans don’t get the recognition they deserve for having served our country, and for the fact they’ve given people the freedoms that they have today.” Herbert Gold was born in 1932 in Brooklyn and grew up living in See page 10
Student liaisons report at board meeting
Two students from Division Avenue High School and General Douglas MacArthur High School in the Levittown Public School District made their first reports to the board of education and administrators as this year’s student liaisons during the regular meeting on Sept. 21. Division Avenue student Chris Evans and MacArthur student Jack Maurer will attend the regular board meetings and share the latest happenings in their school community. Chris has been on
the High Honor Roll in each quarter of his high school career and has a weighted GPA of more than 100, and is in the National Honor Society, serves as the public relations officer for Student Council, has won multiple statewide Science Olympiad competitions, is a DECA member and plays on the boys tennis team. Jack is also a consistent member of the High Honor Roll and a member of the World Language Honor Society and the National Honor Society and See page 10
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