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Legislation aims to bring AEDs to all county fields 9–The Robbie Levine Foundation, a nonprofit that provides AEDs and CPR training to Nassau County legislators youth athletic organizations are hoping to better protect and other community groups. “Not only am I a legislator, youth athletes with Robbie’s Law — legislation that would but I’m also a dad and a Little make it mandatory for all coun- League coach,” Koslow said at a July 7 news conferty fields to be ence. “I’ve spent equipped with an countless hours on automated external f i e l d s, w at ch i n g defibrillator to help kids play — and victims of sudden just the thought of cardiac arrest. that one moment Legislator Seth where a kid falls Koslow, a Democrat and they need help who re presents because they’re sufparts of Merrick, fering a cardiac Bellmore and Freeemergency, and the por t, introduced fact that there’s a the initiative for chance they won’t the portable elec- JiLL LEViNE get the help they tronic AED last Co-founder, need because week at Eisenhow- Forever 9–The Robbie there’s no defibriler Park’s ball fields. Levine Foundation lator nearby, could There is currently mean a tragedy.” no requirement for Also attending the news concounty fields to have an AED, although park offices, such as ference were members of the the one in Eisenhower Park, legislature’s minority caucus are normally equipped with and Jill Levine to advocate for the legislation, emphasizing one. The legislation is named in that equipping county fields honor of Robbie Levine, a with AEDs could enhance safe9-year-old Merrick boy who ty for everyone — especially died from sudden cardiac youth athletes. “Twenty years a go, Jill arrest in 2005 while playing baseball. His parents, Jill and Levine lived that tragedy,” Craig Levine, founded Forever ContInuEd on pagE 20
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Emmy award winner and former Rockette Jennifer Jiles attended the Long Island International Film Expo on July 9.
Filmmakers talk about ‘LIIFE’ during annual international expo By JOSEPH D’ALESSANDRO jdalessandro@liherald.com
Long Island International Film Expo has welcomed many f amous enter tainers throughout its history, including Steve Buscemi, John Amos, and Ilene Kirsten. The annual event hosts local and foreign film screenings, informational panels, as well as Q&A sessions with prominent filmmakers and celebrities. On July 9, entertainment industry professionals gathered at Bellmore Movies for the 28th annual LIIFE, where over 132 independent films were available to audiences through to July 13.
Debra Markowitz, Merrick resident and president and chairperson of the Long Island Film and TV Foundation, is also an independent filmmaker who has worked on about 50 independent films. “We are an independent filmmaker with an all-volunteer board, which means that every cent that comes in goes towards running the Long Island International Film Expo,” Markowitz said. “We have panels every year on screenwriting, and we have a live table read of the winning screenplay, which we’ve been doing for a couple of years.” “One thing we’re trying is an assistant ContInuEd on pagE 10
obbie didn’t get a second chance. This bill makes sure another child will.