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lespinasse continues women’s day celebration The International Women’s Day event hosted by Parisia Lespinasse is set to bring together over 100 people to commemorate and empower women who have made a significant impact in the community. It is set in stone for March 10 at the L’Antillaise Caterers in Franklin Square: story, more photos, Page 4.
ers, coats and comfortable wear — all newly tagged items. Most donations are gently used, and Danielle Pagoulatos-Lieble- Pagoulatos-Lieblein carefully in, 55, recently brought her reviews each piece to ensure it is appropriate for Hicksville based residents. nonprofit, Nursing Arthur Lih, Home Warrior, to founder of LifeVac the Garden Care — a company that Center in Franklin produces portable Square, continuing suction devices her mission to used during chokadvocate for older ing emergencies — adults— star ting is a major donor to with something as the organization. simple as clothing. All funds raised by PagoulatosNursing Home Lieblein, a par tWarrior are used to time dietitian in purchase clothing the Bronx, organizfor residents. es pop-up shops at The Garden Care nursing homes Center houses across the state, about 150 residents, providing residents and more than half with donated clothattended the pop-up ing and personal shop seeking new i n t e r a c t i o n . S h e DANIEllE items. s a i d m a ny re s i - PAgoUlATos“The pop-up d e n t s c o u l d n o t lIEBlEIN shops are a great afford to purchase Founder, way to know I am their own clothing, Nursing Home Warrior g e t t i n g i n t o t h e because Medicaid nursing home and recipients typically receive only $50 to $60 per making sure that these residents are getting a little bit of month for personal expenses. At the Garden Care Center love,” Pagoulatos-Lieblein said. Paulie Morgan, who helped event on Feb. 15, racks and tables were filled with sweatContinued on page 19
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Blizzard dumps more than a foot in Franklin Square and Elmont By HAIlEY FUlMER hfulmer@liherald.com
A major winter storm swept across Elmont, Franklin Square all of Long Island on Sunday, bringing heavy overnight snowfall and strong, hazardous winds that persisted into Monday, shutting down schools, disrupting transportation and leaving thousands without power on Long Island. The storm arrived as forecast, intensifying Sunday into blizzard-like conditions across Nassau County. By Monday morning, residents in both communities were digging out from roughly 18 inches of snow, accompanied by powerful wind
gusts that piled drifts against doors and cars. The Sewanhaka, Elmont and Franklin Square school districts were closed Monday as road crews worked to clear major and residential streets. “Back storm doors are frozen shut,” Donald Sanusi, of Elmont, said, describing how drifts had temporarily trapped some residents inside their homes. Jon Miller, of Franklin Square, a paramedic who works in Manhattan, did not have the option of staying home. He began monitoring the forecasts a week in advance, he said, and his original plan was to wake up early and shovel his way out Continued on page 5
he pop-up shops are a great way to know I am getting into the nursing homes and making sure that these residents are getting a little bit of love.