East Meadow
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Vol. 20 No. 24
JUNE 11 - 17, 2020
Congressional hopefuls discuss protests izens agree that the actions of Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin were “evil,” LiPetri In the past week, many Long said, and everyone can unite Islanders have taken to the around peaceful protest. streets to protest police brutality “As a result of the outcry, proand systemic racism and to tests occurred,” he said. “Prohonor the life of George Floyd. tests evolved. Peaceful protests While many reiterate the we can unite around. Rioting importance of votand looting we caning and have encournot. Rioters and lootaged others to regisers are taking the ter, local candidates good name of the are also listening to peaceful protesters.” the concer ns of He added that their prospective “antagonistic opporconstituents. All tunists” are destroyfour hopefuls for the ing the purpose of seat in New York’s the peaceful protest2nd Congressional ers’ message with District spoke with their actions. the Herald about the ANDrEW “You know, I’m Black Lives Matter gArBAriNo glad that you’ve protests ahead of interviewed all the Republican the June 23 primary. candidates, because candidate “The death of I m i g h t h ave a George Floyd was a unique perspective heinous act,” said among them,” DemRepublican State Assemblyman ocratic candidate Jackie Gordon Mike LiPetri. “There have been told the Herald. “One, I’m a peaceful protests, and that’s black American. Two, I spent 27 great. However, we cannot be years in the military as a mili[painting with] a broad brush tary police officer, so I have a law against all law enforcement.” enforcement background.” LiPetri spoke about the Gordon, a former Babylon impact the police have on peo- town councilwoman, said she ple’s everyday lives. Police offi- was heartbroken when she saw cers, community leaders and citContinued on page 5
By J.D. FrEDA
jfreda@liherald.com
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CollEgE sENiors iN the East Meadow and Salisbury communities held a car parade to celebrate their graduations. Leading the parade and serving as grand marshal was Jasan Stewart, left, a graduate of Nassau Community College, with his brother, Karl Bouyer, a graduate of W.T. Clarke High School.
College graduates parade through East Meadow By BriAN sTiEgliTZ bstieglitz@liherald.com
While many college graduates missed the chance to don their caps and gowns on their campuses because of the coronavirus pandemic, college seniors from the East Meadow and Salisbury communities didn’t let that stop them from celebrating together. Roughly a dozen cars driven by local college graduates lined up in front of Bowling
Green Elementary School in East Meadow last Sunday. Gathered on the lawn of the school was a crowd of about 20 supportive friends and family members who cheered for the graduates as “Pomp and Circumstance” played from a Bluetooth speaker held by one attendee. The sound of sirens followed, as trucks from the East Meadow and Westbury fire departments escorted the graduates west in a circle around the neighborhood before they returned to the
school parking lot. Lulette Infante, of Salisbury, hosted the parade and drove with her daughter, Kaitlyn, who is graduating from St. John’s University, where she studied marketing, international business and international marketing. “I’ve been seeing so many high school parades, but I didn’t see anyone doing anything for the college grads,” Infante said. Continued on page 5
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eaceful protests is how this country was built.