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Suozzi honors life-saving police officers plating suicide, and called the GCPD for backup. Then Pittman, still in his pajamas, drove to his U.S. Rep. Tom Suozzi held a friend’s home. press conference on He found him in a Monday outside the vehicle, holding a Glen Cove Police handgun. Realizing Department, alongthat the officer was side police and local about to take his officials, on Monday, own life, Pittman at which he honored lunged for the gun five police officers and wrestled it away. who recently saved The officer became lives: Darren Pitthostile, but was subman, of the Glen d u e d by b a ck u p Cove Police DepartGCPD officers and ment; Keith Owens, taken to a hospital of the Nassau Counfor evaluation. He is ty Police Departcurrently receiving ment; Christopher treatment, but has Jablonski, of the made a full recovery, Suffolk County and is back at work. Police Department; According to and Michael Ippolito GCPD Chief Wiland Lauran Creighliam Whitton, there ton, of the New York were a record numCity Police Depart- TIM TENKE ber of suicides ment. among New York Mayor, Glen Cove Pittman, a Glen police officers last Cove resident, was year. Nassau County honored for saving the life of an Police Commissioner Patrick NCPD officer who also lives in Ryder commended Pittman for the city last Nov. 9. At 4:20 that saving a fellow officer. For his morning, Pittman received a dis- efforts, he was awarded the tressing text message from the NCPD Medal of Valor, which, officer, a friend. After talking Whitton said, had never been with him on the phone, Pittman concluded that he was contemCONTINUED ON PAGE 7
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Party of six? The Glen Cove City Council voted to extend outdoor dining until November, which should help local businesses. Streets like Glen Street, above, will remain closed to accommodate diners. Story, Page 18.
Music teacher’s lessons went beyond the auditorium By JENNIFER CORR jcorr@liherald.com
From 1976 to 2002, Dale Alan Zurbrick of Glen Cove, who was known to many simply as “Z,” taught music and led theater programs in the Glen Cove City School District. He had a lasting impacting on many students’ lives, and even after his days as a teacher, he remained a source of support and inspiration for his colleagues, and his former stu-
dents. Zurbrick’s life lessons live on in the memories of many who were saddened to hear of his death, on June 29, at age 74. Former students and staff held a digital memorial on Aug. 15. They are also collecting signatures of those who would like to see the Glen Cove High School auditorium named after him, and soliciting funds for scholarships in his name. “It doesn’t require a petition,
it doesn’t require a school board vote — Dale, that auditorium . . . is going to have your name on it because it’s yours,” Jennifer Zeitlin, a 1984 graduate, said during the memorial service. “It always was yours. And you gave each and every kid who ever walked into it the support and confidence and the inspiration to be their very best and to be wherever they were and ever CONTINUED ON PAGE 3
arren is really representative of what officers all around the country do that they don’t get recognized for, and they really should be recognized.