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Beloved letter carrier readies to step away borough Court and Oxford Place to Stratford Road, for the last 37 years. “It’s probably the longest Jimmy O’Grady, affectionately known to customers as anybody (here) has had a “Rambo,” is preparing for his route,” he said. During his time final rounds with at the post office, the United States he met his future Postal Service after w i f e, C i r a A n n 41 years of service Devito, a fellow letin the Village of ter carrier, who he Rockville Centre. helped train during Since star ting his 25 years as the his career as a letshop’s steward. ter carrier in 1983, “He’s just like a O ’ G r a d y, w h o big teddy bear,” moved to the nearDevito said. “He’s by Oceanside comjust got a very good munity when he w ay ab o u t h i m . was eight, has He’s a very hardbecome a beloved working man with figure in the Rock- JIMMy ‘RAMBo’ a great personality. ville Centre com- o’GRADy He loves people, munity, known for USPS letter carrier animals, sports — h i s u n w ave r i n g especially football.” devotion to deliverRockville Centre is also ing the mail and his many amiwhere he earned the nickname cable qualities. “I took the test, and I ended “Rambo,” after winning a memup doing pretty good,” O’Grady orable ar m-wrestling match recalled of his early days with with a colleague from work. “I had a friend who started the USPS, “so I asked, and they working here a little bit after sent me here.” O’Grady, 65, was bor n in me,” O’Grady said. “We had Rockaway Beach, He faithfully this arm-wrestling match. He’s served the residents along Post- a pretty big guy and he thought al Route 22, which stretches he could beat me. He said, from Hamilton Road to MarlContinued on page 5
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Village Justice Mindy Roman sworn-in Rockville Centre Mayor Francis X. Murray, right, swears in Village Justice Mindy Roman at the mid-month village meeting on July 18. She was elected in an uncontested race in June to serve a four-year term in office.
Sister soccer stars will both play for the University of Texas By ANDREW FRANCIS Intern
Rockville Centre natives Jilly Shimkin and her sister, Chloe, are looking to make an impression at the University of Texas in the fall soccer season, when the two emerging stars will have the opportunity to play on the same team, in NCAA Division I competition, for the first time in their careers. Jilly, 21, joined the Longhorns women’s squad in 2022, her sophomore year of college, after transferring from Penn State. She is headed into her senior year in the fall. Chloe, 18, will soon join her at Texas after signing her national letter
of intent last November. Both Shimkins are considered to be among the best female soccer prospects in the United States. Chloe and Jilly began playing at ages 3 and 4, respectively, and both credit their parents, Jodie and Peter, for helping them develop a passion for the sport, recognizing their talent and pushing them to develop a taste for competition. “Our parents have always supported us and given us the tools that we needed to succeed,” Jilly said. “Our dad has always been a competitive person, being a wrestler in Rockville Centre and in college. He always pushes us, and will always support us and is our biggest fan, as well Continued on page 15
’ll miss my customers … They’re just great people. Quite a few of them are like family.