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Lead poses a threat to home water lines copper rule,” Iannone said. The village is cur rently working to comply with updatThe Village of Rockville ed EPA re gulations, which Centre is urging property own- require water providers to subers to replace galvanized steel mit a detailed inventory of serwater service lines, which pose vice lines to the New York State a risk of absorbing lead from Department of Health. The inventory focuses on identifypreviously installed pipes. According to the Environ- ing lines installed before 1988, when lead pipes mental Protection were banned, to Agency, galvanized determine whether service lines are they are made of classified as lead, g alvaniz ed “requiring replacesteel, or other ment” if they were materials that do previously downnot meet current stream of lead standards. pipes. These lines Rockville Centre can absorb lead, residents were sent which may a notice from the increase the risk of village if the serexposure through ANTHoNy IANNoNE vice line material drinking water. connected to their A n t h o n y I a n - Superintendent, home is lead based none, superinten- Rockville Centre and needs replacedent of the Rock- Water Department ment; if the service ville Centre Water line is galvanized Department, said residents with galvanized pipes a n d p r e c e d e d by l e a d o r that have absorbed lead face an unknown material and needs elevated risk of lead contami- replacement; or if the material is unkonwn and the village nation. “The Rockville Centre Water needs help to identify if the Department remains commit- material used. Residents with ted to safeguarding the health pipes that are currently up to of its residents by complying the standard did not receive a with the Environmental Protec- letter in the mail. tion Agency’s updated lead and Continued on page 2
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A different kind of Thanksgiving tradition Head Coach Steve DiPietro, left, and former Cyclones goaltender Michael Muscarella, Class of 2024 valedictorian, reunite at the annual alumni lacrosse game on Nov. 29. Story, more photos, Page 3.
Bill Cassidy is set to complete 1,400 miles around the village By ABIGAIl GRIECo Herald Intern
Bill Cassidy, of Rockville Centre, is a living testament to the power of perseverance, discipline and the relentless pursuit of good health. At the age of 82, Cassidy has battled major setbacks and rebounded into an active, fulfilling lifestyle that is built on the very foundation of the sport that changed his life — marathon running. The former U.S. Marine turned longtime marathon runner started his journey in the 1970s when he was living in Island Park, just two miles away from the Long Beach Boardwalk. Initially,
Cassidy explained, he was simply looking to get in better shape, but his passion for running only increased after he was invited to join the Long Beach Sandpipers and the Eisenhower Park Long Island Road Runners. He soon began to compete in marathons, and within a 10-year span, Cassidy ran 37 marathons. He completed the Long Island Marathon for the first time in 1977, at the age of 35, and a decade later, finished the Boston Marathon in 1987 at 45 years old. Despite the nearly 17,000 competitors, he was the 1,100th runner to cross the finish line, setting a new personal record as well. “I had some really, really good experiences, Continued on page 12
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