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Vol. 36 No. 29
Remembering Austin Gibbons
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New law would mandate AEDs on county fields baseball. His parents, Jill and Craig Levine, founded Forever 9–The Robbie Levine FoundaNassau County legislators tion, a nonprofit that provides are hoping to better protect AEDs and CPR training to youth athletes with Robbie’s youth athletic organizations Law — legislation that would and other community groups. “Not only am I a legislator, make it mandatory for all counbut I’m also a dad ty fields to be and a Little League equipped with an coach,” Koslow said automated external at the news conferdefibrillator to help ence. “I’ve spent victims of sudden countless hours on cardiac arrest. f i e l d s, w a t c h i n g Legislator Seth kids play — and just Koslow, the Demothe thought of that cratic candidate for one moment where county executive a kid falls and they challenging incumneed help because b e n t Re p u bl i c a n they’re suffering a Bruce Blakeman, cardiac emergency, introduced the iniand the fact that tiative for the porta- Jill lEViNE there’s a chance ble electronic AED Co-founder, they won’t get the at Eisenhower Forever 9–The Robbie h e l p t h e y n e e d Park’s ball fields on because there’s no July 7. There is cur- Levine Foundation defibrillator nearby, rently no requirement for county fields to have could mean a tragedy.” Also attending the news conan AED, although park offices, such as the one in Eisenhower ference were members of the Park, are normally equipped legislature’s minority caucus and Jill Levine to advocate for with one. The legislation is named in the legislation, emphasizing honor of Robbie Levine, a that equipping county fields 9-year-old Merrick boy who with AEDs could enhance safedied from sudden cardiac ty for everyone — especially arrest in 2005 while playing Continued on page 12
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Bursting in air Fireworks lit up the sky over the Long Beach shoreline on July 11. Above, from left, Teresita Santiago, Justin Quackenbush, Jordan and Marissa Erac and Max Lisnoff awaited the start of the show. More photos, Page 10.
obbie didn’t get a second chance. This bill makes sure another child will.