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Trump’s Santos pardon triggers outrage on L.I. long pushed for Santos to be held accountable. Ravin Chetram, an Oyster Bay resident President Trump’s decision and former Democrat candito commute the seven-year fed- date for Town of Oyster Bay eral prison sentence of former Council, said he had felt both U.S. Rep. George Santos has surprise and disappointment at reignited a storm of outrage the news. “I think it’s a slap in the across Long Island, where the scandal surrounding the dis- face,” Chetram elaborated. “This should have g raced cong ressnothing to do with man first erupted. p a r t y l i n e s ; i t ’s Santos, 37, had about the actual been serving time at people who were the Federal Correchurt by this.” tional Institution, Casey Sabella Fairton’s Satellite helped lead local Camp in New Jeref for ts to expose sey after pleading Santos’s false guilty last year to RAVIN CHETRAM claims about his w i r e f r a u d a n d Oyster Bay backg round and aggravated identity finances following theft. Sentenced in April to over seven years his 2022 election. She organized behind bars, he admitted to protests and petitions demanddeceiving donors and stealing ing his resignation, helping to the identities of 11 people — galvanize a bipartisan moveincluding his own relatives — ment calling for his removal to make illegal campaign con- from office. “George Santos might be tributions. Trump ordered his immediate release, claiming pardoned, but we will never forthe former lawmaker had been get his lies,” Sabella said. treated unfairly and that others “Long Island has never been had committed worse acts but more united for good than when we were fighting against received lighter punishment. The decision drew swift con- George. We deserve better leaddemnation from Long Island ership — leaders who prioritize residents and officials who had Continued on page 4
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dr. allison eliscu, far left, division chief of adolescent medicine at Stony Brook Children’s Hospital; Kristen turnow, superintendent of the Locust Valley Central School district; detective antonio pagan, a member of the nYpd Special Victims unit and an FBi task Force; and assemblyman Charles d. Lavine, representing new York’s 13th district, spoke at a youth mental health panel at grenville Baker Boys & girls Club on oct. 17.
Discussing mental health at Grenville Baker Boys & Girls By WIll SHEElINE wsheeline@liherald.com
The Grenville Baker Boys & Girls Club hosted a community conversation on Oct. 17 titled “Social Media, Mental Health & the Crisis Facing America’s Youth.” The event brought together medical, educational, law enforcement and political experts to explore how digital platforms are shaping the mental and emotional well-being of young people. Moderated by Dr. Laura J. Morizio, clinical director of Coast Psychology in Oyster Bay, the panel featured Dr. Allison Eliscu, division chief of adolescent medicine at Stony Brook Children’s Hospital; Kristen Turnow, superintendent of the Locust Valley Central School District; Assemblyman Charles D. Lavine, representing New York’s 13th District; and Detective Antonio Pagan, an NYPD Special Victims Unit and FBI Task Force officer. The evening began with opening remarks
by Melissa Rhodes, the club’s executive director, who welcomed guests to the building and emphasized the organization’s commitment to youth development. “What we strive to do in terms of mental health is making sure that our kids are kids, and when they’re coming to the club, they’re playing, they’re making friends, they’re learning,” Rhodes said. “The goal is that they have a play-based experience as opposed to a phone-based experience.” Morizio then opened the panel discussion, beginning with Eliscu, who described the sharp rise in mental health challenges among adolescents in recent years, particularly since the Coronavirus pandemic. “What I thought may have been a challenging job before dramatically changed in March of 2020,” Eliscu recalled. “The only way that kids could interact with anybody was online. We saw a shift fairly quickly of people just almost forgetting how to talk to people in perContinued on page 5
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think it’s a slap in the face.