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1983, said the Lego sets are a positive tool for patients in the center. “It’s very therapeutic for Legionnaires from Seaford those veterans that live at the American Legion Post 1132 home,” Tirman said The Northport VA Medical brought the holiday spirit to veterans at the Northport VA Center is a skilled nursing facilMedical Center during a visit ities owned and operated by the that featured presents and the New York State Department of Health for veterans sharing of memoand their de penries. dents. The depart“Our group ment operates four received an initial veterans homes, in cordial but reserved B a t av i a , O x f o r d , reception from the Montrose and St. veteran residents,” Albans, Queens. post Commander Post Chaplain Ter rence Mur phy Charlie Wroblewski said of the Dec. 28 likened the visit to visit. “When we going to a friend’s started talking with home. “It’s somethem, however, they thing that posts responded with stowant to do, to actualries of humor, milily visit [veterans] at tary histories and ChARliE their home turf,” home. We all were WRoBlEWSKi Wroblewski said. grateful for the expe- Seaford American “Going to see them rience.” Legion Post 1132 there was really a Post members Chaplain treat for them, and delivered Adult Lego it was a treat for sets — designed for cognitive stimulation and rec- us.” The Northport center is affilreation — to support the center’s Lego Club. They also sat iated with the Stony Brook Uniwith veterans, swapping stories versity Renaissance School of Medicine, and offers fully inteand sharing in fellowship. Kevin Tirman, a Post 1132 grated residency programs in member and a U.S. Air Force general medicine, general surveteran who served from 1979 to Continued on Page 11
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Residents of all ages are encouraged to attend a seminar on Feb. 9 at the Levittown Public Library to learn how to protect themselves from online scams.
Fighting back against scams
Levittown seminar aims to protect residents of all ages By lUKE FEENEY lfeeney@liherald.com
With scams and identity theft on the rise, a Feb. 9 seminar in Levittown will aim to help residents of Wantagh, Seaford and nearby communities protect themselves from those looking to scam them. The free event will take place at 7 p.m. at the Levittown Public Library. It is organized by State Sen. Steve Rhoads, Nassau County Legislators Tom McKevitt and Kayla Knight, and the Kiwanis Club of Levittown, and will feature experts from the county’s Office of Crime Victim Advocate, the Family & Children’s Association and the Nassau County Police Department. Attendees will learn how to recognize scam red flags, report incidents
and recover from fraud. “Whether it’s text messages, emails, telephone calls,” Rhoads said, “residents are being victimized by scams every single day.” Millions of Americans, including thousands of Nassau County residents, are affected by scams each year. According to a recent survey by AARP, about 41 percent of adult Americans, roughly 110 million people, reported that they have had money stolen through fraud or misuse of sensitive information. “The first thing I tell people,” McKevitt said, is “if you don’t know the number, do not pick up. Your doctor’s office will leave a voicemail. Your child will leave a voicemail.” McKevitt has done scam-prevention Continued on Page 5
ou find out the commonality between all veterans and how we take care of our own.