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Time at Marcus Ave. site raises cancer worries Consultant says he thinks his disease may have been caused by toxins BY JA N E LL E CL AUSEN Roger Inesti’s immune system used to be strong — he said he would only get a cold once every three to ďŹ ve years. But after working at 1111 Marcus Ave. as a consultant for DealerTrack between 2010 and 2012, things began to change. He said he didn’t feel entirely right. Colds began to come every few months. Later, a growth developed in 2015, one he said he didn’t think was serious. But thyroid cancer was diagnosed in May 2017. Inesti’s doctor asked him then if he had been around any industrial chemicals. “There were some industrial things coming out of the ground and I said ‘maybe that has something to do with it,’â€? Inesti said in an interview. Inesti said he thinks exposure to toxic chemicals in the air like trichloroethene, dichloroethene,
tetrachloroethene and Freon 113 — each of which is considered a carcinogen — may have led to the development of his cancer. He said he had gathered 100 to 200 pages of research, until his doctor said stress could worsen his PHOTO FROM LONG ISLAND CONNECTIONS NEIGHBOR OUTREACH condition. Those chemicals are the priNETWORK ON FACEBOOK mary contaminants in the ground at the Lake Success oďŹƒce comActors Steve Buscemi, Chris Rock and Adam Sandler posed with fans last Thursplex where Inesti worked. The day night at Stella Ristorante in Floral Park. defense contractor Sperry used the building for manufacturing and dumped degreasers and other industrial solvents into underground tanks that leaked into the groundwater and soil. Lockheed Martin, the defense company, is leading a state-mandated cleanup of the property. The ďŹ rm ceased operations there in 1998 and sold the property in 2000. lix ďŹ lm starring Adam Sandler, at Stella Ristorante, where they BY N O A H R. Stan Phillips, the head of Chris Rock and Steve Buscemi. stopped to take photos with MANSKAR environmental remediation for Film crews took to Village fans. They also greeted resiLockheed Martin, denied a conThe stars were out in Flo- Hall on Thursday and Friday, dents outside Village Hall on Continued on Page 106 ral Park last week as the village transforming the village court- Thursday afternoon. “It’s very exciting. The hosted what was likely the big- room, judge’s chambers and gest movie shoot in its history. administrative oďŹƒces for use town is pretty energized, a lot Floral Park became the in several scenes, village Clerk of people have been coming out every day,â€? Hallie Klein, a Village of West Hempstead, Susan Walsh said. Sandler, Rock and Buscemi big Adam Sandler fan, said Frithe backdrop for parts of “The Continued on Page 106 Week Of,â€? a forthcoming Netf- were spotted on Thursday night
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