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Friday, June 28, 2019
Vol. 7, No. 26
HEALTH & WELLNESS
COMMUNITY FUND AWARDS GRANTS
SEEKING ANSWERS TO BUSINESS REVITALIZATION
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Ex-fire captain stole from M-L department: DA
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Alex November arrested on larceny charges of stealing more than $10K BY T E R I W EST A former Manhasset-Lakeville Fire Department captain was arrested last Thursday morning on charges that he stole more than $10,000 from the department over three years, according to the Nassau County district attorney’s office. The defendant, Alex November, allegedly made personal purchases using a fire company bank account devoted to beverage expenses called the “refreshment fund” that he was the sole manager of, according to District Attorney Madeline Singas’ office. Between June 2014 and early 2017 he allegedly stole $10,072.78, according to the district attorney. November resigned from the Manhasset-Lakeville Fire Department in August 2017 after colleagues investigated the issue and confronted him with evidence, the DA’s office said. November, 30, of Glen Cove
faces charges of grand larceny, falsifying business records and official misconduct, the DA’s office said. He was arraigned last Thursday and is scheduled to return to court Friday. He pleaded not guilty. Efforts to reach November’s attorney George Michel were unavailing. “The Board of Fire Commissioners and Chiefs are aware of the allegations against our former member, Captain Alex November,” the Board of Fire Commissioners and Chiefs for the ManhassetLakeville Fire Department said. “We are thankful to the district attorney’s office for investigating this matter and look forward to cooperating with this investigation, so justice is fully served.” November allegedly used a company debit card to make purchases that ranged from Amazon and Microsoft transactions to Friendly’s Ice Cream and Payless Shoes products, prosecutors said. Continued on Page 24
PHOTO COURTESY OF THE MANHASSET SCHOOL DISTRICT
Manhasset Secondary School salutatorian Fayfay Ning speaks at the school’s 99th commencement ceremony Friday. See story on page 3.
Schools to spend $389K on repairs this summer BY T E R I W EST The Manhasset school district will undertake about $389,000 worth of facilities repair work this summer that will address leaks, lighting and
issues in heating, ventilation and air conditioning systems, Rosemary Johnson, the district’s deputy superintendent for business and finance, said last Thursday. It will invest some
$200,000 in additional security features to be installed in each of the district’s three schools. Under Homeland Security recommendations, new strobe lights will be installed in large Continued on Page 69
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