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Friday, July 30, 2021
Vol. 70, No. 31
N E W H Y D E PA R K
HEALTH & WELLNESS
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LAVINE WARNS CUOMO ON AIDE’S COMMENT
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Manhasset men killed in Quogue car crash Garden City woman in critical condition BY S A M U E L E PETRUCCELLI A man driving along a narrow highway in Quogue crashed head-on into an oncoming Uber, killing three young Manhasset residents riding in the hired vehicle, local police said. Approaching midnight on a winding strip of the Montauk Highway last Saturday, the driver veered on the two-lane road and collided with a Toyota Prius carrying the Manhasset passengers, according to Quogue poPHOTO COURTESY OF STEVE CUNHA lice. The drivers of both cars were also killed, raising the death toll to five. Manhasset resident James Farrell was one of five people, including his brother Among the fatalities were Ryan Michael, to die in a car crash in Quogue on Saturday evening. Kiess, 25, and brothers Michael Far-
rell, 20, and James Farrell, 25 — all of whom lived in Manhasset and graduated from Manhasset High School. The crash also killed Uber driver Farhan Zahid, 32, of Bay Shore; and Justin Mendez, 22, of Brookhaven, who slammed into Zahid’s car, police said. Mendez, the sole occupant and driver of a red Nissan Maxima, crossed into oncoming traffic and struck Zahid’s Prius that was carrying the Farrells, Kiess and 22-year-old Brianna Maglio of Garden City, according to police. Maglio remains in critical condition at South Shore University Hospital. Continued on Page 36
Towns, county slam Ben & Jerry’s BY S A M U E L E PETRUCCELLI Local elected officials expressed strong opposition against Ben & Jerry’s recent decision to stop selling its ice cream in the
occupied territories as of 2023, calling the move dangerous and anti-Israel. An independent Palestinian organization criticized the officials’ reaction, saying their stance infringed on the company’s First
Amendment rights. Town of North Hempstead Supervisor Judi Bosworth, along with Town of Hempstead Supervisor Don Clavin and Nassau County Executive Laura Curran, voiced harsh condemnations of the Vermont-based ice cream company’s decision. “North Hempstead’s Anti-BDS legislation ensures that taxpayer money is never used to do business with or
support any company that engages in a boycott of Israel,” Bosworth said. “North Hempstead is a community of unity and inclusion. We remain committed in the fight against intolerance and we are unwavering in our condemnation of this BDS movement.” The Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions movement calls for countries, businesses and universities to sever ties with Israel unless it ends its occupation of all
land captured in 1967, grants “full equality” to Palestinian refugees and assures the right of return of Palestinian refugees and their descendants who have been displaced in wars that led to the establishment of Israel. North Hempstead Council members had unanimously passed legislation prohibiting the town from working with companies participating in the Boycott Continued on Page 26
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