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Men try to take 2 girls: cops Attempted kidnap from Mineola yard BY R E B ECC A K L A R Two men attempted to kidnap two 8-year-old girls playing in a yard in Mineola on Tuesday, according to Nassau County police. The girls were in a yard on Maple Place at 4:40 p.m. when two unknown male subjects chased them, police said. The men asked the girls their names and if they wanted to go for a ride in their vehicle, Detective Lt. Richard Lebrun said at a news conference Wednesday. Both girls stepped away from the fenced in area, opened the gate and the men followed, Lebrun said. One of the men pushed one girl to the ground and struck her face, causing minor pain, police said. The girl screamed, and the men fled – one on foot and and the other in a dark colored car, police said. The other girl suffered no injuries, police said. Continued on Page 57
PHOTO BY REBECCA KLAR
¡Viva Portugal!
The annual Portugal Day Parade held in Mineola on Sunday attracted people from across Long Island and beyond. See story and more photos on page 12.
EWSD to fence in school for safety School board cites need for improved security at North Side elementary BY R E B ECC A K L A R
the North Side School, to the Board of Education meeting on Michelle Grosskopf said if school security, she would have she had brought her 9-year- said “what is wrong with all of old daughter, a student at you – we’re children, protect us.” The meeting last Wednesday night was held to discuss plans to put a perimeter fence around the East Williston elementary
school. Board of Education President Mark Kamberg said specifics on the design, placement and height of the fence have not yet been determined but the board will move ahead with plans for a perimeter fence based on!recommendations by the Nassau County Department of Homeland Security.
“Thank God this district has not had a tragedy … we continue to react to the instances taking place, to be proactive for our children and our staff,” Kamberg said. “That is what we are trying to do here, we have to look outside of the glass bubble to what once was and is.” Continued on Page 58
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