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Man has disease after work in L. Success 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 Continued on Page 107
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Herricks High School class of 2016 graduate Andrew Jacobson instructs fourth-grader Matthew Simons during an individual lesson in the Herricks Summer Music Program. See story on page 119.
Eatery forges on despite rumors White Oak LI owner says he was never approached to sell building Rumors swirled in recent weeks that NYU Winthrop HosThough it’s taking longer pital, formerly known as Winthan expected to open, the own- throp-University Hospital, had er of downtown Mineola’s next bought the building at 133 Mineoyster bar says his place isn’t go- ola Blvd. where Eleanor Rigby’s operated for more than two deing anywhere. cades. But Dean Miller, the owner of White Oak LI, who bought the space in January, said the hospital never approached him with an oer.
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He posted a video to Facebook on July 22 to put the rumors to rest. “We’ve got a lot of big ideas, a big vision for what we’re going to do here, and we’re looking forward to making all of you a part of it,� Miller said in the video, in which he tours the restaurant’s gutted interior. The new restaurant will open sometime from December to early next year, Miller said.
Cathy and Larry Monachelli closed Eleanor Rigby’s in midJanuary after 23 years to spend more time with family and friends. Miller has said he plans to turn the spot into a Long Island outpost of White Oak, his Manhattan restaurant and bar, while maintaining the former owners’ ties to the community. The schedule for Miller’s planned $1 million renovation Continued on Page 107
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