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EDUCATION & SHARING DAY
Vaccine center sees rise in 2nd booster shots BY GEORGE HABER
Town Supervisor Joseph Saladino, along with his colleagues on the Town Board, joined with Rabbi Chanan Krivisky, of MiYaD Chabad of Jericho, to proclaim April 12th ‘Education and Sharing Day’ in honor of the 120th birthday of beloved Lubachvitcher Rebbe Rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneerson, who is considered to be one of the most influential Jewish leaders of the 20th century.“Rabbi Mendel Schneerson dedicated his life to education and advocated for a greater emphasis of human rights, justice and morality in the education system,” said Supervisor Saladino.
$200K worth of handbags stolen from Syosset store
Nassau County Police are seeking information on three men who burglarized a store in Syosset on Thursday, April 6, at 3:30 a.m. According to detectives, police responded to the
Designer Exchange, located at 18 Jackson Avenue and observed that a side window was broken and multiple items inside were missing. A subsequent investigation revealed that three unknown
adult male subjects broke into the store and removed approximately 30 handbags that had a value in excess of $200,000 dollars. The three men then fled the scene See page 14
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Sparked by the coming of holidays and prospects of family get-togethers, increasing numbers of local residents are visiting the New York State mass vax center at SUNY Old Westbury for a second covid booster shot. This is the observation of workers at the site who say they have been treating more than a hundred people a day who come in to receive their fourth covid vaccination, their second booster shot, over the past few weeks. “It’s a sharp increase over what See page 14
Patient visits Old Westbury vaccine center for second booster shot.
Cereal box challenge at Jericho Cares event BY GARY SIMEONE
There were over 800 boxes of cereal on the floor of the gymnasium of the G Jackson Elementary School in Jericho this past Tuesday. The boxes were arranged in the shape of the letter J and ready to be knocked over as part of the Jericho Cares nonprofit organization initiative. Fran O’Connor, a PTA member and president of Jericho Cares, said that the community had donated the cereal boxes to the school, and that they’d be given to local pantries as part of their food drives.
“After our event here today, the boxes of cereal will be given to us, as well as organizations like NSSK (North Shore Soup Kitchen) and Mid Island Y JCC and a few other local charities,” said O’Connor. “We decided to hold this event to get the community involved, and because food insecurity is very big on Long Island right now. This is just an extra way to have fun with the kids and get the school involved and most importantly to stock shelves in pantries.” For the event, the 3rd, 4th and See page 14
Town of OB launches 'Art in the Park' PAGE 6 Research students attend symposium PAGE 12