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Vol. II No. LXXVIII | www.StandardLI.com | News@standardli.com | Ph.# 516-341-0445

SEPT. 28-OCT. 4, 2012

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Whee! The 28th annual Five Towns Community Chest Fair was held on Saturday, Sept. 22nd and Sunday, Sept. 23rd. Many children, including this young girl, enjoyed this fun fire truck ride. See more photos on Page A3.

Photo by Danielle Puma.

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TOWN CLERK BONILLA ARRESTED OVER SEXUAL HARASSMENT AND POSSIBLE BLACKMAIL CHARGES By Danielle Puma

$10,000 to silence her after the claim had been filed. “It is unacceptable for an elected official to create such a hostile work environment,” said Rice. Bonilla, 50, is accused of approaching Alex Desidoro, a male employee of the Town of Hempstead Clerk’s Office and previous boyfriend of the female employee, and trying to

Hempstead Town Clerk Mark Bonilla was arrested last Friday after he allegedly tried to cover up a sexual-harassment suit by blackmailing his accuser with obscene photos of her. Nassau County District Attorney Kathleen Rice said that Bonilla had considered paying his accuser Hempstead Town Clerk Mark Bonilla

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Burglary, Robbery and Shoplifting Arrests; Busy Week for NCPD By Raimundo Ortiz The NCPD had a busy week in our area, nabbing several criminals on charges ranging from burglary, robbery, grand larceny, menacing, and shoplifting. In addition to all the mischief, authorities had to deal with a fatal motorcycle accident and a harrowing rescue of six men who were thrown into the ocean from their capsized boat a few miles off Atlantic Beach.

Felonies Ervin Rodriguez, 28, of 3 Burn-

side Avenue in Lawrence, was arrested for burglarizing a Pearl Street home on September 22nd at 12:25 a.m. A 44-year-old female victim and her 13-year-old son discovered Rodriguez leaving the house with the woman’s laptop in his hands. Rodriguez struck her in the face with the laptop then fled the scene on Lawrence Avenue. Fourth Precinct officers found Rodriguez in a nearby backyard and arrested him. He has been charged with first degree burglary. David Campbell, 33, of In-

Anthony A. Leazer Jr., 29, of Hempstead, was arrested and charged with three counts of robbery and two counts of menacing. Photo courtesy of NCPD

Ervin Rodriguez, 28, of Lawrence, was arrested and charged with a burglary in North Lawrence.

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David Campbell, 33, of Inwood, was arrested and charged with one count of grand larceny.

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wood, was arrested for removing a gold cross and chain from a religious statue belonging to Our Lady of God Council Church at 68 Wanser Avenue in Inwood. On September 23rd, a complaintant noticed Campbell wearing the stolen jewelry and alerted the police who placed him under arrest without incident. Campbell has been charged with one count of grand larceny. On Wednesday, two males, 20

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Sewer Waste Study Cedarhurst Post Office Launched by County Probably Closing Soon By Danielle Puma

21-year-old Jackii Ginsparg holding up a choic “big daddy” etrog at his small pop-up shop in front of Suit Central on Central Avenue in Cedarhurst. Photo by Raimundo Ortiz

Easy Shopping for Etrogs As Sukkot Holiday Looms By Raimundo Ortiz Sukkot is coming fast, and if you haven’t gotten your etrog or lulavs there are some places along Central Avenue to bail you out with some quality Sukkot supplies. Sukkot, or The Feast of Tabernacles, is a holiday following Yom Kippur that is much more celebratory in nature, and involves massive feasting inside sukkahs, or temporary structures built with wood or fabric with tops made out of bamboo. The insides of these sukkahs are decorated with hanging ornaments. These booths symbolize the journey out of Egypt and Moses’ command to his followers that they live in booths. Sukkot is an eight-day holiday, and on the first two days and last two days work is patently forbidden. Throughout the week, meals are to be eaten inside the sukkahs and some Orthodox Jews sleep in them as well, although this does not apply in the case of inclement weather.

Nassau County Executive Edward P. Mangano announced Monday that a new study is in progress that will work to improve new methods of discharging treated wastewater from the Bay Park Sewage Treatment Plant. CH2M Hill, an environmental service firm, will conduct the study. Mike Martino, a spokesper-

By Raimundo Ortiz

son for the Nassau County Department of Public Works, said the study began in July and will last for 12 months. “The study is an evaluation of alternatives, comparing their associated environmental benefits as well as cost, to either upgrade the Bay Park Plant’s treatment processes or construct an ocean outfall, to meet

The Cedarhurst post office may be shutting down, according to a letter sent to Cedarhurst Mayor Andrew Parise by the postal workers union. Connie Chirichello, a spokeswoman for the USPS did not confirm the closure but did say that the post office was under review. A Congressional Research Service report in January says that the USPS lost $24.5 billion from 2007-2011. A major cause of the Cedarhurst post office’s potential closing is a steep decline in usage. The USPS plans to transfer the Cedarhurst letter carriers to the Woodmere post office on Franklin Avenue, while stamps and packaging material would still be sold until the building was purchased.

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Big Hewlett Homecoming Parade Set for Saturday By Raimundo Ortiz Mother Nature’s whims gave Hewlett High School’s homecoming the cold shoulder last year, in the form of a strange and unexpected October snowstorm. This year Hewlett student council President Corey Stern, is allowing for no flaky interference. The parade will take place this Saturday, and lead into Hewlett’s football game against Conference III powerhouse Plainedge. According to Stern, the theme of this parade is “The Supernatural.” “Freshmen are monsters, Sophomores are space creatures, Juniors are fantasy characters, and Seniors are superheroes,” said Stern.

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(From left) Ari Mor, Kasey Wein, Corey Stern, Casey Last, Lexi Strauss comprise the Hewlett Executive Board and planned this year’s highly anticipated Homecoming parade.

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