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Vol. II No. LXXIX | www.StandardLI.com | News@standardli.com | Ph.# 516-341-0445
OCTOBER 5-11, 2012
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FIVE TOWNERS GIVE WIN TO ROMNEY IN DEBATE; SOME CHANGING MINDS
HEART ATTACK FELLS NASSAU LEGISLATIVE LEADER WED. By Danielle Puma
By Rob Abruzzese
Nassau County Presiding Officer Peter Schmitt (RMassapequa), a 17-year county Legislator, died suddenly on Wednesday when he collapsed of a heart attack at a meeting with County Executive Edward Mangano and County Comptroller George Maragos. Schmitt was rushed to Winthrop Hospital where he was pronounced dead at 11:55 a.m. He was 62. “Nassau County has lost a dedicated public servant. My wife Linda and I lost a friend of over 20 years. I had the privilege of serving closely with Peter in the Legislature since its creation in 1996, where he distinguished himself as an outspoken advocate for the residents of the 12th Legislative District,” said Mangano.
President Barack Obama has been leading GOP contender Mitt Romney in most of the recent polls, but based on how Five Towners felt about the first presidential debate that was held on Wednesday night he still has a lot of work to do. This reporter scoured the area to get people’s reactions of the debate and had a hard time finding anybody who thought that Obama “won.” Even those that support the President had to tip their hats to Romney. “Romney made it interesting,” said Ron Dalessandro of Cedarhurst. “He’s a liar, but
Power Run! Tyler Fredericks blasting through a VSS defender's tackle. Fredericks rushed for 190 yards and three touchdowns, and also returned the game's opening kickoff for a 75-yard score. Lawrence is now 4-0 and plays Manhasset on Saturday at 3:00 p.m. at home. See full coverage on Page A6.
Photo by Raimundo Ortiz
By Raimundo Ortiz The Nassau County Police Department dealt with a fellow officer being badly injured while working on Sunrise Highway, a young suspect who foolishly thought his fleet feet could escape the long arm of the law, and several instances of shoplifting and property being stolen from parked cars. Accidents & Crimes A Nassau County police officer was struck by a 2004 Audi on Tuesday, October 2nd at 11:35 a.m. while conducting vehi-
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that was a great presentation. Obama looked tired and everything he said sounded forced.” “I think it was an even draw,” Norma Kohan of Atlantic Beach said. “Obama was laid back for a reason. He felt that his quiet way that he expresses his ideas worked. Much to my disappointment, Romney was good too though.” Seemingly the President’s biggest problem was that of perception. Normally known as a good speaker, Obama just didn’t live up to people’s expectations. “I was surprised by Obama because he had no confidence,”
The Inwood 5K race, a Five Towns tradition since it was founded in 1993 by Michael DeRosa and Peter Sobol, will be run on Sunday, October 7th. The race begins inside Inwood Park, and goes down Bayview Avenue, turns left on Doughty Boulevard and proceeds to Healy Av-
enue. The route goes through the “back of Inwood” to Donahue Avenue along the Inwood Country Club, which hosted the 1923 U.S. Open and the 1927 PGA Championship. After that, the racers get on Sheridan Avenue and take it back to Bayview Avenue before finishing up at beautiful Inwood Park. According to inwood5k.com,
the proceeds of the race are given to graduating Five Towns highschoolers. Twelve organizations provide volunteers each year, and these organizations each choose one student at their discretion to grant a scholarship to. “It’s very important that organizations in the community are A family spending a crisp, cool morning at the annual Inwood 5K.
Photo courtesy of Inwood5K.com
Hofstra Dean Gives View About Presidential Race
Local Cancer Survivor Running Half Marathon to Help Others By Raimundo Ortiz Howard Adelsberg, a lawyer working on Central Avenue in Cedarhurst, is running the ING half-marathon in January and trying to raise $30,000 for Chai Lifeline, the organization that stood by his eight-year-old son Jonah in 2001 while he battled nonHodgkins lymphoma.
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Jonah Adelsberg, 19-year-old survivor of non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma will run the ING Half-Marathon in January while his father Howard Adelsberg walks it to raise $30,000 for Chai Lifeline, an organization that aids children suffering from life-threatening illnesses.
By Danielle Puma Larry Levy, Executive Dean of the National Center of Suburban Studies at Hofstra University, was the guest speaker at The League of Women Voters Meeting on Tuesday night Larry Levy, Execuat the Hewlett-Woodmere Pub- tive Dean of the Nalic Library in Hewlett. He dis- tional Center of Subcussed his view from the cam- urban Studies at paign trail as the presidential Hofstra University debates are now underway. Levy has spent 35 years working as a re-
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porter, editorial writer, columnist and PBS talk show host and has won many of journalism’s top awards, including Pulitzer Finalist. In his career, he has covered six presidential campaigns. Levy was present at the 2012 Democratic National Convention held in Charlotte, North Carolina and the 2012 Republican National Convention held in Tampa Bay, Florida.
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Fun Not Rained Out
By Raimundo Ortiz Monday and Tuesday mark the end of the Jewish High Holiday season, and begins a major holiday-less stretch that continues until Passover. On Monday, Jews celebrate Shemini Atzeret, the closing festival of the seven-day holiday of Sukkot and on Tuesday, they observe Simchat Torah, although in some forms of Judaism and in Israel these two holidays are combined. Shemini Atzeret is a day at the end of Sukkot that many Jews spend inside their sukkahs mustering up the spirituality that they will draw from for the rest of the year. Shemini Atzeret leads into Simchat Torah, which literally means “celebration of the Torah,” according to Rabbi Nochem Tenenboim of Chabad of Hewlett. On Simchat Torah, the final portion of the Torah is read, and the cycle begins anew. Rabbi Tenenboim said that on the morning of Simchat Torah, a very important aspect is the opportunity for everyone in attendance to receive an
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Danielle Edelman (left) and Aryan Feldman making a collage
Although dinner in the sukkah was rained out Thursday night, the Hewlett-East Rockaway Jewish Center Nursery School still had a fun evening of story time, Sisters Lilly (left) and Addison Cooper abandoned their arts, crafts project and are having fun eating the materials instead. and dinner.
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