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Borrelli’s still the place for Islanders fans cut. “We’re big Islanders fans, and we heard all the hype about Borrelli’s. It was too pricey to go Borrelli’s restaurant in East to the game, so we thought going Meadow, a relative stone’s throw to Borrelli’s was the second-best from the Nassau Coliseum, is a thing.” hot spot for New York Islanders Frank Borelli said that people fans. The restaurant, come to his restauopen since 1955, is rant because it’s packed with fans comfortable. “We whenever there’s a can fill up the resgame at the “ol’ taurant at 5 or 6 barn” in Uniondale. o’clock and still get Now, amid the NHL them to the game on playoffs, the restautime, so people have rant has been more always had the conficrowded than ever. dence in that,” he The Italian ressaid. “We’ve always taurant has televibeen the hot spot for sions set up in multiColiseum events in p l e l o c at i o n s t o general.” make it easy for Borrelli said he is patrons to watch the a dedicated Islandaction on the ice ers fan himself. “I’ve while they eat. been to all four StanLAURA CURRAN “I come here for ley Cups, and this Nassau County the atmosphere, I year people are comcome here for the executive ing to support the food, the entertainteam more than ment, and the fans,” e v e r, ” h e s a i d . diner Owen Pacifico said. “This “We’ve become the destination place is alive.” to watch the game. People watch Fans come from all over to the game here while the Coliseenjoy the food, the proximity to um is full.” the Coliseum and the company Borrelli’s has come a long of other Islanders fans. “This is way since the height of the coromy first time here,” said Kirk navirus pandemic. Last year Beddoe, who lives in ConnectiCONTINUED ON PAGE 12
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RYAN PINNIX, LEFT, a representative of the Lund University Cardiopulmonary Assist System, helped Paul Kosiba, chief of the East Meadow Fire Department, use the Lucas, a mechanical device that can replace CPR.
E.M. Fire Department buys cutting-edge CPR devices By JULIA REMICK newsroom@liherald.com
The next time East Meadow firefighters respond to someone who needs cardiopulmonary resuscitation, or CPR, they will be able to use more than their hands. On June 13, the East Meadow Fire Department received four Lund University Cardiopulmonary Assist System, or Lucas, devices, and the de par tment’s emergency response technicians learned
how to use them. The Board of Fire Commissioners secured a $90,000 county grant to fund the cutting-edge devices, which will be deployed in the department’s three ambulances as well as its medical squad vehicle. Having the devices will be important, EMFD Chief Paul Kosiba said, because fatigue can lead to lower-quality chest compressions during manual CPR. The Lucas is a lightweight machine that pro-
vides consistent, automatic chest compressions to a victim with no pulse and minimizes interruptions as well, which can also happen during manual CPR. The device is easy to use. A yellow backplate is placed under the victim and connected to the U-shaped device. As it operates, the Lucas emits a whirring sound, and a suction cup on the victim’s chest moves up and down as comCONTINUED ON PAGE 3
ountless families have stories of their hockey night either starting or ending at Borrelli’s.