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Community rallies after cat is shot larly wanders the neighborhood near their Sherwood Road home. In fact, she’s no typical outdoor A Glen Cove family is coping cat, D.J. said, because she follows with an incident that could have them on the walks they take been a tragedy. On June 1, while with their three children and out roaming the neighborhood, a two dogs. beloved family pet — When the Huna cat named Gracie nicutts adopted Gra— was shot with a cie five years ago, pellet gun, and her D.J. said, they lived back legs were left in an apartment in paralyzed. Police are Sea Cliff and she still searching for was strictly an the shooter. indoor cat. They The cat was “crymoved to Glen Cove ing in pain” when a about three years woman heard her ago, and D.J. bought outside her home on a leash and began Taft Place, according taking Gracie outto Glen Cove police. D.J. HUNNICUTT side. Eventually, The woman saw that Glen Cove they didn’t need the the cat was unable to leash, and trusted walk and contacted her to follow them, her neighbor, veterinarian Dr. or to go out on her own and find Mara DiGrazia-Weigand, who her way home. took Gracie to her practice in But on June 1, she never New Hyde Park. made it home. DiGrazia-Weigand discovered “It’s extremely upsetting,” two gunshot wounds, initially Christina said. “It’s very frightbelieved to be from .22 caliber ening to think this happened in bullets. Gracie has a implanted our neighborhood.” microchip, so authorities were “Thankfully it wasn’t a .22 able to track down her family the caliber bullet, because that likely next day. would have killed her,” D.J. said. According to the cat’s owners, “But because they’re pellets and D.J. and Christina Hunnicutt, Gracie is a friendly cat that reguCONTINUED ON PAGE 16
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Courtesy Tab Hauser
New market takes root in Glen Cove Lisa Sloane, Dillon Christie and Lisa Teich at the Deep Roots Farmers Market, which opened for the season last Saturday at its new location. Story, more photos, Page 3.
County legislation would give military veterans more time off BY JENNIFER CORR jcorr@liherald.com
The Nassau County Legislature is taking steps to provide more support for veterans. Legislator Steven Rhoads, joined by combat veterans, union officials, and county employees, announced a bill on Tuesday that would benefit employees who are veterans. The
measure, expected to come before the Legislative Committee on June 14, would give combat veterans who work for the county an additional five paid days off. They could be used for Veterans Affairs appointments, physical therapy or psychological or stress-related treatment. “From the very founding of our nation, we have had brave men and women come forward
from every generation, willing to put on the uniform of this country and serve and defend our freedom here at home and across the world,” Rhoads said. “As a result of that service, many have sustained combat-related injuries, some visible, some not visible.” Especially in June, which is Post Traumatic Stress Disorder CONTINUED ON PAGE 9
e couldn’t have asked for more. It’s been very overwhelming.