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Mayor’s media advisory stirs controversy laws are not changed, it will infiltrate Nassau County and harm our suburban communiA Malverne village trustee ty.” has asked Village Attor ney The media advisory listed Kevin Walsh to investigate a Corbett’s campaign email media advisory issued by Mayor address but was on village letterKeith Corbett, claiming the advi- head, which is what concerned sory has placed the concerns of Malverne Trustee Patricia Fitzthe mayor’s congrespatrick, who is runsional campaign ning as a Republican over that of the vilcandidate for State lage. Senate. The media advi“ T h e re w a s a sory, dated April 28, media advisory that announced a news went out on the letconference at the terhead of the IncorBelmont Park Long porated Village of Island Rail Road staMalverne, but at the tion, where Corbett, bottom of the advia Democrat, planned sory it said ‘contact to call on the federal me’ at an email that government to cur- PAtRIcIA said keithcorbettfortail funding to the congress.com,” Fitzs t a t e u n t i l b a i l FItzPAtRIcK patrick said. “The refor m laws are Village trustee and contact person was changed. Whitney Ralston, Republican State The news conferwho is not employed ence was eventually Senate candidate by the Village of canceled. Malverne. I person“Mayor Corbett will stand ally believe, looking at this right across the border from media advisory, that this was for Queens to demand action before his campaign, and think that it New York City’s out of control was inappropriate that he put it violence and carnage spreads on letterhead for the Incorporatfurther,” the advisory read. ed Village of Malverne. I took an “Crime is on the rise in New oath to serve the residents of the York City and if the bail reform Continued on page 14
By JAKE PEllEGRINo jpellegrino@liherald.com
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PEtER hAwKINs, lEFt, and Greg Waxman raced 50 miles through the village last Friday.
Running 50 miles for a cause Raising money for vets and first-responders By JAKE PEllEGRINo jpellegrino@liherald.com
Last Friday, Gregory Waxman, known as Malverne’s “Patriot Man,” and worldrenown wheelchair athlete Peter Hawkins could be seen whizzing down Hempstead Avenue, Franklin Avenue and many side streets before looping around Foster Avenue by Westwood Park, followed by a brigade of fire trucks. It was all part of the first annual “Operation Hero” — a
50-mile charity race for veterans’ and first responder causes, which saw the pair dash 3.75 miles through the village 13.3 times. For the past three years, Waxman had participated in the Run Around the Lake, a charity event in Ronkonkoma in honor of Lt. Michael Murphy, a Navy SEAL from Ronkonkoma who died in the line of duty in 2005. However, Waxman felt a responsibility to start a run locally to help his own community.
“The Run Around the Lake is a great cause, but they have over 5,000 people who run in that race and they already get a lot of money,” Waxman said. “So I figured another cause around here could use some help, so I decided to start this to help the American Legion and Sgt. [Thomas] Winters, who passed last year.” Malver ne American Legion Post 44 will use the funds to donate a service dog Continued on page 4
personally believe, looking at this media advisory, that this was for his campaign.