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Karen Brohm Board of Education trustee
Byars Cole Board of Education trustee
West hempstead Union Free School District board
Karen Brohm (1,326), Byars Cole (1,298) and Burt Blass (912) have won seats on the board, while Jennifer Johnson fell just short with 871 votes. Courtesy John Di Leonardo
JohN Di leoNArDo, left, president of Long Island Orchestrating for Nature, or LION, joined actor James Cromwell in a protest against Starbucks’ upcharge on vegan milk.
Malverne activist joins actor in effort to ‘save the cows’
By JAKe PelleGriNo jpellegrino@liherald.com
When Oscar-nominated actor James Cromwell drew national attention by supergluing his hand to a counter at a midtown-Manhattan Starbucks on May 10 to protest the chain’s upcharge on non-diary milk, an animal activist from Malverne was also at the heart of the demonstration. John Di Leonardo, president of Long Island Orchestrating for Nature, or LION,
attended the protest, at a Starbucks at Broadway and 40th Street, which was orchestrated by People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals. Di Leonardo is the former senior manager of Animal Entertainment and Grassroots Campaigns for PETA but left the organization last year to take the reins of LION. Calling LION the “leading animal advocacy organization on Long Island,” Di Leonardo said it was originally founded as a circus protest organiza-
tion but expanded its focus to combating slaughterhouses, aquariums and wild animal acts, and most recently has been instrumental in domestic fowl rescues. He hooked up with PETA once again last week when he was contacted to take part in the protest with the actor. “We left on very good terms, and they know I’m still there if they need help with any of these exciting demonContinued on page 4
West hempstead Union Free School District budget
Burt Blass Board of Education trustee
Total: $71.392 million — Failed, 1,103-734
Malverne Union Free School District board
Laura Avvinti wins a seat with 451 votes. She was unopposed.
Malverne Union Free School District budget Total: $64.408 million — Passed, 394-145
Proposition 2
Capital improvements at Marice W. Downing Primary School, Malverne Senior High School — Passed, 394-116 — Jake Pellegrino