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Vol. 28 No. 29
JUlY 15 - 21, 2021
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Malverne’s ‘go-to guy’ Longtime village police Sgt. Thomas Winters dies at 55 Mayor Keith Corbett said. “He was intelligent, he was always friendly and above all, he was a There has been an outpouring consummate professional. Any of condolences from neighbor- job Tommy was given, he [gave] ing fire and police departments his all, and he always made sure over the past week after Mal- to protect and serve the memverne Police Departbers of his commument Sgt. Thomas nity.” Winters died suddenWinters was also ly of an unknown a lifelong member of cause on July 3. He the Elmont Fire was 55. Department’s Truck Winters was a Co. No. 1. Another of police officer in Malhis passions was verne for 21 years. Ly n b ro o k Ro l l e r Before joining the Hockey, in which he department, he served as a coach, worked with the b o a r d m e m b e r, New York City Police Sgt. thomas J. Winters friend and mentor Department’s Housfor several years. ing Bureau for 13 “As anyone who years, serving as a delegate for ever had the pleasure of crossing Police Service Area 9 in Raven- paths with Tommy will attest to, swood, Queens. Winters’s dedica- Tom was the go-to guy when tion to protecting the rights of things needed to get done,” the the officers he worked with Malverne P.D. stated in a news shaped his future as president of release. “There was never a task the Malverne Police Benevolent too large or too menial for Association, a position he held Tommy to tackle, and he did so for the past decade. without any fanfare or complain“Thomas Winters was one of ing.” the best police officers we had in Malverne resident Regina this department,” Malverne Continued on page 4
By Nakeem GraNt ngrant@liherald.com
Tom Carrozza/Herald
HIGH-aCHIeVING GIrl SCoUtS, from left, Bernadette Kilkelly, Abigail Loiselle, Sara Bahri, Christina Franco, Amber Wilkins and Marisa Welch celebrated their Gold Awards at the East Rockaway Senior Center on July 8.
Malvernite among Girl Scouts to obtain the Gold Award By tom Carrozza tcarrozza@liherald.com
On July 8, the Girl Scouts of East Rockaway, Lakeview, Lynbrook and Malverne honored 2020 and 2021 Gold Award winners for their efforts to improve their communities with projects that made the most of their skills and leadership abilities. As adaptable as ever, the scouts moved their Gold Award ceremony to the East Rockaway Senior Center when they heard about the rain that Tropical Storm Elsa
was bringing with it. The Gold Award, the highest award in Girl Scouting, recognizing excellence and leadership, requires the completion of two Girl Scout Senior or Ambassador Journeys or the earning of the Silver Award and one Senior or Ambassador program. Amber Wilkins, of Troop 2188 in Malverne, presented a PowerPoint to administrators at Malverne High School on the benefits of creating a debate club. “I felt it was important to debate the hard topics that people often don’t want to talk
about,” Wilkins said. East Rockaway’s Marisa Welch, of Troop 2245, focused her project on carbon dioxide emissions and their impact on climate change. As part of the project, Welch was able to persuade village officials to install bike racks to promote a healthier lifestyle for residents and a healthier planet. East Rockaway Mayor Bruno Romano appeared with Deputy Mayor Gordon Fox and Trustees Chris Bilello and Jack Felbinger to pay tribute to the girls. “I want to Continued on page 9