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South Side student caught with firearm Rockville Centre school and police officials say they recovered a weapon from a South Side High School student last Friday afternoon, after receiving an anonymous tip following dismissal. In a letter that was sent to school district parents on Friday, Superintendent Matthew Gaven reported that the building administration and the d i r e c t o r o f s e c u r i t y, Herns Mitton, found the student and secured the weapon before police arrived. “We will continue fully c o o p e r at i n g w i t h t h e Rockville Centre Police Department’s investigation and will take appropriate and swift disciplinary action,” Gaven wrote in the letter. “No students were harmed and please know that students in after school activities are safe in the building.” The Police Department confirmed that a weapon had been found at the s ch o o l , a n d t h at t h e de par tment had been notified. “The suspect was taken into custody and arrested,” village spokeswoman Julie Grilli said. “While this matter is under investigation, it would be inappropriate to comment further.” Gaven said that in response to the anony-
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mission is to keep you safe, and you have to trust them.” Yaacov is a native of JeruAmit Yaacov, a human salem, who currently resides resources officer with the on Long Island where he Israeli Defense Forces, paid a works as a Community Shavisit to Congregation B’nai liach with the Sid Jacobson Sholom-Beth David last Fri- JCC in Greenvale. During his deployment in the day night to talk Gaza Strip, he said about his experit h a t h e w a s n’ t ences on the involved in any ground in the combat, although Gaza Strip. he is also an offi“It takes time to cer with one of the understand and to IDF tank battalprocess what peoions. ple have been witHe added that, ness to,” Yaacov in fact, he can’t said. “The night I think of any army went to Gaza, the that does so much truck took us right to try and prevent to one of the hous- AmIt YAAcoV casualties on the es that our troops Human Resources other side. were in. We immeOfficer, “We got a misdiately fell asleep, IDF sion that was we were so tired.” d e l aye d t wo o r He said that his unit was awakened at around three times because not all of 4 a.m. to the sights and sounds the population in the area we of nonstop bombings all were supposed to be attacking was evacuated,” he said. around them. He later recalled another “You don’t have the time or the mental ability to think instance where an air force about the consequences while drone confirmed that four teryou’re there,” Yaacov said. rorists were driving in a vehi“You have things that need to cle, but aborted the mission be done now, even though because it was too close to a things are going on (around populated area. you). There are people whose CoNtINUEd oN pagE 24
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In Mineola on Feb. 5, Meg Ryan, acting chief executive officer of the Nassau University Medical Center in East Meadow, said the hospital treated 20,000 patients last year in its addiction services unit.
Catholic Health gets $2M to combat opioids By JoRDAN VAlloNE jvallone@liherald.com
Joined by various health professionals and drug treatment organizations, Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman announced the allocation of $6.8 million for opioid use prevention, education and treatment on Feb. 5 in Mineola. The money will be distributed to health care providers across the county, as well as the Nassau County Police Department. “Every years, tens of thousands of people die from fentanyl overdose, many of them young people,” Blakeman said.
Drug overdose deaths surged at the beginning of the coronavir us pandemic, hitting a record high by the end of 2020. Many health experts say the increase was fueled by fentanyl, a powerful synthetic opioid that is 50 times stronger than heroin. Catholic Health Services, which is headquartered at Mercy Hospital in Rockville Centre, will receive $2 million, and the Nassau University Medical Center in East Meadow will receive $2.5 million. The police department is slated to receive $500,000, which will CoNtINUEd oN pagE 20
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