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OCTOBER 22 - 28, 2020
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‘A pattern of harassment’
No cookie, but sweet nonetheless One-year-old Aiden Lane had a taste of victory, taking First Place in the cutest costume category for his Cookie Monster at Valley Stream’s Halloween Family Fun Day last Saturday. More photos, Page 3.
Charges involve two pellet guns, dog feces in re-arraignment By PETER BElFiORE pbelfiore@liherald.com
A Valley Stream couple was re-arraigned on misdemeanor charges last Friday after their neighbor submitted a sworn statement alleging a pattern of harassment against her, including remarks made about her race by one of the defendants. Appearing before Nassau County District Court Judge Eileen Goggin, prosecutors charged John McEneaney, 57, of Sapir Street, with first-degree harassment and fourthdegree criminal mischief, and his girlfriend, Mindy Canarick, 53, with third-degree criminal tampering. The charges are the same as those filed after their arrest and initial arraignment on Aug. 17, and are now supported by three pages of sworn statement by their neighbor and alleged victim, Jennifer McLeggan. The two again pleaded not guilty to the charges.
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Covid-19 survivor still fighting
First she was hospitalized, then she needed surgery By NiCOlE AlCiNdOR nalcindor@liherald.com
Valley Streamer Shirelle White survived Covid-19, but her road to recovery has been a long one. In early May, after returning home from receiving in-patient care at both Mather Hospital and Long Island Jewish Medical Center, White, 55, said she still felt like she was breathing through a straw. “I was very scared and ner-
vous . . . At times I felt like I couldn’t breathe at all,” she said. “Everyone should be afraid of Covid-19 . . . I’m lucky to be alive.” White was admitted to the hospital on April 3, after testing positive for the coronavirus. A severe asthmatic, she was quickly placed on a ventilator because she could not breathe on her own, and at more than one point her kidneys failed, requiring her to be placed on dialysis three
times a week. She improved, however, and on April 24, doctors took White off the ventilator. By May 8, she was home, but her breathing troubles returned. Doctors discovered that the ventilator tube h a d s c a r re d h e r t r a ch e a , obstructing it and creating a condition called tracheal stenosis. “We sent her for imaging studies to confirm the diagnosis Continued on page 7
M c L e g g a n’s a l l e g at i o n s against the two gained widespread attention in July after she posted a sign on her front door outlining what she said was racial harassment that she suffered because of them, causing her to fear for her life. McLeggan is Black. McEneaney and Canarick are white. Photos of the sign were shared thousands of times on social media, and the claims spurred a protest in Valley Stream in late July, drawing roughly 2,000 demonstrators. In a Sept. 21 statement, McLeggan, 39, said she moved in to her Sapir Street home in April 2017, and shortly afterward, problems with the two defendants — and McEneaney’s father, Michael McEneaney, 83, who lives with the couple — allegedly began. She said they confronted her about the state her property, which she said was in disarray
alley Streamer Jennifer McLeggan’s sworn statement supporting misdemeanor chargers against her neighbors was made public Friday.
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