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Hey, where’s the sun going? Joseph was captivated by the solar eclipse at a viewing event at the Levittown Public Library on Monday. While Long Island wasn’t in the path of totality, the sky dimmed, the weather cooled and scores of thousands were fascinated.
Pizzerias gear up for fundraiser for slain officer Diller’s wife and son
hosted its own fundraiser, donating 15 percent of last week’s earnings to the Diller To help raise money for the family. Lombardo said the pizfamily of fallen NYPD Officer zeria is excited to participate Jonathan Diller, the Long and help out any way it can. “My heart broke for his wife Island community is doing and kids,” Lombardo said. “I what it does best — make pizza. have two brothersPizzerias across i n - l aw i n l aw L o n g I s l a n d a re enforcement in participating in an Nassau County, so April 17 fundraiser it hit home a little to benefit the family of Diller, a Massbit. It’s a sad thing.” apequa Park resiDiller, 31, was dent and Franklin shot and killed durSquare native who ing a traffic stop in was killed in the Far Rockaway on line of duty. He March 25. The susl e ave s b e h i n d a pected gunman, w i f e, S t e p h a n i e, Guy Rivera, 34, was and a 1-year-old a passenger in a car s o n , Rya n . Fo r driven by Lindy every pizza pie sold Jones, 41, who at participating resrefused to roll down taurants, $5 will be AlExANdRA the car’s windows donated to support during the stop. the slain officer’s GARdNER Jones, according to family, as well as Manager, Uncle police, was arrested organizations that Frank’s Pizza and and charged with benefit law enforce- Cocktails in Wantagh criminal possession ment, such as of a gun after Beyond the Badge a n o t h e r f i re a r m NY, Project Thank-A-Cop and was found in the car. Police the Silver Shield Foundation. said Rivera, who was charged Anthony Lombardo, owner with first-degree murder, as of Lombardo’s of Seaford Piz- well as attempted murder for zeria, said his restaurant is trying to fire his gun at an participating in the event, and
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A powerful paper on a patriotic tune Wantagh student is state winner of DAR essay contest By CHARlES SHAW cshaw@liherald.com
Wantagh Middle School student Kate Stivali imagined herself as a journalist during an iconic moment in American history, and in doing so became the seventh-grade New York state winner of a patriotic essay contest. For this year’s Daughters of the American Revolution essay contest, participants were tasked with writing from the point of view of a reporter on the day American composer John Philip Sousa first performed “The Stars and Stripes Forever,” the rousing patriotic march he
wrote in 1896. The contest was part of the women’s service organization’s mission of promoting historic preservation and honoring the patriots of the Revolutionary War. Kate learned of her win at a luncheon at Wantagh Public Library on March 13, when the DAR’s Jerusalem Chapter announced the chapter’s winners in the contest, for fifth through twelfth grades, as well as Kate’s special recognition. She said her reaction amused teachers and district faculty at the event, because her mouth agape in complete surprise. “I was shocked,” Kate recalled. “Everyone laughed at my reaction, so I think it was pretty Continued on page 9
e’re just trying to get as much participation as we can, so we can really give as much as we can to the family.
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