Cow Ne C k Pe N i N sula Histori C al s o C iety WWI: The home FronT

How did our Long Island communities pull together when local men were drafted and shipped abroad? When the farmers left, who grew all the food, both for us and for the soldiers? What did the suffragists do during the war? And who were the farmerettes?

Docent Tours: Join a small group for a 75-minute tour of this outstanding exhibit that will amaze and inform you!

Located at the historic Sands-Willets House in scenic Port Washington. Handicap accessible, 12+, May – November. Pre-purchase tickets at www.cowneck.org - No walk-ins.

Open Exhibit (no docent): May 27, June 24. View the exhibit at your leisure from 11:30 am until 2:30 pm (last entry 1:45). Cash tickets at the door or pre-purchase online. $12/ticket.

ment without the married couple’s knowledge, according to officials. The married couple did not receive any of the money from DiGirolomo.

In October 2018, DiGirolomo allegedly stole another $125,000 in a real estate transaction from the second client. The payment had been sent on Oct. 10, 2018, and was intended for the client, but officials said that by the end of that month, DiGirolomo had spent the money for his own purposes and the account had a zero balance.

Further, in June 2019, DiGirolomo received a $650,000 settlement check in connection with the workers’ compensation case involving the married couple. He signed the couple’s name on the check, without their consent, and deposited it into one of his business accounts, according to officials.

According to the agreement between the couple and DiGirolomo, the attorney was entitled to 30 percent of the recovery, amounting to approximately $195,000, and trial-related expenses of approximately $5,000.

DiGirolomo then used $130,000 of that settlement check to complete restitution in the earlier case. He was automatically disbarred and precluded from the practice of law because of his felony plea on April 4, 2019, according to officials.