Nassau BOCES superintendent dies after surgery

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He also served on the Long Island Power Authority, SCOPE Education Services and SUNY Old Westbury’s School of Education.

Dillon had a love for golfing, camping, fishing

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“Specific benefits identified included prevention of urinary tract infections, penile cancer, and transmission of some sexually transmitted infections, including HIV. The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists has endorsed this statement,” the AAP said in its 2012 statement.

In response to the AAP’s statement, Atkinson and the New York Giants. He is remembered as a family man who ensured everyone was happy and taken care of, and as generous, kind and hardworking.

Visitation will be held from 3-8 p.m. on Tuesday at Fairchild Sons Funeral Home located at 1201

Franklin Ave. in Garden City.

Dillon’s funeral mass will be held at 10:45 a.m. on Wednesday at The Cathedral of St. Agnes located at 29 Quealy Place in Rockville Centre. The interment will follow the funeral at Queen of Peace Cemetery on asserted, “They were immediately condemned by the European medical community in the pediatrics journal and the AAP’s own journal a few months later.” He said that one committee member published an article in 2016 claiming the AAP’s statements were primarily based on cultural and religious factors rather than medical considerations.

Jericho Turnpike in Old Westbury.

Dillon’s family has asked that individuals who wish to honor him consider donating to the Nassau BOCES Educational Foundation in lieu of sending flowers.

In recent years, the debate surrounding circumcision has gained traction in public discourse. In 2020, presidential candidate Andrew Yang expressed his opposition to the practice, and if he’d been elected, it would have been a part of public policy.

David Wilson, an intactivist for over 35 years, said he still feels incomplete due to his circum- cision nearly 70 years ago. He started protesting in front of the U.S. Supreme Court in 1992, the same year he founded the Stop Infant Circumcision Society, and continued to protest with the Bloodstained Men group.

“I knew something was missing that I needed or wanted,” said Wilson, “and the best way I thought I could do it is to be vocal.”

W.P. native training major leage hopefuls

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“The game told me where I was going to end up and I’m very thankful,” Bleecker said.

America’s pastime was born on the Elysian Fields in Hoboken, NJ, on Oct. 6, 1845. Almost exactly 177 years later Yankees outfielder Aaron Judge hit his 62nd home run of the season in Toronto, breaking Roger Maris’ single-season American League home run record.

Between then and now, the game has been played through every level with many schools of thought, including a more modern emphasis on analytics. Bleecker, who sports an old-school handlebar mustache that would give Rollie Fingers -– he last pitched 38 years ago -– a run for his money, said he believes the right approach to coaching and player development comes from an appropriate balance between old and new and teaching with a purpose.

“As coaches use data and technology to use collect information, their eyes should also be a part of it,” Bleecker said. “You can’t just blindly trust what the data says.”

Training can look like breaking down film or properly learning how to transfer force in pitching mechanics using water-based products that help emulate a whip-like motion, Bleecker said.

When asked if there are any stars he tells his players to emulate, Bleecker said development is not about looking strictly at the end result but understanding the process it took to get there and solidifying a strong foundation with those tools.

“The reality is all the best players have certain movements and certain things that their body does which is what we focus on the most,” Bleecker said. “If what you’re teaching doesn’t allow a Hall of Famer to be himself, then what you’re teaching needs to change.”

During much of the summer, Bleecker often travels throughout the country to help prepare his players before circuit showcases and conventions. Next week Bleecker will be in San Diego for the Area Code games, which includes over 200 high schoolers looking to get drafted in 2024 and 2025.

It’s a busy schedule, but one Bleecker feels is worth it as more players he’s trained with since middle school look to join both Skenes, Troy and others who have gone through 108 Performance to the professional level.

“It’s about making the adjustments we need to help these guys rise in their class,” Bleecker said. “It’s definitely a lot of travel, but I also feel very blessed to be able to do it.”