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Comparetto Signs Letter of Intent
Top row: (L-R) Director of Physical Education, Health and Athletics Mr. John
Franchi, High School Principal Mr. Michael Spence, and Coach Erwin Dill.
Bottom row: Bethpage High School senior Michael Comparetto (center),
joined by parents Michael and Annmarie, signs the Letter of Intent for Pace
University. Photo provided by Linda Forrester/Syntax.
On January 14, 2011, Bethpage High School senior Michael Comparetto
signed a Letter of Intent to play lacrosse at Pace University, in Westchester,
New York. Michael has played on the High School's Varsity Lacrosse Team
for three years in the "attack" position.
In addition to playing lacrosse for the past 12 years, Michael enjoys play-ing
football and hockey. He plans to major in business while at Pace.
MANGANO NAMED GRAND MARSHALL OF
BETHPAGE ST. PATRICK'S DAY PARADE
Nassau County Executive Edward P. Mangano has been named Grand
Marshall of the Twentieth Annual Bethpage St. Patrick's Day Parade, to be
held on Sunday, March 6, 2011 .Following a mass at St. Martin of Tours
Church at 1:00PM, Mangano will lead hundreds of fellow marchers in the
procession through the streets of Bethpage.
"I am proud and honored to be named Grand Marshall of my hometown ,,
parade," said County Executive Mangano. "What started out as ^a small even}*^.
20 years ago has become one of the most anticipated celebrations in our com-munity,
and I invite everyone to come out on March 6 to help us celebrate the
spirit of the Irish in America."
TWO ARRESTED IN CONNECTION
WITH RECENT RASH OF ROBBERIES
IN AND AROUND OUR COMMUNITY
The Robbery Squad reports the details of a robbery, attempted rob-bery
and grand larceny that occurred on Friday, January 21, 2011 in
Hicksville.
According to detectives, at 12:44 P.M., a 31 year old female was
walking to her vehicle in the parking lot of Delco Plaza located at 285
S. Broadway when she was approached along her left side by a dark
colored auto (possibly a Nissan).
A white female in the passenger seat grabbed the victim's handbag
which was hanging from her shoulder causing the victim to fall and be
dragged by the auto. The handbag broke free and the subject vehicle
fled with the proceeds. The victim was transported to an area hospital
for treatment of contusions to her legs.
At 1:00 P.M., at Jerusalem Avenue and Old Country Road, a female
suspect exited the passenger door of a silver vehicle and pulled the
handbag away from a 28 year old female victim causing her to fall to
the ground. The subject released the handbag and fled in the vehicle.
The victim sustained lacerations to her hand for which she did not need
immediate medical attention.
Detectives report that these two events match a Grand Larceny that
occurred at 12:35 at BJ's located at 3635 Hempstead Turnpike,
Levittown. A white male subject in his early 20's stole a handbag out of
a shopping cart while the 65 year old female victim was placing pack-ages
in the trunk of her car. The subject then fled in a dark colored
Nissan,
There have also been similar robberies that occurred at the Long
Island Rail Road Station in Massapequa on Tuesday, 1/18/11; King
Kullen, 598 Stewart Avenue, Bethpage on Wednesday, 1/19/11 and
Pathmark, 4055 Merrick Road, Seaford on Thursday, 1/20/11.
Detective /Sgt. Giambrone/Robbery and Robbery Squad detectives
report the arrests of Veronica Sarabella, 30, and Alfonso Zitoli, 29, in
connection with the above listed crimes. In addition to the above
crimes the defendants took a pocketbook from the shopping cart of a 56
year old female in the parking lot of King Kullen located at 1430
Northern Blvd. in Manhasset on January 22, 2011 at 4:33 RM. No
injuries were reported at this scene.
Also on January 22, 2011 at 5:23 P.M., Alfonso Zitoli drove along-side
a 51 year old female victim in front of Shop-Rite located at 444
Woodbury Road in Plainview, reached out and grabbed her handbag
which was over her right shoulder. The victim injured her right shoul-der
when the pocketbook was ripped from her shoulder. The victim
declined medical attention at the scene.
Both defendants are charged with two counts of Robbery 2nd
degree, Attempted Robbery 2nd degree, and three counts of Grand
•"Larceny 4th degree. Alfonso Zitoli is additionally charged with three
^cotints of Robbery 3rd degree. Arraignment information is not available
at this time '