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The Long Island Medium

Submitted by Hope Cedar Dagan, Class of 1980

Hicksville has its share of celebrities, including the “Long Island Medium” Theresa Caputo! I have been watching her TV shows since they started in 2011, and I have become a fan. In fact, I may have done a little stalking of her house on my last trip back to Hicksville in 2018. 

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Naturally, when it was announced that she was going to be appearing at a local theatre here in Orlando, Florida, I jumped at the chance to see her live. My sister, Stefanie Cedar Shames, and I put on our Hicksville High School tee shirts and went to the show. 

In-person, Theresa is a lot smaller than she appears on TV, but the hair and LI accent are both there, with a lot more cursing thrown in. At one point, she was standing right next to me, and I was able to see her tiny feet stuffed into 5-inch stilettos and her many rings. Her hair was as high as ever, and her sparkly short dress was beautiful. She was so close I even saw the tattoos on her ankle. 
Unfortunately, despite her being next to me, she did not notice our tee shirts, and we did not get a reading, but we left happy and wondering… is it for real? Maybe not, but she has a gift, and we enjoyed every minute of her show.

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Hix News Update - Old Firehouse Landmark Commission Meeting

by Karl Schweitzer, HHS Class of 1981

I attended a meeting of the Town of Oyster Bay Landmarks Commission at Town Hall on Wednesday, October 24, 2024. The meeting was to support Ms. Julie Ugarte, petitioner to save the original firehouse, once known as “Peppercorns”.

The commission reviews all applications for designation of Town landmarks. They are the final arbiters on granting protections for reasons of historical, architectural or antiquarian significance.

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A Piece of Hicksville Fire Department History Comes Back Home

by Karl Schweitzer, HHS Class of 1981

More than 60 years after Hicksville Volunteer Fire Department’s fire engine was decommissioned, the vintage truck has returned home. In August, the Hicksville Fire Department was made aware of the once in a lifetime opportunity to bring the antique apparatus back to Hicksville. This unit that once proudly served the Hicksville community was thought to be lost to the salvage yard, but it has now been resurrected.

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