Casale's Corner
HICKSVILLE TIDBITS JUNE 2009
Good Samaritan Foils Robbery Try In Hicksville
BY JOHN VALENTI |
2:43 PM EDT, May 26, 2009
Armed with a knife, Bryan J. Weixler approached a 17-year-old on South Oyster Bay Road in Hicksville on Sunday and demanded his money, police said.
A witness grabbed the knife-wielding Weixler from behind, disarmed him and held him until two off-duty New York City police officers could step in and detain him until Nassau County Police arrived on scene, authorities said. Weixler, 22, of Harrison Avenue in Bethpage, stands accused of first-degree robbery in the attack. He was arraigned Monday in First District Court in Hempstead. Details of his arraignment were not immediately known Tuesday. Police said the incident occurred Sunday at 3:45 a.m. The weapon and proceeds of the robbery were recovered.
Cops: Man arrested in beer bottle assault
BY JOHN VALENTI |
2:03 PM EDT, May 26, 2009
The man who police said assaulted a 40-year-old with a beer bottle during a disturbance outside a Hicksville cafe last summer was arrested Monday in Plainview, following a long investigation. Nassau County police said they arrested Matthew Mirsky, 31, of Sherman Avenue, and charged him with assault.
Police said the incident occurred outside Charles Avenue Cafe on Woodbury Road at about 4:30 a.m. on July 20. It was then, police said, that Mirsky hit the male victim in the forehead with a beer bottle, causing "serious injury." Mirsky was arrested in Plainview, police said. He was charged with second-degree assault and is scheduled to be arraigned Tuesday in First District Court in Hempstead.
2 Arrests in L.I. Day School Carrot-Choking Death Case
The owner and assistant director of a Long Island day care center where a 2-year-old choked to death on a carrot stick were charged Wednesday with reckless assault, reckless endangerment and running an unlicensed day care for toddlers. Grand jury subpoenas were served on both centers Friday morning, and officials took student records, a copy of the school's charter and licensing records, several sources confirmed. Formica's attorney, Robert McDonald of Mineola, said Carousel is a well-run school, and that any lack of proper licenses was "through inadvertence, not through malfeasance."
"While this incident was certainly tragic, this licensing issue had nothing to do with the death of the child," McDonald said. McDonald said that Formica is devastated by Raspanti's death, and will cooperate fully with the district attorney's investigation. On Friday, Olivia's father, Anthony Raspanti, 35, of Hicksville, said that any investigation into what happened is welcome. "I don't want another family to go through what we've been through," he said.
Where to get great ice cream
Here's the scoop on local independent and chain parlors
BY ERICA MARCUS |
One of the best places to get great ice cream. The Hicksville Sweet Shop, of course. What is amazing? the number of students, from all years, who spend time at the Sweet Shop. The old time students not only stop by for ice cream and shakes, they also stop by for dinner, for lunch, for comradery.
