Citizen of The Year!

The Inwood Civic Association is proud to announce Patty Vacchio as their Citizen of the Year!! Patty has been the Administrative Assistant working in the Main Office of Lawrence Woodmere Academy since January 1995. Working nights and weekends at our local Check Casher, Inwood Financial Services. Sporting quite an extensive resume, Patty has been devoting most of her time to the Inwood Buccaneers which she began in 1992 as a Cheerleading Advisor for her daughter. Nineteen years later she serves as Vice President. Recording Secretary for the Inwood Civic Association, a supporter and volunteer for the Inwood Car Show, Inwood 5K and the Christmas Dream. She was co-founder, editor and design coordinator of the Inwood Calendar (2005-2010) and now co-founder, of this Inside Inwood website. A NY State Certified Tobacco Sales Trainer, she helps to enforce Nassau's recent Tobacco 19 Law. Aside from her volunteer work, she is President of her family run trophy/award business, All Star Engraving. Patty is married for 27 years to Marcello Vacchio with whom she had 4 children. Tricia, Nicky, Danny & Paulie. Tricia & her husband Rob will be blessing them with their first grandchild the end of March. This past October, unfortunately their oldest son, Nicky who struggled in his short life also suffered from a range of mental illness including but not limited to schizophrenia passed away. Patty & her family are in the process of setting up a non-profit organization "eNVy" in his memory. While this is in the early stages, their mission is to help today's youth that may find themselves similarly situated be successful by providing them with avenues scholastically, occupationally, athletically and socially. More information will follow. PLEASE join us in congratulating Patty! A dinner/dance will be held in her honor on Saturday, March 24th at the Inwood VFW. If you are unable to attend there will also be a journal in which you can take out an ad. For reservattion or journal ad information contact petesobol@yahoo.com or 516-776-1458

Uryan Rampersaud Donate to a Cause in His Memory

Uryan Rampersaud,the Lawrence High School senior who passed away suddenly on December 29th now has a website established in his memory. Friends of Uryan set up uryan.stayclassyorg. The goal of this website is to raise enough money to build a school in a Third World Country. Their hope would be to raise $10,000.00. His friends have advertised the site on Facebook and Twitter and we at Inside Inwood support their mission and hope that all of you will too.

SAD NEWS

We regret to inform you that we have lost one of our own. We have been informed of the untimely passing of Uryan Rampersaud of Meadow Rd. in Inwood. Uryan was a Senior at Lawrence High School. There will be a gathering tomorrow morning, 12/31 at 10am at Lawrence High School. The gathering will consist of students, teachers, parents, grief counselors and members of Uryan's family. Our condolences go out to the family. I'm sure you all share in our deepest expression of sympathy; as a community when someone loses a child - - we all feel the loss of that child.

HAPPY HOLIDAYS!

The Inside Inwood team would like to wish you and your family a Happy Holiday! We thank you for your support of our website and look forward to another year. Please continue to spread the word about our site and share your stories with us! Best wishes to all of you for a Happy & Healthy New Year!!

Inwood's Kaitlyn Allsop Inducted into International Honor Society

INWOOD BEER DISTRIBUTOR ROBBED

At approximately 7:10pm Wednesday, Nov. 16th the Inwood Beer Distributor located at 255 Sheridan Blvd. was robbed at gunpoint. A male black, approximately 6 feet tall and approximately 25 years of age, wearing a blue hooded sweatshirt, & jeans jumped over the counter; revealed a silver revolver and demanded the money in the register. He was seen leaving the store on foot going down Bayswater Blvd. No injuries were reported. Detectives are asking for your help. Anyone with information should call Crime Stoppers 1-800-244-TIPS all calls and information will remain anonymous.

FIRE DEPT. ELECTIONS

NOTICE OF ELECTION
INWOOD FIRE DISTRICT, INWOOD, TOWN OF HEMPSTEAD, NASSAU COUNTY, NEW YORKTO THE REGISTERED VOTERS AND ELECTORS OF THE INWOOD FIRE DISTRICT:
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to Town Law an election will be held Tuesday, December 13, 2011, at the Inwood Fire District Headquarters, 188 Doughty Boulevard, Inwood, NY 11096, for the purpose of the following: electing one Fire Commissioner for a term of five (5) years to succeed Tom Havey, whose term expires on the 31st day of December, 2011.The polls shall be open for the receipt of ballots from 6:00 P.M. to 9:00 P.M. and for such additional time as shall be necessary to permit electors present at the time of closing to cast their ballot.NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that pursuant to a Resolution, adopted at a meeting of the Board of Fire Commissioners of the Inwood Fire District held on the 13th day of October, 2011, as provided for in Section 176, subdivision 7, of the Town Law, candidates for Fire Commissioner shall file their names with the Clerk of the Fire District, Katherine Archibald, 188 Doughty Boulevard, Inwood, NY 11096, at least twenty (20) days prior to the date of such election. Such nomination shall be submitted in petition form, specifying the term for which they are a candidate, subscribed by twenty-five (25) qualified voters of the Fire District. Only resident electors are eligible to hold the office of Fire Commissioner. To vote at a Fire District election, a person must be a registered voter in the Fire District under permanent personal registration and must have resided in the Fire District for the thirty (30)-day period next preceding the Fire District election.
BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF FIRE COMMISSIONERS:/s/Tom Havey, Secretary
Inwood Fire District
/s/Mark L. Rolon, Chairman
Inwood Fire DistrictDATED: Inwood, New YorkOctober 13, 2011