Friday, 17 February 2012 00:00

John Dupre and Bill Shepard Give CPR and Save Life of Volunteer

Two volunteers working on the Ida May Project acted quickly and applied CPR to another volunteer and kept him alive until a police officer arrived on the scene with a defibrillator and shocked his heart back into action. When the man fainted to the floor, John Dupre of Centre Island and Bill Shepard of Huntington went to work giving him CPR to keep him breathing: John doing compressions and Bill giving mouth to mouth resuscitation.

John Dupre, who learned CPR in health class at St. Dominic’s, looked for the pulse and immediately started the critical chest compressions. It was the first time he used the skill. “I was glad Bill Shephard and Herb Shierhorst were there to help. It was nerve-wracking. But then Sgt. Clark showed up with the defibrillator and was there to help me. He showed up pretty quickly,” said John.

Sgt. Michael Clark of the Old Brookville Police Department had heard the call on his police car radio and quickly responded to J Building on West End Avenue to help.

Friday, 17 February 2012 00:00

Reaches Out to Invite School Tours, Volunteers, While Pursuing Needed Grants

Members of the Coram arm of the US Coast Guard, a unit of the Department of Homeland Security, paid a preliminary visit to the Ida May Project at the Western Waterfront Building J in early January. Coast Guard approval of the design is a requirement for registration and for being able to carry teachers and passengers aboard the vessel. These folks helped answer questions for the Project’s initial submission. Plans, calculations, bills of materials are currently being reviewed by the Coast Guard offices in Washington, D.C.

Due a faster than expected pace of construction combined with a significant lag in obtaining grant monies, Ida May project is on a slowdown in order to extend funding. Funding was always a problem in the original restoration of Oyster Sloop Christeen, and this is no different, although the economy now 10 years later is probably a bit tougher. However, the Project is pleased that master shipwright David Short is staying on to assist, guide and educate until the original pace can be resumed.

Friday, 17 February 2012 00:00

Oyster Bay Town Supervisor John Venditto recently took special occasion to present Hockey Pioneer Willie O’Ree, the first black player to ever play in the National Hockey League (NHL), with a proclamation on behalf of the Town of Oyster Bay.  

Supervisor Venditto proclaimed Jan. 18 to be ‘Willie O’Ree Day’ in the Town of Oyster Bay, to commemorate the 53rd anniversary of Willie breaking the color barrier in the NHL.

Friday, 17 February 2012 00:00

Game to be held October 2 against New Jersey Devils

The New York Islanders will play the first-ever NHL game at Barclays Center on Tuesday, Oct. 2, when they take on the New Jersey Devils at 7:30 p.m. The preseason game will mark the first hockey event at Barclays Center, the new major sports and entertainment venue, which will officially open on Sept. 28 with the first of multiple Jay-Z concerts. The game will also mark the first NHL game to be played in Brooklyn.

“We’re extremely excited to play the first NHL game in the new, state-of-the-art Barclays Center,” Islanders General Manager Garth Snow said.  “We already have some of the most passionate fans in the league supporting our young team, and we are looking forward to expanding our base into Brooklyn.”