4-Year-Old 'Super Shane' Back Home After Heart Stops At Long Island Play Place 4-Year-Old 'Super Shane' Back Home After Heart Stops At Long Island Play Place
4-Year-Old 'Super Shane' Back Home After Heart Stops At Long Island Play Place After spending weeks in the hospital and undergoing open heart surgery, a 4-year-old Long Island boy is finally back home after he suffered cardiac arrest at a local business. Shane Petruzzelli was playing at Laser Bounce Family Fun Center in Levittown on Friday, April 14, when he suddenly went into ventricular fibrillation, his mother Samantha Wendt said on Facebook. The dangerous heart arrhythmia quickly caused the boy’s heart to stop beating altogether. “I performed CPR on my sweet baby boy,” Wendt said. “I still don’t know how I did it.” Within minutes, officers from the Nassau Coun…
This Long Island Senior Wants Everyone To ‘Have A Prom To Remember’ This Long Island Senior Wants Everyone To ‘Have A Prom To Remember’
This Long Island Senior Wants Everyone To ‘Have A Prom To Remember’ For many high schoolers, prom remains the ultimate culmination of four years of hard work. One Long Island student is raising money to ensure that every student is able to look and feel their best on the night. Cole Platt just wants to give back. He joined his now-graduating class at Ward Melville High School in 2022 during his junior year, he told Daily Voice. While some students may feel isolated from others when switching schools after freshman year, Platt says his experience was anything but. “I was so grateful to be treated with the level of kindness and support I received from …
Support Swells, Family Wants Justice For Long Island Hit-Run Victim Support Swells, Family Wants Justice For Long Island Hit-Run Victim
Support Swells, Family Wants Justice For Long Island Hit-Run Victim While a young man who was the victim of a hit-and-run begins his long road to recovery, his family is asking the community to help bring the driver to justice. William Thomas, a 24-year-old Huntington resident, was walking near Hoftra Drive in Greenlawn when, in the early hours of Thursday, May 4, an unknown driver struck him and fled the scene. Earlier Report: Greenlawn Hit-Run Seriously Injures Young Man: Police According to a GoFundMe set up to help cover his medical expenses, Thomas was rushed to the intensive care unit of Huntington Hospital, where he had to have surgery to reconnec…
Tragic Ending: Body Of Missing Massapequa 28-Year-Old Who Fell From Boat Recovered Tragic Ending: Body Of Missing Massapequa 28-Year-Old Who Fell From Boat Recovered
Tragic Ending: Body Of Missing Massapequa 28-Year-Old Who Fell From Boat Recovered Search crews have recovered the body of a man who went missing after falling from his boat on Long Island. A Suffolk County Underwater Marine Rescue crew located a body in the Great South Bay near Babylon at around 6:45 a.m. Thursday, May 11, a Suffolk County Police spokesperson confirmed to Daily Voice. Earlier Report: Update: Coast Guard Halts Search For Missing 28-Year-Old Who Fell From Boat On Great South Bay The body was later confirmed to be that of 28-year-old James Jaronczyk, of Massapequa, according to a Facebook post from Village of Babylon Mayor Mary Adams. “James was found in…
‘His Life Has Been Cut Short’: Support Swells For 26-Year-Old Shot, Killed On Lond Island ‘His Life Has Been Cut Short’: Support Swells For 26-Year-Old Shot, Killed On Lond Island
‘His Life Has Been Cut Short’: Support Swells For 26-Year-Old Shot, Killed On Lond Island “We all want to honor Qur’aan’s life by giving him the memorial he deserves.” After a young man was shot in killed in New Cassel, the community banded together to help his family celebrate the life he led. Qur’aan Williams, nicknamed “Q” by those he loved, suffered multiple gunshot wounds in a shooting that occurred at around 8:20 p.m. on Sunday, May 7. Earlier Report: ID Released For 26-Year-Old Found Shot, Killed In New Cassel In the description of a GoFundMe started for his family, Qur’aan is remembered by author Yolaine Riche as a young man with a “bright future ahead of him.” “He …
Victim Of Long Island Double-Fatal Drunk Driving Crash Remembered As 'True Champion' Victim Of Long Island Double-Fatal Drunk Driving Crash Remembered As 'True Champion'
Victim Of Long Island Double-Fatal Drunk Driving Crash Remembered As 'True Champion' The family hopes to keep their son’s spirit alive by providing underprivileged kids with tennis lessons and scholarships. Drew Hassenbein, aged 14, was one of two Roslyn teen tennis stars who suffered fatal injuries in a wrong-way drunk driving crash the night of Wednesday, May 3. “The Roslyn High School tennis team was celebrating a huge victory where Drew won his match at first singles,” Debbie Hassenbein wrote on Drew’s GoFundMe page of the night of the crash. “Even though Drew was a nationally-ranked boys player, nothing meant more to him than being a part of the Roslyn tennis commun…
‘Outpouring Of Love, Support’ Shown For LI Boy Victim Of Double-Fatal Drunk Driving Crash ‘Outpouring Of Love, Support’ Shown For LI Boy Victim Of Double-Fatal Drunk Driving Crash
‘Outpouring Of Love, Support’ Shown For LI Boy Victim Of Double-Fatal Drunk Driving Crash A fundraiser set up to honor a young Long Island tennis star who was a victim of a double-fatal crash has seen a tremendous amount of support on its first day.  Ethan Falkowitz was one of two 14-year-old Roslyn boys who suffered fatal injuries following a drunk-driving crash on the night of Wednesday, May 3. Earlier Report: 14-Year-Olds Killed In Wrong-Way Jericho Crash Were Young Tennis Stars From Roslyn Falkowitz, Drew Hassenbein, and two other boys were riding northbound on Route 106 in Jericho when 34-year-old Amandeep Singh, also of Roslyn, drove the wrong way and collided with …
Long Island ‘Out Of Darkness Walk’ Aims To Prevent Suicide Long Island ‘Out Of Darkness Walk’ Aims To Prevent Suicide
Long Island ‘Out Of Darkness Walk’ Aims To Prevent Suicide The upcoming fundraiser event will donate all proceeds to The American Foundation for Suicide Prevention. This Sunday, May 7, Sacred Heart Academy in Hempstead is hosting an ‘Out of the Darkness Walk’ from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. Organized by four members of the school’s class of 2023, the walk and fundraiser benefit the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (ASFP). Guests will walk the track for the length of the event, and entrance requires a five-dollar donation. In addition to the tickets, the students organizing the event launched a GoFundMe, which has already exceeded its $2,500 …
'The Most Selfless, Genuine Man': Support Pours In For Late Long Island Father, Husband 'The Most Selfless, Genuine Man': Support Pours In For Late Long Island Father, Husband
'The Most Selfless, Genuine Man': Support Pours In For Late Long Island Father, Husband Friends, community members, and even strangers are providing whatever support they can to help a woman and her eight-month-old baby following the death of her husband to a rare form of cancer. At just 39, Haralabos "Bobby" Gemelas died after a yearlong battle with an aggressive form of cancer, according to a GoFundMe launched by his sister-in-law, Jenna Licari. He left behind his wife, Samantha, and baby daughter, Kalligrace, who is less than one year old. His loss has left a hole in the hearts of not just his family members, but community members as well. “It was such a privilege and …
Community Bands Together To Help Neighbors After ‘Devastating’ Fires Community Bands Together To Help Neighbors After ‘Devastating’ Fires
Community Bands Together To Help Neighbors After ‘Devastating’ Fires The two families, both with young children, had each just moved in, and saw their homes destroyed by flames. On Wednesday, April 19, at around 5:30 p.m., a Bellmore residence on Judith Drive caught fire for unknown reasons. The neighboring home also caught fire as the house was engulfed in flames. Even though volunteer firefighters from multiple neighboring areas arrived at the scene within minutes, the two houses suffered severe damage. Soon after the fires had been doused, a neighbor who lives across the street from the two houses set up GoFundMe fundraisers for each family, the Lis an…
'Relentless' Volunteer EMTs Lose Home, Dogs Injured In Long Island Fire 'Relentless' Volunteer EMTs Lose Home, Dogs Injured In Long Island Fire
'Relentless' Volunteer EMTs Lose Home, Dogs Injured In Long Island Fire Stephen and Missie Hesler are usually the ones helping others when disaster strikes, but now the community is rallying to help them after a “horrific” fire destroyed their Long Island home and injured their two dogs. The couple “lost everything” when flames tore through their Sag Harbor home on Monday morning, April 24, according to a GoFundMe campaign created by their sister-in-law, Michele Hesler. Earlier Report: 2 Dogs Rescued From House Fire In Sag Harbor Firefighters were called shortly before 8 a.m. with reports of a residential structure fire on Carlise Lane, according to the S…
Scholarship Fundraiser: Family Honors Late Long Island Superintendent's 'Passion, Love' Scholarship Fundraiser: Family Honors Late Long Island Superintendent's 'Passion, Love'
Scholarship Fundraiser: Family Honors Late Long Island Superintendent's 'Passion, Love' So far, the campaign in memory of the former educator has raised over $2,000. The family of Dr. Grace Brindley, who her 37-year educational career working for the Miller Place School District. is asking the community to honor their beloved family member by donating to a cause she spent her life dedicated to: education. According to her family, Brindley died on Tuesday, April 18 following a battle with ovarian cancer. She was 83 years old. “She lived an amazing life dedicated to her family, education, and her belief in life-long learning,” wrote her son, Gilbert Brindley, on his mother’…