On July 23rd, Deputy Presiding Officer Howard Kopel joined with Town of Hempstead Councilman Anthony D’Esposito, East Rockaway Mayor Bruno Romano, Lawrence Mayor Alex H. Edelman, Rockville Centre Mayor Francis X. Murray, Cedarhurst Mayor Ben Weinstock, East Rockaway Deputy Mayor Gordon Fox and Trustee Steve Fried, Cedarhurst Deputy Mayor Ari Brown and Trustees Izzy Wasser and Daniel Plaut, Lawrence Village Administrator Ron Goldman, Cedarhurst Village Administrator Sal Evola, the Deputy Inspector of the 4th Precinct and Nassau County and Rockville Centre Police Officers at East Rockaway Village Hall to announce their village’s participation on the Blue Ribbon campaign to support police.
The Blue Ribbon campaign encourages residents, businesses and villages to place blue ribbons on trees, signs, poles and in windows to show their support for the brave men and women of the Nassau County Police Department, the local village and city police departments, and the members of the NYPD that live in Nassau County.