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WEEKLY RECAP: WH Man Completes 3,100 Mile Wheelchair Journey, Contractor Charged
In case you missed them, here are this week's top stories of the week.
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This week, the top stories are:
#3 East Rockaway Man Charged With Stealing $200K From Elderly Clients: The Nassau County District Attorney's office said that Robert Cohan, 26, was arrested and charged with allegedly stealing nearly $200,000 from multiple clients who hired the unlicensed contractor to repair their driveways
#2 Police: Man Set Dumpsters on Fire in West Hempstead: Nassau County Police said they have arrested a man for allegedly setting fire to four separate dumpsters in West Hempstead.
#1 WH Native Becomes First Person to Travel Across Country in Wheelchair: Gabriel Cordell, a WHHS graduate, made history Monday night as he rolled through Nassau Blvd. in West Hempstead. Cordell left Santa Monica, Calif. in April in his manual wheelchair, traveling 3,100 miles from the Pacific to the Atlantic in just 99 days.
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