Fire department honors poster contest winners
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Hicksville Fire Department Ex-Chief Owen Magee, Commissioners William Blazo and Michael Azzue, Chairman Anthony Wigdzinski, Hicksville School Superintendent Dr. Carl Bonuso, Chief Richard Diaz, 2nd Assistant Chief Elizabeth Flahavan and 3rd Assistant Chief William Efinger with Burns Avenue School winners Eleena Khodaparast, Brenden Cuevas, Gabrielle Smith, Jazlynn Mendez and Ava Rabito

Hicksville Fire Department Ex-Chief Owen Magee, Commissioners William Blazo and Michael Azzue, Chairman Anthony Wigdzinski, Hicksville School Superintendent Dr. Carl Bonuso, Chief Richard Diaz, 2nd Assistant Chief Elizabeth Flahavan and 3rd Assistant Chief William Efinger with Dutch Lane School winners Lucas Jiang, Juliana Danko, Scarlet Kwak, Haley Ficke and Jumanah Ardi

Hicksville Fire Department Ex-Chief Owen Magee, Commissioners William Blazo and Michael Azzue, Chairman Anthony Wigdzinski, Hicksville School Superintendent Dr. Carl Bonuso, Chief Richard Diaz, 2nd Assistant Chief Elizabeth Flahavan and 3rd Assistant Chief William Efinger with Fork Lane School winners Anthony Garcia, Jocelyn Garnelo, Saanvi Ahuja, Julianna Leader, Anthony Grippi, Zabdi Amaya, Lauren Mason and Ava Ortellado.

Hicksville Fire Department Ex-Chief Owen Magee, Commissioners William Blazo and Michael Azzue, Chairman Anthony Wigdzinski, Hicksville School Superintendent Dr. Carl Bonuso, Chief Richard Diaz, 2nd Assistant Chief Elizabeth Flahavan and 3rd Assistant Chief William Efinger with middle school winners Jillian Fields, Anna Zhou, Alex O’ Shaughnessy, Sophia Koetter and Eduardo Cruz. (Photos by Kevin Imm)

Hicksville Fire Department Ex-Chief Owen Magee, Commissioners William Blazo and Michael Azzue, Chairman Anthony Wigdzinski, Hicksville School Superintendent Dr. Carl Bonuso, Chief Richard Diaz, 2nd Assistant Chief Elizabeth Flahavan and 3rd Assistant Chief William Efinger with Old Country Road School winners Kazmir Carpio, Tanya Diler, Douglas Cristales, Emelin Mejia, Keera Floccari, and Yara Figueroa.

Hicksville Fire Department Ex-Chief Owen Magee, Commissioners William Blazo and Michael Azzue, Chairman Anthony Wigdzinski, Hicksville School Superintendent Dr. Carl Bonuso, Chief Richard Diaz, 2nd Assistant Chief Elizabeth Flahavan and 3rd Assistant Chief William Efinger with Lee Ave
School winners Arivan Dhari, Jaden Chae, Tristan Charan, Laiba Iqbal and Amy Lopez.
The Hicksville Fire Department held its annual fire prevention poster contest awards ceremony at Hicksville FD Station #1 on East Marie Street on Nov. 19. All of the schools in the fire district participated and the winners were honored for their outstanding posters. The students’ posters were hung up around the station, and the winners received a plaque and backpack in recognition of their accomplishment.