Hockey Game to Raise Funds for Fallen Inwood Firefighter

The Nassau County PBA Hockey Team is holding a charity game this weekend for an Inwood firefighter who died in December.

The game, which kicks off at 7:30 p.m. at Nassau Coliseum, will honor the memory of Joseph Sanford Jr.

Sanford was a 17-year veteran of the Inwood Fire Department when he died in December. While responding to a house fire in Woodmere, Sanford fell through the first floor and went into cardiac arrest. He never regained consciousness and died several days later.

Donations to attend the game are $10 per person and will raise funds for Sanford’s family.

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