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Friday, October 19, 2018
Vol. 78, No. 42
Customers scramble after venue closes down abruptly
SHED THE MEDS
BY GARY SIMEONE
Sen. Kemp Hannon and Assemblyman Edward Ra co-sponsored the Shed the Meds event at the Hempstead Sanitary District # 6 on September 22nd. Paper was also shredded and electronics were collected, drawing hundreds to the event. Shown left to right are the commissioner of Sanitary District 6, Assemblyman Edward Ra, Sen. Hannon and members of the Girl Scout Troop 1883, whose Recycle Awareness Project collected used batteries to recycle
Bridal showcases bring it all together BY GARY SIMEONE
A former Plainview resident has a unique way of helping out brides and grooms-to-be before their big day. Lindsay Covello, owner of L+M Party Productions, holds two major bridal shows throughout the year to showcase an assortment of vendors “I’ve created these bridal shows so the prospective bride and groom can have a realistic
experience of what the ceremony is going to be like and also have a fun time in the process,” said Covello, who has offices in Massapequa and Sayville. “It allows them to interact with vendors and have makeup trials, hair trials and try on different dresses.” Covello, who is a board member on the Plainview-Old Bethpage Chamber of Commerce, said that she added these shows to her business model after her daughter
was born a year and a half ago. “I’ve been an event planner for five years, doing everything from Sweet 16’s, bar and bat mitzvahs, and corporate events. Most of my clients are brides-to-be, so I realized by incorporating these shows, that I’d be helping out a huge segment of my clientele.” She said one of the main themes behind these shows is to have the See page 16
Customers were taken by surprise late last month, when word got out that the Plainview catering hall Carlyle at the Palace had closed abruptly. The sudden closing left people scrambling to find another venue to host their event and also left people out thousands of dollars. The building, which is located at 1600 Round Swamp Road, is owned by the Nassau OTB, and restaurateur Steve Carl had leased the facility for the past ten years. Joe Cairo, who is head of the Nassau Regional OTB, said that it was a shock to him when he heard the news that the catering hall had shut its doors. “Steve had leased the hall for about ten years before falling behind on his rent,” said Cairo. “He had indicated to us through his attorney that he was going to meet his obligations, but recently, we received an email that the facility was out of business for good.” Cairo said that an effort has been made to reach out to all the customers who had booked an event at the location. “It is almost like a moral thing to try and help these people who are now out money.” On the Facebook page of the Carlyle, people vented their frustration of being left in the lurch after the abrupt closing of the catering facility. One poster said that she had booked her daughter’s bat mitzvah at the facility and now was scrambling to find another location. “To say I was shocked and disgusted is an understatement,” remarked the poster. “Now I have to change a ton of things in two weeks and tell 150 people my venue has changed.” Just recently, the New York State Attorney General’s office made an announcement that they planned to launch an investigation into the sudden closure of the facility. Rachel Shippee, deputy press secretary for the attorney general’s office, said the NYS AG was encouraging those who were impacted to file a complaint with their local office. “We have opened an investigation into the closure of the Carlyle at the Palace and are committed to protecting consumers,” said Shippee.
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