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HONORING HARRY CHAPIN
Chamber raises over $14K to help fire victims BY RIKKI MASSAND
In response to the devastating fire on Wednesday night, April 13, that destroyed seven homes in Syosset’s Hidden Ridge condo development, the Syosset Woodbury Chamber of Commerce immediately took to fundraising efforts to help victims. A donation page was put online by the chamber on April 14, the day after the fire. In a matter of less than two weeks donations poured in from over 200 Chamber member businesses and the Syosset, Woodbury and Jericho communities at large. On Thursday April 28 at the development, checks totaling $14,525 were presented to the seven families who lost their homes at Hidden Ridge by the Chamber board of directors. One-hundred percent of the funds the chamber raised was
Josh Chapin; Legislator Drucker; Long Island Cares CEO Paule Pachter; and Chief Government Affairs Officer Michael Haynes. Photo courtesy of Office of Legislator Arnold W. Drucker Nassau County Legislator Arnold W. Drucker (D - Plainview) joined Harry Chapin’s son, Josh, and leaders of Long Island Cares - The Harry Chapin Food Bank at the organization’s Essential Market in Bethpage on Monday, May 2 to unveil legislation that would designate July 16 as Harry Chapin Day in Nassau County. Not only would recognizing the acclaimed musician and humanitarian generate much-needed awareness about the prevalence of food insecurity in our region, Legislator Drucker’s
proposal - which is co-sponsored by the Legislature’s seven-member Minority Caucus - would also direct the County to partner with Long Island Cares and local community organizations to host an annual, three-week long food drive starting on July 16. Donations will also be accepted for Baxter’s Pet Pantry, a Long Island Cares initiative focused upon delivering emergency pet food and supplies to struggling families. “Harry Chapin distinguished himself as a musical storyteller whose gift See page 14
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distributed to those displaced by the fire. Last Thursday, Hidden Ridge homeowners’ association trustee Scott Klein welcomed attendees and introduced Chamber of Commerce President Russell P. Green, who has lived in Syosset over the past 23 years. The families who lost their homes attended the presentation on April 28. ”The Chamber contacted the HOA soon after the fire occurred and they had a tremendous response from the community, with donations from so many people who wanted to help those affected. Russell and the board of directors joined us today to present individual checks to our families, and then a ceremonial check of $14,525,” Klein said. Green said, “the outpouring of support for these residents was a wonderful example of our community reaching out See page 14
School registration goes digital in Jericho BY GEORGE HABER
Parents registering their children for school or recertifying residency for students entering middle school or high school will be required to submit their documentation digitally, it was announced at the Jericho Board of Education meeting April 28. Co-Principal Joseph Prisinzano presented the plan to move applications
away from paper submissions to an all-digital format. The new format, he said, will enable children to enter school in one or two days after digital documentation, compared to as many as five days with the paper submission. Prisinzano said if a child is shown to live full-time in a house in the community,“they have a right to attend the school.” He estimated that seventy perSee page 14
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