Friday, June 28, 2019
Vol. 79, No. 26
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CONGRATULATIONS CLASS OF 2019
Business community gets support of local elected officials BY RIKKI N. MASSAND
Jericho High School’s Class of 2019 celebrated commencement on Sunday, June 23, 2019 at the Tilles Center. Above are are valedictorians Zachary Rosenfeld, Danielle Weisenfeld, Jiaqi Zhang & Ethan Reiser. See page 14. Photo by Denise Nash
“Salute to America” July 9
The Town of Oyster Bay will be holding its annual “Salute to America” on Tuesday, July 9 at John J. Burns Park in Massapequa. The program will include presentations to the winners of the Town of Oyster Bay’s 2019 Veterans Awards. “We will be honoring all of our men and women in the armed forces, as well as amazing local veterans, who continue to be involved in the community and advocate for those
who have served this great Nation,” Town of Oyster Bay Supervisor Joseph Saladino said. “The program, which is slated to begin at 7:30 p.m., will include a ‘Salute to Divas’ show featuring Massapequa native JayCee Driesen and conclude with spectacular fireworks by Grucci.” The Salute to America will feature presentations to residents in three categories, including Veteran Volunteer of
the Year, Non-Veteran (Friend of Veterans) Volunteer of the Year and a Lifetime Achievement Award. Nominations were made by Town residents for consideration of the awards and will be announced at the show. “There is no greater recognition than to be acknowledged by one’s peers, and the members of our veteran community truly deserve tremendous credit,” Supervisor Saladino said.
The Syosset Woodbury Chamber of Commerce celebrated the start of summer on Monday evening, June 10, at Lisbon Cafe Grill with its well-attended and well-appointed, “Dinner with Elected Officials.” Inside, Chamber President Charo Ezdrin, Esq. announced a lineup of the top local elected officials who represent Syosset, Woodbury, Jericho, Plainview and surrounding communities. “The support for our chamber is amazing and overwhelming and I am so grateful. Our elected officials are so supportive and they have been with the chamber to promote and witness our growth -- officials come out to all our grand openings, meetings, networking events. This is a busy season and to each one of you, thank you for being here!” she said. Ezdrin thanked Syosset Woodbury Chamber Vice President Maureen Nickel, owner of BrightStar Homecare in Woodbury, and Danielle Delgrosso, an assistant vice president of Roslyn Savings Bank/NYCB. They each worked tirelessly to put together the June 10 “Dinner with Elected Officials.” In turn, Nickel thanked the Chamber members and made a special acknowledgement of Jack Pinto, who co-owns the Lisbon Cafe Portuguese restaurant, located at 399 Jericho Turnpike, with his brother. Nickel noted that in 2017 Lisbon Cafe graciously hosted a Chamber networking night and the food, from paella and salads to steak and seafood, was and is exquisite. “There are not many businesspeople you can turn to who ask organizers, ‘how much do you want me to charge?’ That just speaks to Jack Pinto’s generosity and all that he does for the community. Thank you Jack,” Nickel said. The Pintos moved to the area 30 years ago and live in central Nassau County near Eisenhower Park. They enjoy the business community’s participation and many Chamber members noted that they frequently dine at Lisbon Cafe. Chamber member and volunteer Ed Eckstein of Prudential celebrated one of his most memorable birthday dinners at the same spot back when it was an Italian restaurant. In her comments, Nickel touched on local networking, constant support and camaraderie the Syosset Woodbury Chamber has fostered in the area. See page 4
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