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JUlY 22 - 28, 2021
SuperFresh finally opens in North Baldwin 64,000-square-foot Pathmark location in December 2016 for $20 million — the remaining 14,000 Key Food Stores Co-Operative square feet of Pathmark space Inc., a chain of primarily inde- was occupied by the Feel Beauty pendently owned grocery stores, supply store. Immediately after held a grand opening for its new- the purchase, however, work was est SuperFresh location at 1764 delayed because the site was Grand Ave. in Baldused as a filming win last F riday. location for “The B a l dw i n i t e s h a d Irishman” by direcbeen vocal about the tor Martin Scorsese. need for a supermarIn August 2018, ket in North Baldthe developer filed win after Pathmark an application to closed in 2015. renovate the interi“We’re so excited or with the Town of to celebrate the hard Hempstead, which work my team has was approved. A put into making this building permit was store a possibility,” issued a month later. s a i d s t o re ow n e r The developer fulCharles In Park. filled all require“Our top priority is ments to open the to serve the commuKey Foods. nity and create a Around this time, grocery shopping the German superexperience that our CHARlES IN PARk market chain Lidl customers will love.” SuperFresh owner announced its purNorth Baldwin chase of Best Marresident Wilene Lee kets, and Stop & attested to the convenience of Shop’s acquisition of King Kulhaving a supermarket so close to len had just failed. home when she said, “It’s fresh, At the time, residents and clean . . . It’s a great location.” town officials were in talks about Pick Quick Baldwin LLC, a the proposed revitalization of Key Foods developer, acquired 50,000 square feet of the former Continued on page 13
By CRIStINA ARRoYo RoDRIgUEz carroyo@liherald.com
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BAlDwIN HIgH SCHool students tossed their caps after graduating on June 25.
Bruin seniors celebrate graduation after hard times By CRIStINA ARRoYo RoDRIgUEz carroyo@liherald.com
On a windy June 25, Baldwin High School seniors marched in their blue mortarboards and gowns across the football field to “Pomp and Circumstance” at their commencement ceremony. After the national anthem, the Pledge of Allegiance and call to colors, salutatorian Ashley Ganesh spoke about how the seniors coped during the coronavirus pandemic. “It
was not exactly the year that the Disney production of ‘High School Musical’ had presented,” she said. “As we were locked inside quarantine . . . we saw that reality is plagued with injustice and ignorance . . . but we made it our goal to alter this reality,” Ganesh said. “Our generation took a stand for racial justice, environmental sustainability, human rights and other causes close to our hearts.” Then she defined what it
means to be a Bruin, noting, “We did not let a pandemic hinder our passions.” She also quoted advice that she received from the “one and only” dean of students, Jason White, which was to live in the moment “no matter how good or bad that moment may be.” Valedictorian Dylan Pigott spoke with a dash of wit. “I will not say congratulations for graduating . . . We have done far more remarkable Continued on page 15
ur top priority is to serve the community and create a grocery shopping experience that our customers will love