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Vol. 28 No. 42
october 14 - 20, 2021
Baldwin does, and doesn’t, do Hispanic month significant Hispanic people. Anne Grande’s classes connected their deceased Hispanic figDuring Hispanic Heritage ures to a Day of the Dead “OfrenMonth, which spanned Sept. 15 da” project. to Oct. 15, some Baldwin resiBaldwin Middle School made dents learned about the mono- daily announcements over the lith that is the Hispanic commu- announcements on historical nity through school and current Hispanand library events, ic individuals, which while others were prepared by remained unaware students who conof this ethnic celeducted research at bration. the end of last year. Residents took to Also, Ingrid Bacca’s social media to disstudents entered the cuss Hispanic heriOptimum online Histage celebrations in panic Heritage essay Baldwin. David Feldcontest to write man wrote, “When I about a Hispanic/ was growing up in Latino person who Baldwin, there were inspires them. hardly any Hispanic Sonia Lopez, an people . . . I think it’s 11-year Baldwin resionly appropriate dent of Puerto Rican that their heritage descent, told the Herbe recognized, just that the Baldwin daVid FeldMaN ald as the heritage of School District “goes other ethnic groups Baldwin to great lengths to living in Baldwin ensure inclusion of [is].” the many Hispanic In the school district, several and Latin American families schools have engaged students in residing in Baldwin. I was often learning about notable Hispanic called upon to translate English figures. At Baldwin High School, PTA fliers to Spanish. I also Evaggelia Sakelos’s Spanish served as a translator at new parclasses researched and completed mini-reports on historically Continued on page 9
by cristiNa arroyo rodriguez carroyo@liherald.com
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the heMpstead towN Board unanimously voted to accept a roughly $34,000 proposal from Rimkunas Engineering to rehabilitate the spray pad at Coes Neck Park in Baldwin.
Coes Neck Park spray pad revamp finally under way by cristiNa arroyo rodriguez carroyo@liherald.com
The Hempstead Town Board unanimously voted Oct. 5 to accept a roughly $34,000 proposal from Rimkunas Engineering to provide engineering services to rehabilitate the spray pad at Coes Neck Park in Baldwin, a project expected to be completed by the summer of 2022, elected officials said. This project is one of the
park improvement projects approved by the board Aug. 3, to be financed through $5 million in serial bonds. Besides the spray pad, the Coes Neck Park community room will also be overhauled, and Baldwin Park will get a new pathway and a half-pipe for skateboarding. The rest of the projects span other town parks, including Seamans Neck Park in Seaford, Forest City in Wantagh, Newbridge Park in Bellmore, Lido Golf Course
and Lido West Park in Lido Beach, and Merrick Golf Course and Merrick Road Park in Merrick. Currently, the spray pad at Coes Neck is run down and not well attended by young residents. In 2016, the park underwent an $817,500 athletic field reconstruction, including $70,000 in change orders due to unforeseen conditions in irrigation, drainage and water mains. Baldwin resident Elizabeth Continued on page 11
think it’s only appropriate that [Hispanic] heritage be recognized, just as the heritage of other ethnic groups living in Baldwin [is].