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The project, which is funded by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development and A construction project to for- administered by the New York tify the shoreline near Baldwin State Governor’s Office of Storm Harbor Town Park is expected to Recovery, aims to protect the move forward in the coming waterfront community from months. storms like Hurricane Sandy, Town of Hempstead Engi- which ravaged the South Shore, neering Commisincluding Baldwin, sioner Doug in 2012. Tuman said at a The property in Baldwin Chamber question was of Commerce meetdescribed as abaning this month that doned, barren land, changes were made with soil erosion to the original and a crumbling plans based on bulkhead along feedback from local Oakwood Canal residents. Public and Middle Bay. comments were The project calls accepted until for a new timber recently. and vinyl bulkhead At a public to replace the existmeeting in Januing one, as well as ary, engineering the creation of a officials and resi- DOuG TuMAN “living shoreline,” dents discussed the Town engineering a stabilized coastal original design ele- commissioner edge made of ments of the Baldplants and rock. win Harbor Park The bulkhead is Shoreline Stabilization Project, a designed to withstand wave $4.5 million effort to enhance energy and high winds, while storm protection along the shore the shoreline will promote stabithat would also create a nature lization and calmer water. walk in the area that many resiAdditionally, thousands of dents know as the for mer BOCES site. Continued on page 4
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A spooky — and socially distant — fundraiser Local scouts and community members sporting Halloween costumes attended the Baldwin BSA Troop 824 and St. Christopher’s Church’s 6th annual Trunk or Treat fundraiser, benefiting the church pantry, on Oct. 25.
New ‘Vitale Grove’ honors late Baldwin community advocate By BRIDGET DOwNES Bdownes@liherald.com
A new feature was added to Milburn Pond Park last week in honor of an involved community member who died last year. It’s called Vitale Grove. A new bench, surrounded by freshly planted trees, was welcomed by more than a dozen people who gathered at the park on Oct. 22 to honor the life of Baldwinite Jason Vitale, a longtime
c o m m u n i t y a dvo c a t e a n d beloved teacher. It would have been his 49th birthday. An earth science teacher at Mepham High School in Bellmore, Vitale was the longest-running chair of the Quality of Life Committee for the Baldwin Civic Association, often attending Board of Education and Parent Teacher Association meetings, as well as fairs, festivals and other community events. He coached soccer for the Baldwin
PAL and often picked up garbage as he walked around Milburn Pond Park or along the street, recalled his wife, Jennifer Vitale, a n a s s i s t a n t p r i n c i p a l at Plainedge High School. Although he was born in Brooklyn, Vitale was raised in Merrick and moved to Baldwin about 10 years ago. “Jason loved Baldwin, and spent 10 years working, with othContinued on page 3
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e’re going to be building, essentially, a nature walk around the peninsula and fortifying the shoreline.