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Mother and daughter duo start business ine.” The two wanted to take a sweet spin on gift giving — espeThey may be a mother and cially with a simplistic but fun daughter, but Linnie and Mor- idea perfect for those looking to gan Gold consider themselves send a long-distance gift during best friends — and now, perfectly the pandemic, or party favors for paired business canceled or drawnpartners, too. back events. The During the panGolds started Nosh demic, Morgan, a NYC, which offers Mer rick native, p l ay f u l a s s o r t became unemments of candy ployed, leaving the along with personrestaurant and alized messages, food public relawrapped in stylish, t i o n s i n d u s t r y, “brand-focused” which was facing a packaging. major downtur n Linnie said the f ro m t h e w i d e - MoRGAN GolD p a i r “ s o l ve d a spread closures of void” with their Merrick resident s u ch e s t abl i s h specially designed ments. It opened Nosh boxes. One the opportunity, b ox w i t h t h re e though, to finally tubes of candy can go full swing into a long-sought- be sent to any surprise recipient, after business venture with her and they cater their candy mother. wholesale for events. Losing the job “was almost “If you’re thinking of a gift like a self-starter,” said Morgan, and don’t know what to send, 26, a 2012 Sanford H. Calhoun this is both personal and fun,” High School graduate. “It pushed Linnie said, explaining that the me to pursue my dream job.” sender can also include a person“Now, I like to say we’re living alized card with the box. the dream,” Linnie, 65, said. “I’ve “Whether someone just had a always wanted to own my own baby, graduation, birthday or a business — and now it’s with the best partner I could ever imagContinued on page 4
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Ex-CHIEf RoBERt BAzAREWSkI and his daughter, Kaitlyn, on April 12 after she was sworn in as 3rd Assistant Fire Chief of the North Bellmore Volunteer Fire Department.
N. Bellmore Fire Department names first woman asst. chief By kAtE NAlEPINSkI agarcia@liherald.com
For Kaitlyn Bazarewski, fighting fires — and gender norms — runs in her blood. Last month, the North Bellmore native made history when she became the first woman 3rd Assistant Chief in the North Bellmore Volunteer Fire Department. Kaitlyn was sworn in on April 12 by her father, commissioner and excaptain Robert Bazarewski. The North Bellmore
department covers parts of North Merrick. For Kaitlyn, 28, family and firehouse are synonymous. She grew up inside the brick building, and remembers washing fire trucks on Sunday mornings with the volunteers whom she said she knows “like blood.” But while growing up, there were never any female firefighters, Kaitlyn said. “As I grew older, I realized there were female EMTs, but I assumed firefighting was a
male-driven role,” she said. That changed in 2013, when then 20-year-old Kaitlyn was champing at the bit to put out a blazing North Bellmore house fire. After telling her friends, including 1st Assistant Chief Arthur White III, of her ambitions, she found the motivation to join the firehouse. “He told me, ‘Look, girls can do this,’” Kaitlyn recalled. “I was surprised, but that’s what I think helped me join.” Continued on page 8
e’re actually best friends. I couldn’t see myself working with anyone else.