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Vol. 24 No. 22
MAY 27 - JUNE 2, 2021
Covid-19 shots now offered at home towards the end game,” said Town Supervisor Don Clavin, alongside several Town Board Seniors and homebound resi- members and other officials. dents can have Covid-19 vaccines “This is what’s going to get us administered to them in their past this pandemic.” homes after Town of Hempstead Town EMS squads will use officials introduced the vaccine special equipment to transport service in Bellmore the vaccines to reslast Friday. idents’ homes, simTown Medical ilar to the way vacDirector Dave Neucines are transportbert and members ed in the town’s of the town’s EmerVa x m o b i l e p ro gency Medical Sergram. vices squad inject“It’s nice to have ed the program’s great [vaccination first shot into the programs] at the arm of a patient, beaches that people Marianne Pluncan drive through, kett, who lives in but what if somethe Bellmore Garbody doesn’t have a dens senior hous- DoN ClAVIN car?” Clavin asked. ing complex, to Town of Hempstead “It’s great to do it at kick off the pro- Supervisor a community cengram. ter, but what if the Those in need of person can’t get a vaccine, or those who know of there? And what if the person friends, family members or doesn’t feel comfortable coming neighbors who need it, can call out?” He added that this is one of the town’s Covid-19 vaccine hot- the first such programs run by a line at (516) 812-3678 between 10 town in the country, calling it “a a.m. and 4 p.m. Monday through game-changer.” Friday. The patient will be placed “This gives us the chance to on a list before receiving a call go everywhere, find out where from the town’s EMS squad. we’re needed and just continue “What we’re initiating here today is really moving us Continued on page 15
By ANDREW GARCIA agarcia@liherald.com
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RElIGIoUS lEADERS AND elected officials of different faiths and political persuasions gathered in Merrick on May 20 to show their support for Israel.
Religious leaders, residents voice support for Israel By ANDREW GARCIA agarcia@liherald.com
At the start of a ceasefire between Israel and the militant Palestinian group Hamas in Gaza, religious leaders and supporters of Israel gathered on May 20 at Congregation Ohav Sholom in Merrick to voice their support for the country. The ceasefire took effect at 2 a.m. May 21 in the region — the same time that the Merrick rally began at 7 p.m. Isra-
el is seven hours ahead of Eastern Daylight Time. The rally followed more than 10 days of fighting that claimed the lives of hundreds, including 12 Israelis and more than 230 in Gaza, many of them civilians (see box, Page 3). Jewish and other religious leaders, elected leaders and more than 100 local residents were unified in their condemnation of the violence in the region. Among the leaders of Jewish organizations were
Rabbi Ira Ebbin of Congregation Ohav Sholom, Rabbi Charles Klein of the Merrick Jewish Centre, Rabbi Shimon Kramer of the Chabad Center for Jewish Life, Rabbi Dov Winston of Young Israel of Merrick, Rabbi Mickey Baum of Temple Beth Am and Rabbi Dahlia Bernstein of Congregation Beth Ohr. They were joined by Christian leaders, including the Rev. Nikiforos Fakinos of St. Demetrios Greek Orthodox Continued on page 3
hat we’re initiating here today is really moving us towards the end game.