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E.M. Chamber installs officers, presents honors and Past President Mike Levy.” Frank Camarano Jr., a past president himself, presented the The Chateau Briand, in Carle immediate past president Place, was abuzz with conversa- Michael Levy. “While I’ve been tion, good food and good compa- about one step ahead of Michael ny last Friday at the these past two years, East Meadow ChamMichael has been ber of Commerce’s about ten steps 66th annual installaahead of me in just tion of officers and about everything board of directors. else that’s important Richie Krug Jr. was in life,” Camarano sworn in as chamber said. “… He’s been president. about 30 steps ahead The color guard of me when it comes f ro m B oy S c o u t to being a dad and a Troop 362 helped father, and when it kick off the evening, comes to friendship, while Richie Krug he’s about a thouSr. led the Pledge of sand steps ahead of Allegiance. Kiwanis me.” President Peter Levy, who owns RiCHiE KRuG JR. Minuteman Mancuso gave the Press, in President, opening invocation. Levittown and Tom Gallagher, a East Meadow Farmingdale, was c r o w d f a v o r i t e Chamber of president of the emcee, had everyone chamber in 2019 and Commerce laughing and clap2020. ping the whole eveRichie Krug Jr. ning. “Good evening, East Mead- presented Camarano with the ow,” Gallagher said excitedly. “… Silver Fox award, describing it Tonight, more than a year over- award as being given to someone due, we finally have a chance to who has shown outstanding serget together and celebrate our vice to East Meadow during the amazing town, East Meadow, our year. “The individual selected president, Richie Krug Jr., our has an ‘East Meadow first’ menman of the year, Steve LaSala, Continued on page 4
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Courtesy Gianna Devita
GiANNA DEViTA, lEFT, and Gabriella Reiss won a Quill Award on Adelphi’s Press Day.
Students win journalism award ‘There is No Place Like Home!’ is recognized By MAlloRy WilsoN mwilson@liherald.com
Two East Meadow High School students were recognized for their journalistic talent at Adelphi University’s virtual Press Day on Feb. 18. Gianna Devita and Gabriella Reiss, both juniors, earned a Quill Award for their story “There is No Place Like Home!” published in their school’s newspaper, The Jet Gazette. Press Day is an event host-
ed by Adelphi to develop the skills of high school journalists. The Quill Awards are just one part of the program, which also encompasses panels and speakers who discuss the industry. Awards are presented in 15 categories. Devita and Reiss’s piece won in the Arts Review category. Their article, published in The Jet Gazette’s Fall 2021 issue last December, reported on the closure of Broadway shows because of the coronavirus pandemic, and the
unemployment that theater workers faced, and continue to face. The “longest theatrical blackout” in New York state history, as the story described it, stretched from March 2020 to September 2021. Both students are avid theatergoers, and said they were disappointed when shows shut down. Once Broadway opened back up, they decided that it would make for a great article, and instead of flipping a coin to see who would Continued on page 12
e have so many individuals in this room that represent all the great aspects of our community.