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Robert Neary and his return home Vol. 24 No. 27
JUNE 27 - JUlY 3, 2024
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Artists reflect on time in ‘L.I.’s Best’ competition a guest judge. Vogel and Marckesano are members of the National Art Two of “Long Island’s Best” Honor Society, which submits were students at East Meadow artwork to the Best Young Artist exhibition every year. High School. Vo g e l ’s p i e c e, “ E a r t h ly The Heckscher Museum of Art in Huntington honored Bonds” — inspired by “Amerisenior Veronica Vogel and can Rustic” by Adam Straus — is a gouache and oil junior Emily pastel painting Marckesano, durdepicting three figing its annual Long ures sitting on a Island’s Best Young bench and facing a Artists exhibition. house across a lake. The exhibition Gouache and oil is the only judged pastels are both competition on mediums used to Long Island that create art. accepts high school Vogel based the ar t submissions. painting on a photo Each year, students VERoNicA VogEl taken of three of i n g r a d e s n i n e Senior, her friends sitting t h r o u g h 1 2 a r e East Meadow on a bench. invited to create High School “ I s aw t h e m pieces inspired by there, I was like, artwork shown in this is the perfect picture to the museum. This year’s exhibition ran capture what I need to do for from March 30 to May 5 and fea- this competition,” she said. Vo g el said her ar twork tured 87 pieces created by students from almost 70 different explores her perception of high schools around Long home, house and nature. “It’s not really about the Island. The featured student ar tists were selected from structure, it’s more about the among more than 450 appli- f a m i ly, t h e s u p p o r t , yo u r cants, and juried by Meredith friends,” Vogel said. “I find a Brown, the museum’s consult- very supportive environment to ing curator, and Andrea Wozny, Continued on page 2
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Holy trinity orthodox Church celebrated its centennial on June 23, marking 100 years of faith and prosperity. the morning was filled with services and prayers, as clergy members and parishioners reflected on the momentous occasion..
Holy Trinity Church marks 100 years in East Meadow By JoRDAN VAlloNE jvallone@liherald.com
The Holy Trinity Orthodox Church of East Meadow was among the first of its kind when it was established in 1924. From humble beginnings, the church has grown and evolved over the last century, and today is a welcoming and diverse community of Orthodox Christians, who come from all walks of life and ethnicities. Rev. Martin Kraus has been with Holy Trinity for the last 17 years. He and his wife reside in the community with their five children.
When the church was created 100 years ago, it was done with good reason. For Orthodox Christians, many who were Eastern European immigrants, the closest parishes were in New York City. Those who resided in and around what is now East Meadow at the time often had to walk very far and take a streetcar into the city to attend religious services, Kraus said. At some point, Kraus said, after a major snowstorm in 1915 blocked transportation into the city, it became evident that it was time to establish a church on Long Island. Holy Trinity’s first Paschal Vespers, Continued on page 10
o two people’s art will ever look the same, and I love it.