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Vol. 22 No. 43
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EMHS plays big for a cure By MAlloRY WIlSoN mwilson@liherald.com
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EAST MEAdoW HIgH School’s varsity and junior varsity volleyball teams played their annual Dig Pink game to raise funds for breast cancer awareness on Oct. 14. This year, the game was dedicated to the memory of EMHS alumna and volleyball player Kerri Hubbard Naples, who died last November of metastatic breast cancer that had spread to her liver.
ast Meadow High School’s annual Dig Pink event to raise money breast cancer research was dedicated in the memory of EMHS Class of ’02 alum and volleyball player Kerri Hubbard Naples. Naples died last Nov. 11, at age 37, after a battle with metastatic breast cancer that had spread to her liver. The Dig Pink initiative for the Side-Out Foundation encourages high school volleyball teams nationwide to unite to benefit metastatic breast cancer research. Continued on page 14
‘A life of great significance’ for Sgt. Emanuele Alongi By MAlloRY WIlSoN mwilson@liherald.com
East Meadow’s Woods Avenue has been renamed Sergeant Emanuele Alongi Avenue to honor the sacrifice and heroism of the late New York City Police Department sergeant who died June of 2020 of a Sept. 11-related illness. The corner of Woods Avenue and Sussex Road was packed with Alongi’s family, friends, and neighbors Oct. 15 for a special ceremony. Alongi, 50 when he died, was a 30-year resident of Woods Avenue in East Meadow. “It is a sad day for some mem-
ories, but is it a positive day, because you’re recognizing a hero,” Town of Hempstead Supervisor Don Clavin said. “Somebody who when he was in the academy, when those towers went down, got in a car with all the heroes, men and women and drove over there, got on top of that hill looked for bodies.” Alongi joined the NYPD in July 2001, and while still in training when the Sept. 11 attacks happened, he sprung into action and headed to the World Trade Center to help with the response and recovery efforts. He worked at the 17th Precinct and was promoted to sergeant in September 2008 where
he served at District 4 Transit. He planned on retiring in July 2021 with 20 years of service, but was diagnosed with stage four colon cancer. “For months his career advanced,” Clavin said. “Then in the twilight at a very young age he was stolen from us because of those terrorist attacks, and that is something we can never forget.” One by one, those who worked with him and family members got up to speak about the kind of man Alongi was. Commanding Office of Transit District 4 Captain William Haut spoke of what a positive attitude ‘Manny’ always had
even when battling cancer. “He’s always remembered by members of Transit District 4 for his positive outlook, for being a comedian and really being there for everybody,” Haut said. “ He really touched a lot of people and he will never be forgotten.” “Manny’s was a life of great significance,” Chief of Transit Jason Wilcox said. “It’s comfort-
ing and I’m proud to be here to know that the street has been named for him, and for all the people here today that will see this sign, and for the many years and generations to come that will see the sign, they too will remember Manny’s sacrifice and his heroism.” Wi l c ox m a d e a s p e c i a l Continued on page 2