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‘Multiplying the good’ for 100 years Curran said she was a fan of the bank’s motto, “Multiplying the good,” and its commitment Ridgewood Savings Bank cele- to serving the community. Stekol brated its 100th anniversary on said that the bank lived up to June 15 at the bank’s Franklin that commitment during the Square branch, where Nassau coronavirus pandemic. Amid the County Executive Laura Curran crisis, the Franklin Square presented the bank’s president, branch assisted 39 nonprofits, Leonard Stekol, dispersed over $400 with a plaque commillion in personal memorating the protective equipcentennial. ment loans and “I’m happy to helped save 500 join with you on jobs, Stekol said. this milestone,” “Our mission is to Curran said. “A g ive b a c k , ” h e seed was planted added, noting that 100 years ago to the bank typically serve middle-class donates over $1 people, to serve million per year to small businesses, nonprofits. to serve regular “It’s been 100 folks. The fact that years of serving you are continuing our community to thrive and serve lEoNARD stEkol with pride and our communities Chairman, President being part of somea n d a r e r e a l l y and CEO, Ridgewood thing greater than ingrained within yourself,” Stekol Savings Bank the community is said. Although the just wonderful.” bank had “humble The Franklin be ginnings,” he Square branch, founded in 1969, said, “our mission of serving is one of 35 branches in the met- customers and communities has ropolitan area. The larger Ridge- always stayed the same.” wood Savings Bank opened 100 Now Ridgewood, the biggest years ago this month in Ridge- mutual savings bank in the state, wood, Queens. Continued on page 15
By RoBERt tRAVERso rtraverso@liherald.com
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thERE wERE DEmoNstRAtIoNs in Elmont last summer to protest the police killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis.
Continuing to strive for change One year later, Elmont teen reflects on efficacy of the Black Lives Matter movement By RoBERt tRAVERso rtraverso@liherald.com
A year has passed since the killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis and the beginning of the social justice demonstrations that sprang up across the country to protest his death. It followed the killing of Ahmaud Arbery and the police-involved killing of Breonna Taylor earlier last year. The frustration that arose in response to their deaths sparked the revitalized Black Lives Matter protest movement of the summer of
2020. Now many involved in the movement fear that much has gone unchanged, and the opportunity for change has passed. Trust in the Black Lives Matter movement fell between last June and this March, while trust in local police and law enforcement rose, according to one national poll. A wide range of progressive legislation passed last year when the moment was ripe for change, but reform efforts have stalled since then.
“I don’t feel as if the changes that we were fighting for last year have been made in the ways that would be as ef fective as possible for BIPOC to actually thrive within this country,” said Kris Dorval, a lifelong resident of Elmont, using a popular acronym meaning Black, Indigenous and other people of color. Dorval, 19, filmed nearly 2,000 clips of protests led by Long Island Peaceful Protest last summer. The organization was founded by brothers Continued on page 4
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t’s been 100 years of serving our community with pride and being part of something greater than yourself.