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The secret is garlic and oil! Clara Lomangino banters through her 107th-birthday celebration By REINE BETHANY rbethany@liherald.com
Courtesy Freeport Public Relations
ClARA loMANGINo CElEBRATED her 107th birthday with daughter-in-law Karla Lomangino, son Fred Lomangino and grandson Stephen Sparaco. They were joined by Mayor Robert Kennedy, Trustee Evette Sanchez, Fire Department Executive Director Ray Maguire and Deputy Village Attorney Rob McLaughlin.
Clara Lomangino stood with Mayor Robert Kennedy just inside her storm door. She waved and smiled as police cars and fire trucks raced by, flashing their lights and blaring their sirens. It was a parade, all just for her. Celebrating 107 years of a rich, remarkable life. After it was over, Clara sat in her house like a queen, surrounded by son Fred Lomangino, his wife Karla, grandson Stephen Sparaco, her aide,
Nedy Gabriel, and some of the local village bigwigs. “So let me tell you a little bit about Clara, right?” Kennedy started, listing some basic aspects of Clara’s life. She moved from Brooklyn to Martha Street in 1954 with her husband Fred and tiny children, Freddy and Carol. She worked for an At&T switchboard in Freeport, then for 20 years at Long Island Trust Bank nearby. She was married 50 years before her husband died, and the two grandchildren born to her Continued on page 11
Elk of the Year is someone who is everywhere, all the time By REINE BETHANY rbethany@liherald.com
John Nuzzi Sr. has done so many benevolent projects for so many organizations across so many decades, even he can’t list them all. And he’s been honored for his good works many times, but Nuzzi is perhaps happiest about being named Elk of the Year by New York Elks Lodge No. 1. “Many years back, I was lodge officer of the year,” Nuzzi, 63, said. “But Elk of the Year is the highest honor you can get as a non-officer.” Nuzzi achieved the rank of deputy district Grand Exalted
Ruler for the Southeast District in 2019 — an area that includes Elks lodges in Staten Island, Brooklyn, Queens, Hicksville, Massapequa, New Hyde Park and his home lodge — which serves Baldwin, F ranklin Square, Freeport, Hempstead and Lynbrook. Meanwhile, Nuzzi continued to fundraise for Camp Anchor, which provides year-round programs for special needs children. He also manages 17 vehicles across the state that transport those with cerebral palsy. He cooks French toast and pancakes to raise money for veterans organizations like the Long Beach Waterfront Warriors. And he
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John Nuzzi Sr.’s wife supports Long Island sports organizations for people with disabilities. As a non-officer, Nuzzi loves working in the Heritage Room of the Lynbrook lodge, or creating brochures for annual events like the Flag Day and Elks memorial services, and the 9/11 lodge cere-
mony. Nuzzi also is lodge chair for Elks Camp Bristol in West Monroe. Originally designed for Elks youth, the camp’s purpose has broadened to hosting veterans, children of military personnel, and any nonprofit group the Elks support. His chairmanship of the yearly Elks Hoop Shoot has opened a
way for children in elementary, middle and high school to compete in basketball tournaments at all levels, even national. The hoop shoot this past January had fewer entrants thanks to Covid-19, but two girls nonetheless made it to the state level. “I followed those two children in the hoop shoot all the way up Continued on page 12