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HERALD Vol. 35 No. 25
Recognizing Shavuot in l.B.
Celebrating our first responders
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Offering some much-needed thank-yous code that people could scan to learn more about the family’s initiative. June 16-22 will be the Crane Sanitation workers are vital to any community. They keep family’s second annual celebrastreets and neighborhoods tion of Waste and Recycling clean, and prevent trash from Workers Week, a 12-year-old inipiling up. Most of the time, tiative that is recognized across the country. they do it without “I’m rooted in any thanks. community engageT hat’s somement,” Leigh thing the Crane Crane, a for mer f a m i l y, o f L o n g educator at the LexBeach, is trying to ington School for change. the Deaf, in JackLeigh and Nick son Heights, Crane and their Queens, and now a children, Taylor full-time mom, a n d C o d y, h ave said. “So we put always had great this together last relationships with year, and our street the sanitation did it and some e m p l o y e e s t h a t lEigh CRANE p a l s d i d i t . We w o r k i n t h e i r Long Beach resident wanted to spread neighborhood on the word and the Arizona Avenue. They have always given their kindnesses. The goal is to own thanks to the workers, but spread awareness, compassion now they hope the rest of the and connection through our community. That’s the power city will as well. Last year, the Cranes started behind this.” Taylor and Cody Crane, who putting fliers and signs on their trash and recycling bins that are 4 and soon to be 3, respecwere ready for pickup. The tively, always enjoy seeing the signs said, “Thank you for garbage and recycling trucks everything you do to keep our come down the street and greetLong Beach community clean ing the workers. When Taylor and safe,” and included a QR Continued on page 13
By BRENDAN CARPENTER
bcarpenter@liherald.com
Bob Arkow/Herald
The Dead come to life in Kennedy Plaza Long Island’s popular Grateful Dead cover band, Half Step, rocked out at the city’s first installment of Friday Nights in the Plaza on June 7. Deadheads joined the crowd, alongside shoppers, merchants and others in welcoming the gatherings. Story, more photos, Page 3.
Mount Sinai helps prepare residents for natural disasters By JoSEPh D’ANDREA Intern
With hurricane season here, Mount Sinai South Nassau hosted a hurricane-preparedness workshop on June 6 to make residents aware of the serious weather they could face in the coming months. The workshop came on the heels of a news conference on the Long Beach boardwalk on May 31, at which representatives of the American Red Cross and city and state officials discussed the hurricane season and how Long Beach residents should prepare for it. This was the first community event at the MSSN Doctors Facility on East Bay Drive, which opened last June. The presentation was
given by Lt. Melisa Rosario and Staff Sgt. Jeremmy Diaz, of the New York State Division of Homeland Security & Emergency Services, who detailed disaster protocols as part of the New York Citizen Preparedness Training Program. The program sends Homeland Security representatives to cities across New York to teach residents about the tools and resources they need to properly prepare for natural disasters. “We’re here so that way we can prepare, respond to, recover from and, most importantly, get involved, because sometimes we don’t know what we don’t know,” Rosario said. “This won’t only help you, but will also help your loved ones. We want to make sure that the citizens in our state are prepared to recover from anyContinued on page 11
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he goal is to spread awareness, compassion and connection through our community.