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Vol. 34 No. 30
JUlY 20 - 26, 2023
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Residents and council oppose Empire Wind tall, will be three to five miles farther out. Residents who attended meetS o u t h S h o r e r e s i d e n t s ings on July 13, at Atlantic expressed their concerns about Beach Village Hall, and the folEquinor’s $3 billion Empire Off- lowing day, at Hegarty Elementashore Wind Project at informa- ry School in Island Park, asked a variety of questions tional sessions held last week in Atlanand voiced a range tic Beach and Island of reservations. Park. “The entire Equinor’s projboard of trustees ect, Empire Wind, is and I are vehementcur rently in the ly opposed to this midst of a review by project,” Island the state Public SerPark Mayor Michael vice Commission, McGinty said at the which assesses the Island Park session. need for and enviLong Beach resironmental impact dent Christina of major utility Kramer, who led the transmission facilifirst session in CHRIsTINA ties in the state. The Atlantic Beach, project will have KRAMER echoed several contwo parts: Empire resident cerns raised by resiWind 1, which will dents of Long Beach supply power to the and Island Park. Brooklyn area, and “We’ve all purEmpire Wind 2, which will chased property here, raising power the Long Beach area and our children here, because we connect to the E.F. Barrett Power love this peaceful environment,” Station in Island Park. Kramer said. “They’re going to Empire Wind 1 and 2 — sta- be running three high-voltage tions housing the cables that cables right in front of my transfer energy from the wind home.” turbines to land — will be built If the project is ultimate 15 to 30 miles offshore, and 147 approved by the state, the highturbines, each standing 886 feet ContinuEd on pAGE 16
By KEPHERD DANIEl
kdaniel@liherald.com
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Rabbi Eli Goodman, of Chabad of the Beaches, above with Acting City Manager Ron Walsh, said he thinks the grants are ‘vital’ in the ongoing effort to reduce incidents of antisemitism.
Local religious leaders share thoughts on state grants By BRENDAN CARPENTER bcarpenter@liherald.com
The battle against hate and antisemitism has seemed never-ending. There have been hateful words spoken and written across Nassau County, and numerous discoveries of images such as swastikas. There has been graffiti in Seaford parks, remarks at Rockville Centre board meetings and in East Meadow schools, and antisemitic flyers distributed in Rockville Centre, Oceanside and Long Beach. The words and images have been impossible to ignore. To try to mitigate the problem, Gov. Kathy Hochul announced last week, at the Museum
of Jewish Heritage in Manhattan, more than $51 million in grants to strengthen safety and security measures at nonprofit, communitybased organizations that risk being the victims of hate crimes because of their ideology, beliefs or mission. It is the largest amount of money ever made available by the state’s Securing Communities Against Hate Crimes grant program. Created in 2017, the program provides funding for the effort to prevent hate crimes against houses of worship, nonprofit civic centers, cultural museums, day care centers, and other organizations. Rabbi Eli Goodman, of Chabad of the Beaches in Long Beach, said the synagogue ContinuEd on pAGE 11
hey’re going to be running three high-voltage cables right in front of my home.