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A show for the extra-sensitive Quieter version of ‘Peter Pan’ on tap for L.B. Theatre Guild linaro, who directed the show. “We handed out fidget spinners and earplugs, and had volunThe Long Beach Theatre teers assist them.” The show drew an audience Guild has been staging theatrical performances since 1972. of about 75, and the children Over the years it has produced responded positively. So there more than 100 musicals, plays will be another sensory-friendly performance of the compaand murder mysteries. ny’s new producL a s t ye a r t h e tion this month. organization added The guild will presanother genre to its ent “Peter Pan” in repertoire: a sensothe Lindell Elemenry-friendly perfortary School auditomance, intended rium beginning on primarily for chilOct. 28, and the secdren with sensory ond of four perforprocessing issues. mances, on Oct. 29, When the brain at 2 p.m., will be struggles to mansensory-friendly. a g e i n fo r m at i o n And this time, not from the senses, NANCy GAllINARo just children, but such as light and Director adults with sensory sound — a condiissues, have been tion often associated with autism — children may invited as well. A number of group homes be overwhelmed by the nonstop external stimuli of a live per- across Long Island are expected to bring adults with sensory formance. The guild held its first senso- sensitivities to the show. As a result, Gallinaro expects the ry-friendly perfor mance, of “T he Wizard of Oz,” last attendance to be at least double November, with the stage light- that of last year’s special “Oz” ing dimmed and the sound performance. “We will have a full range of dialed down. “Last year, the performance ages, from school-aged children was predominantly for school- to adults,” she said. “These are aged children,” said Nancy GalContinued on page 7
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Homecoming, under the lights Long Beach wide receiver and linebacker Nico Kanganis gave it his all along with his teammates, but the Marines fell to New Hyde Park last Friday. Story, more photos, Page 3.
Equinor still on residents’ minds Long Beach City Hall hosts more public forums By ANGElINA ZINGARIEllo azingariello@liherald.com
Equinor, wind turbines and electrical lines cutting underneath city streets. It’s been on the minds of many in Long Beach over recent months, joining the thoughts of those on both sides of the fence from surrounding communities for more than a year. The $3 billion Empire Wind project from Equinor has caused a number of people living and working near the proposed project to share their opinions very openly — and some of the more prominent have been negative. Those thoughts were brought to the floor at Long Beach City Hall last week as part of public forums led by administrative law judges Ashley
Moreno and Tara Kersey. But so were more details of the project itself, like those shared by Peter Hilerio, a state public service department trial staffer, who detailed the wind energy project, and how it relates to a state process specifically targeting electric projects involving lines of at least 125 kilovolts that span at least one mile, or those of at least 100 kilovolts that stretch more than 10 miles. Empire Wind involves the installation of two 345-kilovolt underwater cables stretching nearly eight miles from wind turbines placed in the coastal waters. Onshore, two additional cables — each nearly two miles long — will connect to a station in Island Park. The project also introduces a new connection, Continued on page 5
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e expanded it this year to group homes and adults.