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Lynbrook grads named All-Americans scored 46 goals this season and had 14 assists, boosting her career totals up to 127 goals and Lynbrook High School gradu- 49 assists. Sara Curley, another threeates and lacrosse players Mimi Berkowitz, Sara Curley and Jake time All-County player, had 47 Lunati have earned the highest goals and 38 assists this season. honor for athletes in the spring Over the past four years, she has season — the All-American scored 131 goals and had 83 award. A Lynbrook assists, a whopping l a c ro s s e p l aye r 214 career points. hasn’t won the covAll three players eted award since credit their support Molly Carter did so systems for their in 2017. This year, success. Berkowitz Lynbrook has an and Curley both said astounding three they couldn’t have honorees. reached their level The All-American of success without award is given only their coach, Vinny to the most outstandTetro, who is retiring athletes — but for ing this year. Lunati these three players, said he wouldn’t outstanding is an JAkE lUNAtI have gotten where he understatement. is today if not for the Academic A goalie, Lunati All-American support from his had 234 saves this parents, coaches, season, bringing his teachers and friends. career total to 311. He Berkowitz, Curley maintained an impressive 63 per- and Lunati have each had excepcent save average over the course tional lacrosse careers. While of his career, and earned the dis- each has learned their own lestinction of Academic All-Ameri- sons from the sport, they all can for his excellence in the agree on one thing — lacrosse classroom as well. has given them the tools to sucBerkowitz, who is also an Aca- ceed on the field, in the classdemic All-American, is a three- room and far beyond. time All-County honoree who CoNtiNued oN pAge 10
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Seth Koslow, of Merrick, who is running for the County Legislature, was one of many members of the public who wanted answers from the South Nassau Water Authority.
South Nassau Water Authority holds first public meeting By NIColE FoRMISANo nformisano@liherald.com
The atmosphere was tense in the meeting room the Lynbrook Public Library on July 11 as dozens of South Shore residents gathered for a public meeting of the South Nassau Water Authority — the first since its creation in November 2021. “I don’t anticipate a very congenial meeting tonight,” Seth Koslow, who is running for county legislator, said. “I think people are going to be upset and loud.” Koslow was right. The meeting began with John Reinhardt, the authority’s temporary president, offering an overview of the timeline for its acquisition of Liberty Water, which pro-
vides water to most of Nassau County and is proposing a rate hike of up to 42 percent in some areas. In March 2022, Town of Hempstead Supervisor Don Clavin promised the authority $500,000 in funding so it could move forward with acquiring Liberty’s assets. That May, the authority completed the first step in a fourstep process for the takeover outlined by the state Public Service Commission, sending an introductory letter to Liberty Water to make it aware of the authority’s intent to acquire those assets. Over the following weeks, Liberty provided enough information to the authority to begin the valuation process. Last week’s meeting continued with Bill CoNtiNued oN pAge 3
t felt great that all the hard work, both in the classroom and on the field, paid off