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Villages help those in need at Thanksgiving just that we want people to know that we care and that they’re not alone,” Barbara said. “The whole For the 11th straight year, point of the dinner is communiBarbara and Doug Herrmann ty and people gathering together and a team of volunteers will be and being able to sit people at busy on Thanksgivdifferent tables, but ing morning, prenow we can’t do paring and cooking that because of the food for those in pandemic, so we’re need. going to do this Typically, the instead. We’ve gotHerrmanns orgaten a great nize an in-person response.” Thanksgiving Day She added that meal at Bethany about a dozen volCongregational unteers will help Church for commuprepare the meals nity members in and deliver them to need of friendship homes, and more and fellowship on than 60 people have the holiday. For the already requested second year in a meals for the holirow, however, they day, which is an will prepare and BARBARA uptick from the 25 pack meals for that they delivered delivery to resi- HERRMANN last year. Because dents in Lynbrook, East Rockaway of the small space E a s t Ro c k aw ay, in the church, the Oceanside, Rockvolunteers will preville Centre and Franklin pare the turkeys at their homes Square because of the Covid-19 and bring them to Bethany, pandemic. Meals will also be where Barbara and her family available for pickup and takeout will prepare the sides and desat the church, at 100 Main St., on serts for delivery from 1 to 3 p.m. Thanksgiving Day, which wasn’t The Rev. Mark Lukens said he an option last year. “The most important part is CONTINUED ON PAGE 10
By MIKE SMOLLINS msmollins@liherald.com
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Bond update is approved Voters in the East Rockaway School District on Monday night approved updated projects that will be funded by a $27.7 million bond that passed in 2019. Above, the new artificial-turf field that was constructed after the bond initially passed. Story, more photos, Page 2.
Chambers council honors two Lynbrook business owners By MIKE SMOLLINS msmollins@liherald.com
Two Lynbrook businessmen were recognized recently by the Nassau Council of Chambers of Commerce for their contributions to the village. Kyung Wan Ryu, the owner of Ryu’s Martial Arts, at 309 Sunrise Highway, and Joseph Carusone, the owner of Vincent’s Pizza, at 14 Atlantic Ave., were each honored at a breakfast Oct. 29.
Ryu, a native of Gimje, South Korea, has taught tae kwon do to students of all ages in Lynbrook for almost 22 years and is a grandmaster and seventh-degree black belt in the martial art and a fourth-degree black belt in kumdo. “Grandmaster Ryu was very honored for the chamber to recognize his contributions to Lynbrook over the past 22 years,” his wife, Kim Ryu, said on his behalf, because English is his second lan-
guage. Ryu’s opened in the village in October 1999, and before that, Ryu ran a tae kwon do school in Lynbrook until 1997, which was the first such school in the village. In addition to teaching students respect, perseverance, humility, self-control and honesty, Ryu has also been active in the community in other ways. His CONTINUED ON PAGE 9
t’s a great feeling because Bethany, for a small church, a small congregation, we really put a lot of effort into helping others.