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HERALD West Hempstead carnival fun!
Celebrating end of school year
Historic winner at Belmont Stakes
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Vol. 30 No. 25
JUNE 15 - 21, 2023
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Wildfire smoke casts pall over Long Island advisories came as no shock to residents who were experiencing a yellow, smoke-scented world. The thick yellow haze that It “smelled like a campfire I descended on Long Island last couldn’t escape from,” one Faceweek was more than a natural book user commented to the sepia-toned filter — the unnerv- Lynbrook Herald. “Amber skies, ingly post-apocalypand fire pit smell tic scene brought everywhere,” wrote with it some serious another. health concerns. The Air Quality The blanket of Index, created by the smoke that blocked Environmental Proout the sun on June tection Agency, mea7 was a result of a sures the level of sooner-than-typical pollutants in the air start to what is proand the resulting jected to be Canada’s health concern. Senworst wildfire seasitive groups — chilson ever. The result- BaSil SEggoS dren, seniors, preging smoke plume n a n t wo m e n , o r Commissioner, was like nothing those with heart or New York state had Department of lung conditions — ever seen, according Environmental should be mindful of to officials from the Conservation AQI ratings of over Department of Envi100, and everyone, ronmental Conserregardless of health, vation. should be careful when ratings “It’s certainly the worst in rise above 150. Places in Nassau memory, by far,” DEC Commis- County saw ratings of over 300 sioner Basil Seggos said of the during the June 7 peak of bad air quality at a June 7 news con- air. New York City had a rating ference. “It certainly is unprece- of 484, briefly making it the most dented.” polluted city on earth. Long Island, like most of New “If you’ve been looking out York, received health advisories the window the last couple of regarding degraded air quality days, you can see the effects of every day from June 5 to 9. The Continued on page 4
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CHildrEN aNd parENtS had fun in the family kickball game honoring the men of Lakeview.
Kicking off a celebration
Community members honored as role models By NiColE ForMiSaNo nformisano@liherald.com
The Lakeview community was treated to a fun-filled day of games, snacks and music on June 3 during a special event to honor its men. The Lakeview Civic Association hosted a family kickball event to pay homage to four men in particular — Lorenzo Jenkins, Charles Nanton, Tyrell Wilson and Frederick Brewington — honoring them for going above and beyond as role models for the kids of Lakeview and Malverne. In a show of community
together ness, the Harold Walker Park Ball Field was packed with everyone from babies in strollers to grandparents cheering from the bleachers. People enjoyed a food tr uck, snacks and T-shirts, and when the kids weren’t kicking or chasing the ball, they were dancing to music from a DJ. Aisha Demosthenes, cofounder of the Lakeview Civic Association, said the event was held to recognize the men in the community. “We felt it was important to just pour into the men of Lakeview because, honestly,
Black men get bad rep,” Demosthenes said. “So we wanted to make sure that our men here in Lakeview understand that they are loved, they are appreciated, and we see them and acknowledge them. “And it’s good for our young people to see it as well, so that they can aspire to that,” she added. With the amount of time and dedication the four honorees have given to their community, local kids have much to aspire to, community officials said. Nanton, 92, has been a leadContinued on page 4
t’s certainly the worst in memory by far. It certainly is unprecedented.