Malverne/West Hempstead Herald 07-21-2022

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Mental Health VOL. 29 NO. 30

JULY 21 - 27, 2022

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Shakespeare at the farm ‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream’ gets revamped By KYLE CHIN kchin@liherald.com

Kyle Chin/Herald

ASH BOONE AS Bottom, JonLuc Thompson as Quince, Amy Coonan as Snout, David Coonan as Flute, and Kelly Neary as Snug all performed at Crossroads Farm’s Fairie Garden.

Malverne Community Theatre made a triumphant return to in-person performance, staging William Shakespeare’s comedy, “A Midsummer Night’s Dream,” at Crossroads Farm on July 9. The event also featured fresh food, locally brewed drinks and plenty of laughs. Returning for the first time to live shows, the theater company has a storied history. “We’ve been doing shows here on and off for 10 years,” said David Coonan, the company’s director and Malverne native. “This is actually the 10th anniversary of when the company was refounded. I started it back up again after 40-something years of being dormant.” CONTINUED ON PAGE 5

West Hempstead student named a diabetes scholar By KYLE CHIN kchin@liherald.com

West Hempstead student Adin Moskowitz has used his own experience as motivation for success. Living with Type 1 diabetes, he has made the most of his knowledge of electronics and engineering with projects that may make it easier for him and others to manage their condition. That work recently secured him a scholarship. A recent graduate of the Hebrew Academy of Nassau County, Moskowitz was diagnosed with Type 1, or juvenile diabetes, at age 15, near the end

of ninth grade. According to the Mayo Clinic, Type 1 diabetes diagnoses are concentrated in two peaks, the first between ages 4 and 7 and the second between 10 and 14. Adin’s diagnosis came late. “It came as a shock,” said Moskowitz, who’s now 18. “Diabetes wasn’t in my family or anything, so we weren’t really expecting it. It was a big change to adjust to. I had to go to meetings to learn about dealing with diabetes, and adjusting to it. There was a lot of stuff I can’t control, but I realized what I can control is how I respond.” Rather than let his diagnosis

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graduate, Hebrew Academy of Nassau County discourage him, Moskowitz used it as a motivator. “I wasn’t always sure how to respond,” he said, “but I always took it as motivation to try and succeed.” In particular, he has focused his interest in electronics on diabetes-related problems. “I like to

tinker with electronics and code on my own time,” he said. “I’ve been hoping to use that interest in solving prevalent problems in the diabetes community.” One such project was connecting a glucose monitor to a digital screen. “It can be hard to check your blood sugar,” Moskowitz explained. “Even with a continuous glucose monitor, it can be

tough to always check, so I started figuring out how to connect it to a screen over Wifi. Through research and trouble-shooting, I was able to connect it around the end of 10th grade. It’s worked great, and I’ve been trying to make improvements since then.” Re c e n t ly h e h a s a l s o researched alternate ways of CONTINUED ON PAGE 9


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