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Vol. 27 No. 35
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Fitness kept at a distance Malverne, West Hempstead gyms reopen at limited capacity adhere to social distancing regulations. “My name is well known in ngrant@liherald.com, kbloom@liherald.com the community and Nassau Gyms throughout Nassau and County,” Corleone said, “so hopeSuffolk counties, along with the fully they’ll see that I’m a legit rest of the state, were allowed to guy running a legit business.” reopen on Monday, A gym owner for following inspection 16 years, he said that by local authorities, he lost a lot of Gov. Andrew Cuomo money during the announced on Aug. coronavirus lock17. Facilities can down. Corleone said reopen at 33 percent he was fortunate capacity, with face that his landlord coverings required was willing to work at all times and venwith him because he tilation that meets regularly pays his state health guiderent on time. “I feel lines. bad for the business“I only hope that es that weren’t able people start flocking MIcHAEl to handle this meltback to the gym, but coRlEoNE d ow n , ” h e s a i d . I understand that so “Because we’re a Owner, much has changed small business because of the pan- Kayo Boxing where I only have demic,” said only one employee, Michael Corleone, we’re not eligible to the owner of Kayo Boxing in get loans and grants.” West Hempstead. The fact that he is active on Corleone, of Franklin Square, s o c i a l m e d i a , C o r l e o n e said he was in the process of get- explained, helped keep the comting new air filters for his gym, munity informed about his gym. that the facility had already been “The only thing that I can hope sprayed and sanitized, and that for is that the community shops hands-free hand sanitizer dis- locally,” he said. “It’s more pensers had been added. He also spaced out the punching bags to Continued on page 3
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Support in the wake of a tragedy Malverne Boy Scout Troop 240 and Cub Scout Pack 24 held a car wash fundraiser on Aug. 21 to support the family of maritime Capt. Timothy Murray, who died on Aug. 5 after he fell off a ladder while boarding a tanker ship. Story, more photos, Page 4.
Malvernite to create ‘gratitude garden’ for front-line workers By NAkEEM GRANT ngrant@liherald.com
In March, Malvernite Sara Lombardi, of Girl Scout Troop 2600, took a social studies elective at Valley Stream North High School, in which she studied the use of victory gardens during World War II. Lombardi learned that vegetable gardens proliferated around the U.S. at the time to support the increasing number of impoverished families.
That was the inspiration for her Girl Scout Gold Award project. “I kind of drew the parallel between soldiers risking their lives in that war, and front-line health care workers that were out there risking their lives to keep us safe,” Lombardi said, referring to the coronavirus pandemic. Lombardi, 16, decided to raise money for a “gratitude garden” to be planted at St. Francis Hospital in Roslyn, where her moth-
er, Josephine, has worked as cardiothoracic assistant for the past seven years. The garden, which will feature tulips, aims to thank front-line workers for the sacrifices they have made during the pandemic. Donors can also plant a tulip in honor of a friend or family member. Lombardi said that the garden would be planted in the fall, because she was still in the process of collecting donaContinued on page 7
he only thing that I can hope for is that the community shops locally.