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Ready to take the stage? Teens are! Lakeview Public Library to host another Open Mic Night — teens from nearby communities are welcome, Oates said. In the past, the library has Got the itch to act? Want to hosted 15 or more performers, become a star of stage and and an audience of 50 or more. screen, but aren’t quite sure It’s another way the facility is opening up and expanding where to start? T h e L a k e v i e w P u b l i c opportunities for community members to g et Library will host involved. an Open Mic Library DirecNight on Oct. 19, tor Camina at 6 p.m., for aspirRaphaël-Lubin i n g yo u n g p e rsaid that previous formers. The idea events have includis to give teens a ed a poetry slam stage to show and talent show. their talent in just “We encourage about any area of kids to be themt h e p e r fo r m i n g selves,” Raphaëlarts. Lubin said. “What“The goal is to ever talent they provide students have and want to an outlet for their display, whether creativity,” library STuART oATES i t ’s d a n c i n g o r employee Stuart Lakeview Public Library singing, the spoOates, a 2020 graduate of Malverne High School, ken word, whatever, we let said. “It’s catharsis for the feel- them know they have an outlet ings. Adolescence can be a diffi- to express themselves.” Last year, Oates said, a cult time for a young adult. This is a great way for them to group of 7-year-old girls perexpress those feelings in a judg- formed a hit song and drew huge applause from the audiment-free environment.” The Open Mic is open to ence. “They had stayed home those ages 13 to 22, but Oates and practiced in front of their said they allow younger partici- m o m s f o r w e e k s , ” O a t e s pants as well. And performers recalled. “They were adorable.” don’t have to live in Lakeview Continued on page 20
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Eager for the start of school! Students gather with assistant superintendent of education services Vincent Romano for the first day of school at Maurice W. Downing Primary School.
Is Capri Motor Inn really a public nuisance? People want answers By NIColE FoRMISANo nformisano@liherald.com
Many West Hempstead residents say the Capri Motor Inn has been a nuisance for years. At a special board meeting on Aug. 31, the Town of Hempstead began a public hearing to determine whether the motel, on Hempstead Turnpike, fits the legal definition of a public nuisance. If it does, the Town Board may close it for up to a year. Roughly 30 residents and public officials attended the meeting, and expressed their support for the Capri’s closure. “We will not stand for our neighborhood to be overrun by crime and inappropriate businesses,”
Maureen Greenberg, president of the West Hempstead Community Support Association, said. “Shut it down. Keep it shut.” The Capri was closed after an Aug. 7 inspection by the Nassau County fire marshal revealed several safety violations. The closing was independent of the motel’s reputation for criminal activity. But during the hearing, Inspector James Crawford of the Nassau County Police Department revealed that police have had to respond to calls at the property 597 times in just the past two years. In the past year alone, police have made 89 arrests at the motel. Crawford said the arrests have been for attempted murder, assault, gun Continued on page 23
e want (performers) to be as authentic as they can. You got to be honest. If it’s how you feel, it’s how you feel.