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A ‘win-win’ for everyone Malverne chamber launches project to aid local businesses services that we have in town,” she said. “This particular project is allowing us to marry art and With many businesses are merchants, and it’s promoting still coping with the adverse the businesses at no cost to them effects of the coronavirus pan- as a value for chamber memdemic, the Malverne Chamber bers.” of Commerce has sought to find Casini added that the project creative ways to support mer- also serves as an alternative to chants in the village. The chamthe chamber’s annuber hopes to aid al Art Walk, which businesses with a usually takes place photography project in June, but was canthat it launched last celed this year. The month. Art Walk features “All of the phothe work of artists tographers are volfrom across Long unteering their time Island, ranging from to support the comphotos to sculptures, munity and the busipaintings and pencil nesses that were kEVIN d r aw i n g s. “ I t ’s interested,” said mcPaRTlaNd turned into a winMaria Casini, the win for all,” she said Malverne chamber’s vice presof the photographic ident. undertaking. The chamber paired local T h e c h a m b e r, C a s i n i photographers with businesses explained, got the idea from Malin the community to take photos vernite Kevin McPartland, an of each business, which will be amateur photographer who had shared via social media and hoped to take part in the Art print advertising to help pro- Walk. An avid fan of art and mote the chamber’s goal of shop- photography, McPartland moved ping locally. In addition, Casini from New York City to Malverne said she hoped the project could in 2017, and took part in the Art also help local photographers Walk in 2018 and 2019. showcase their work. “I was kind of personally “We want to be able to remind people of the great shops and Continued on page 3
By NakEEm GRaNT ngrant@liherald.com
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Courtesy Malverne School District
HoWaRd T. HERBER Middle School Daniel Nehlsen checked the temperatures of each student who returned to school on Sept. 10.
Safety remains top priority in Malverne, W.H. schools By NakEEm GRaNT ngrant@liherald.com
With new health and safety protocols in place, students and teachers in Malverne and West Hempstead are still adjusting to virtual and distanced learning. One month into the new school year, district leaders say they have been pleased to see that students have shown a strong interest in learning, whether it’s remote or in person. “I understand and agree
that learning is different,” West Hempstead Schools Superintendent Dan Rehman said in a weekly update via YouTube last Friday. “I must say that as I walk the halls and buildings daily, I’m seeing both at home and in school, [our] students are engaged in the learning process.” West Hempstead district buildings have reopened to inperson instruction, with strict distancing guidelines in place. The district divided students in all grades into two
groups, and the two halves of the student body have followed a hybrid schedule, alternating between in-person and virtual class time every other day. There have been no reported cases of Covid-19 in the district, according to Rehman. “Our first priority has always been safety,” he said. “Obviously, there has been a heightened sense of safety because of the pandemic. Continued on page 3
hope this continues to put Malverne on the map.