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CoMMuNItY uPDAtE Infections as of Dec. 3, 2020
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DECEMBER 17- 23, 2020
Vol. 27 No. 51
Supporting the ‘underserved’ Mothers of Malverne partner with the Malverne Library said, the pandemic has been challenging for the group. Members usually host an annual For more than 40 years, the Christmas party, but this year it Mothers of Malver ne have was canceled. Instead, the mothhelped connect local mothers in ers decided to take up a charitathe village to share the experi- ble cause by selling coffee mugs, ences of motherwine tumblers and hood. As the coronaprotective masks. virus pandemic has The group raised persisted, the MOMs $200, and donated it sought to use it as an to the Friends of the opportunity to show Malver ne Public people that they are Library. much more than “We had a few mothers who schedideas on where to ule play dates. donate the money,” The group has Correa said, “but we spent more time in decided to go with recent months focusthe library because ing on community we feel like it’s a work and supporting JEANNINE very underserved local charities such and unknown place CoRREA as Bethany House, a to give money to. nonprofit that aids Mothers of You always think of homeless families in Malverne places like a soup Nassau County, helpkitchen. Most moms ing to collect clothes take their kids to the library, so and other items once a month. it’s kind of worked out really “We just want to find ways to well.” raise awareness about our Correa said that the support group,” said MOMs board mem- from the community was unexber Jeannine Correa. “We want pected, considering the struggles to let people know that we’re that may have had this year. “I around and that we’re doing feel like everybody has kind of whatever we can to give back.” been getting antsy and have As has been the case with many organizations, Correa Continued on page 4
BY NAkEEM GRANt ngrant@liherald.com
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Giving the big man their requests The Heine sisters, from left, Fiona, Scarlet and Gwen, told Santa Claus what they wanted for Christmas at Malverne’s Crossroads Farm during its holiday fair last Saturday. More photos, Page 15.
Helping local families grieve West Hempstead’s Barnes-Sorrentino Funeral Home is honored in HSBC’s Small Business Spotlight BY NAkEEM GRANt ngrant@liherald.com
Barnes-Sorrentino Funeral Home owner Frederic Sorrentino said that in the business’s 58-year history in West Hempstead, nothing was quite as “treacherous” as the months of March, April and May, as the pandemic reached its peak.
“People were really at the end of their rope, because they didn’t know where to reach out to,” Sorrentino recalled. “We were getting calls from Queens, Brooklyn and all over the tristate area from people who were just asking for help.” At one point, he said, BarnesSorrentino had to turn families away, because many cemeteries
and crematories were backed up for weeks. And many people could not attend funerals, Sorrentino recounted, because of the state’s health and safety restrictions. Distraught by the heartache that many families experienced, he decided to waive fees for private viewings, and offered disContinued on page 9
e just want to find ways to raise awareness about our group.