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Businesses react to state mask mandate staff has always been our top priority and will continue to be so.” Masks are once again The governor’s decision came required in all indoor public just days after the emergence of places in New York unless an the omicron variant in the state, establishment requires proof of along with a predicted winter full vaccination against the coro- surge of Covid-19 cases and hosnavirus, Gov. Kathy pitalizations stateHochul said on Dec. wide, threatening a 10. The mandate will hospital bed shortremain in place age like the one sufuntil Jan. 15, when fered last year at this Hochul said she will time. take another look at Although the perwhere New York c e n t a g e o f N ew stands and adapt the Yorkers fully vaccimandate to the cirnated continues to cumstances. increase, that rise T he owner of “is not fast enough Connolly Station in to completely curb Malver ne, Ger ry the spread of the Hughes, said he is virus, particularly taking business deci- MIKE SOFIKITIS among communities sions related to the Owner, with low vaccinapandemic day by tion coverage,” the Lake Park Deli day, but in the meanstate said in a time, he is following release on Dec. 10. guidelines issued by the state Since Thanksgiving, the stateand the Centers for Disease Con- wide seven-day average case rate trol and Prevention. has increased by 43 percent and “In accordance with new hospitalizations have increased guidelines . . . we are kindly ask- by 29 percent. ing our customers to please wear Last year on Long Island, a face mask while not eating or Covid-19 hospitalizations rose drinking,” the pub posted on its rapidly between Thanksgiving Facebook page. “The health and and mid-January, reaching a safety of our customers and CONTINUED ON PAGE 16
By ANNEMARIE DURKIN adurkin@liherald.com
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Courtesy Eastern New York Youth Soccer Association
THE OUTREACH PROGRAM for Soccer, a community-based program for children with physical and/or intellectual challenges, was founded by the Lee family of West Hempstead.
W.H. soccer named state Club of the Month By ROBERT TRAVERSO rtraverso@liherald.com
T h e We s t H e m p s t e a d Chiefs Soccer Club was named December Club of the Month by the Eastern New York Youth Soccer Association for its “vibrant intramural and TOPSoccer Program,” a statement released by the ENYSA said. “West Hempstead is a very diverse and tight-knit community. Our high school-level trainers attend our schools as
well as some private schools. We truly believe in giving back so all of our board members and coaches are volunteers,” said the co-president of the club, Loraine Magaraci, in the statement about the West Hempstead soccer program. The club, established in 1978, was first run by Wes and Meg Westfal, who were succeeded by Jeff and Dani Oakden. Today, the organization is led by co-presidents John DeCristoforo and Loraine
Magaraci. The West Hempstead club currently features 130 travel team players as well as 154 intramural players, including DiCristoforo’s son, Kevin DeCristoforo, who is an AllCounty soccer player and three-year starter at West Hempstead High School. The West Hempstead Soccer Club was also chosen for the award because of the community’s TOPSoccer proCONTINUED ON PAGE 16
he growing Covid numbers, I fear, will certainly impact us negatively going forward.