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Five Towns center’s future is in doubt Hill noted that County Executive Bruce Blakeman, who took office a year ago, succeeding The Five Towns Community Laura Curran, was a supporter Center has called of renewing the Lawrence home lease. As of press for 115 years, and time, Blakeman has created many had not responded programs and serto a request for vices to fit the comment. community’s A person with needs. knowledge of the T h e c e n t e r ’s situation, who 50-year lease with spoke to the HerNassau County is ald on the condiset to expire in tion of anonymity, 2024, and the counsaid that when ty was expected to Curran ran for rerenew it. But a election, she request for proposassured the center als issued by the that she would county on Jan. 2 renew the lease. has put the future “After the election, of the center in K. BRENT Hill it’s sort of been jeopardy: The RFP crickets,” the perexecutive director, is seeking people son said. “To add or entities to lease Five Towns insult to injury, the t h e L a w r e n c e Community Center county posted the property and proRFP stating the vide youth-orientcommunity center will not be ed activities and services. there in July of 2024.” “We were led to believe from Hill said that the center’s the current administration that board of directors hopes to meet we were able to come to some with county officials — Blaketype of agreement to continue man specifically — to determine our services,” the center’s exec- whether a deal can be made to utive director, K. Brent Hill, continue providing services to said. Continued on page 11
By HERNESTo GAlDAMEZ hgaldamez@liherald.com
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HiRAl CHAVRE, lEfT, and Ella Cohen Kashi have been named semifinalists in the 2023 Regeneron Science Talent Search.
Hewlett seniors named Regeneron semifinalists By HERNESTo GAlDAMEZ hgaldamez@liherald.com
Hewlett High School seniors Ella Cohen Kashi and Hiral Chavre have been named semifinalists in the prestigious 2023 Regeneron Science Talent Search. “Their accomplishments are a testament to their academic dedication to their field,” Hewlett High Principal Alexandra Greenberg said, “and the high quality of mentoring and education we value at Hewlett-Woodmere School District.” Across the United States, China, Puerto Rico and four other countries, 300 semifinalist
“scholars” were named from a field of 1,949 applicants. Each scholar and school will be awarded $2,000. Forty finalists will be chosen on Jan. 24. The Regeneron program is the nation’s oldest science and math competition for high school seniors, dating back to its start in 1942 as the Westinghouse Science Talent Search. It was known as the Intel Science Talent Search from 1998 through 2016, until Regeneron Pharmaceuticals became the sponsor. Students are chosen based on their academic records and their research skills. In 1991, President George H.W. Bush called the compeContinued on page 17
e were led to believe from the current administration that we were able to come to some type of agreement to continue our services.