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Vol. 98 No. 33
AUGUST 12 - 18, 2021
Building plans anger residents They cite potential traffic increase with proposed Pearsall Project have a modern design by using eco-friendly materials.” The buildings’ amenities More than 150 Five Towns res- would include a pool, a gym, a idents gathered at an Aug. 4 spa, office space and a coffee meeting of the Cedarhurst vil- shop, as well as barbecue areas, a lage board in the Lawrence High water feature and gardens. Most School cafeteria to voice their of the parking would be in an opposition to a proposed develop- underground garage. ment that would “Anyone who has bring three large been down Pearsall residential buildings Avenue of late, I to an area off Rockathink would agree way Turnpike and it’s unsightly and Pearsall Avenue, in somewhat neglectCedarhurst, where ed,” said William there are currently Vaneso, the head several vacant lots, engineer for the an abandoned wareproject, proposed by house, retail and Pearsall Rock, a smaller residential Uniondale developer. buildings. “I think we can all The meeting was agree it is an area originally scheduled RAmoN lYoNS that needs to have a for Cedarhurst Vil- Cedarhurst redevelopment.” lage Hall, but was T h e b o a rd a l moved to accommolowed residents to date a larger crowd as word address the proposed project. spread about the proposed con- One, Arthur Lavitt, said he had struction. lived in Cedarhurst for nearly 30 “The Pearsall project propos- years, and that he believed trafal intends to build three individ- fic in the area would worsen if ual buildings with a total of 112 the project were approved. “The residential co-op and rental firemen and emergency vehicles units,” said Daniel Hyman, one that need to get up and down of the development’s engineer- Cedarhurst Avenue and Rockaing architects. “The buildings will be four stories high and Continued on page 15
By DANiel RoBeRTSoN drobertson@liherald.com
Courtesy Mount Sinai South Nassau
A sporting gesture Hewlett High School football player Spencer Smith received the 5,000th vaccine administered by the Mount Sinai South Nassau Vaxmobile, from nurse practitioner Amber Vitale outside Hempstead Town Hall on last Friday, as Town Clerk Kate Murray looked on. The Vaxmobile is supported by federal funding, administered by the Town of Hempstead.
Celebrating community, and Pete Sobol, at Inwood Day By JeFFReY BeSSeN jbessen@liherald.com
Three residents who have lived in Inwood for a collective 59 years have joined forces to organize the eighth annual celebration of the Town of Hempstead hamlet. This year the event is dedicated to a longtime advocate of the community that was once known as Near Rockaway and
Westerville. Inwood Day will take place this Sunday from 2 to 4 p.m. at the Five Towns Community Center, at 270 Lawrence Ave. in Lawrence. The afternoon of family fun will include arts and crafts, games, food, music and prize raffles. There will be soccer games on the Sadie E. Scott Recreation Field outside the community
center, 3-on-3 basketball in the gym, pool and Ping-Pong in the game room and Zumba dancing outside, as well as obstacle courses and a bouncy attraction for children, and a deejay. Backpacks and school supplies will be distributed as well. “Inwood Day is an amazing time for our community to come together and celebrate the comContinued on page 19
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his will not rectify the issue of traffic and congestion — it will compound it.