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Vol. 98 No. 38
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SEPTEMBER 16 - 22, 2021
Remembering, 20 years later Nearly 300 commemorate Sept. 11 in Cedarhurst Park nearly 300 people, according to village officials, was led by Cedarhurst Mayor Benjamin There were words of remem- Weinstock, who called for the brance, words of anger and continued remembrance and words of apprecieducation of a ation at the 20th day that is paina n n u a l C e d a rful to recall but hurst 9/11 memowhose wrenching rial ceremony at memories need to Andrew J. Parise be passed on to Cedarhurst Park those who did not last Sunday. experience it. On Se pt. 11, Lawrence-Ce2001, four hidarhurst Amerijacked jets took can Legion Post down the twin 330 members led a t owe r s o f t h e color guard that Word Trade Cenincluded memter, rammed into bers of the Lawthe Pentagon and rence-Cedarhurst crashed in a field Fire Department. in Shanksville, There were musiPa., taking 2,997 cal performances Jeffrey Bessen/Herald lives in total. by Lawrence High coRiNNE STRoM, Seven resiSchool students, dents who lived in daugHTER of 9/11 victim led by the disthe Five Towns or Kevin O’Rourke, recalled trict’s director of nearby communi- how her father has been music, Pam Galloties died in the remembered by the Five pini. Sivan Laniaat t a ck s at t h e Towns. do, Ste phanie World Trade CenLopez and Leslie ter: Thomas E. Melendez Melgar Jurgens, Neil Levin, Kevin sang under the direction of O’Rourke, Bettina Browne Rad- Shelly Goldman. Didier Gordillo, burn, Joseph Rivelli Jr., Howard Audrey Michlig, Xian Scott, Selwyn and Ira Zaslow. The ceremony, attended by Continued on page 12
By JEFFREY BESSEN jbessen@liherald.com
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HEwlETT HigH ScHool graduates Max Seibald, left, Eytan Saperstein and Steve DeNapoli at a combined Hewlett, Israel national team and New York Lizards lacrosse clinic at the school in 2014.
Two for Hewlett Hall of Fame Steve DeNapoli, Kerry Welch to be honored By liSa MaRgaRia lmargaria@liherald.com
Two former Hewlett High School athletes who made their mark in two sports will be inducted into the school’s Athletic Hall of Fame at a ceremony before the Bulldogs’ Homecoming game against Valley Stream North on Saturday. Steve DeNapoli, a 2007 graduate, was a three-sport athlete at the high school, and
will be honored for his achievements in lacrosse — especially in his senior season, when he set school records for goals and assists that earned him All-American status. He also played football and ran track in the winter. Kerry Welch, who graduated in 1987, was a pioneer at Hewlett High, as her moxie helped persuade the HewlettWoodmere School District to establish a girls’ soccer pro-
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gram. Her research found that the district was in violation of the federal Title IX requirements, which prohibit discrimination and denial of the benefits of any education program or activity funded by federal money. “We are very excited to honor two deserving alumni into our Athletic Hall of Fame,” said David Viegas, the district’s director of health, Continued on page 14