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Town denies assisted living facility plan same time a little sad that OJC may not be able to remain in the community,” Lipton said. “But Whether it was because of there are other options.” traffic, environmental, parking Marc Weissman, an attorney or other concerns, many com- who lives in Oceanside and advomunity members said they cated against the sale, said resibreathed a sigh of dents were open to relief when the the OJC developing Hempstead Town the land, but would Board voted on have preferred oneMarch 9 against a family homes to be proposed three-stobuilt there. He said ry, 119-room assistthe area was ed-living facility at already often the site of the snarled with traffic Oceanside Jewish without such a Center. facility, and noted “We were very that the homes happy,” said Joyce MARty SALzBeRg within 25 feet of Lipton, who lives Oceanside the planned facility near where the prowould have had a posed facility three-story buildwould have been built. “The ing in their backyards. neighbors were very happy.” After the vote, Weissman Charles Weinraub, a real expressed satisf action. “I estate investor, planned to pur- thought that the residents of chase 24,000 square feet of the Oceanside were heard,” he said. 40,000-square-foot property from Many residents said they the OJC, which has struggled were frustrated that OJC adminwith declining membership for istrators did not communicate years and had sought to ease the their plans for the sale with the burden with the sale. Weinraub surrounding community. Calls to planned to build the facility on the OJC requesting comment the property, but after dozens of were not returned at press time. residents opposed it, the board Weinraub also did not return denied the project, 7-0. “I was thrilled and at the Continued on page 8
By MIke SMoLLINS msmollins@liherald.com
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If they came in with a rightsized project, the community would support it.
Courtesy Debbie Cino
oCeANSIDe ReSIDeNt DeBBIe Cino, far left, her daughter, Alexis, and her brother, Joe Cino, manage three sharing tables, and invite anyone facing hardships to take what they need.
A community of caring
O’side sharing tables help those in need By MIke SMoLLINS msmollins@liherald.com
Every day when Debbie Cino comes home from work, there are several boxes waiting outside her Oceanside house. They represent a community of caring: Dozens of residents have come together to help stock the “sharing tables” outside her home, on which food, toiletries, diapers and other items are available to those in search of help. “It’s really for whoever is
in need,” Cino said. “The motto of the sharing table is take what you need and leave what you can, if you can.” Cino got involved in the effort after her brother, Joe Cino, learned about the sharing table movement sweeping the country and wanted to start his own. Joe, who lives in Massapequa and owns Cino Hot Bagels in Oceanside, called his sister about creating a table, and she offered to put one out at her house. Nearly two months ago, they
started soliciting donations on social media and through Joe’s business, and the next thing they knew, community members had donated 23 boxes of supplies on the first day of the collection. Dozens upon dozens of boxes made their way to Debbie’s doorstep in the ensuing days. So she set up a tent in her driveway at 314 Bedell St., under which three tables are set up — two for food, one for toiletries and other items — Continued on page 8