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Golf outing raises thousands
scout troop honors Flag Day
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NYAW bill passes State Legislature
IsaBElla EsPosITo GEarED up for another scrimmage as the lone female member of the Oceanside Middle School football team.
ers about the impact of this lack of action.” The Merrick-based advocacy On June 11, both the New group Long Island Clean Air, York State Assembly and Senate Water and Soil fought for the bill passed a bill to establish a South through petitions, phone calls, Nassau Water Authority and a emails and rallies spreading North Shore Water Authority awareness and support for the that would replace New York bill. American Water for ratepayers “Obviously, there is a long in the Town of Hempstead and way to go,” said Dave Denenberg, Town of Oyster a co-director of Bay, respectively. LICAWS. “I promThe bill passed ise that none of us the Senate, 63-0, are going to stop and the Assembly, until we cross the 149-0. The measure finish line — clean, now awaits Gov. affordable public Andrew Cuomo’s water for all.” signature. C l a u d i a B o rN YAW P r e s i ecky, also a CAWS dent Lynda DiMenco-director, said na issued this stateshe was excited by ment in response: ClaUDIa BorECky the bill’s passage. “For two years, we “We like this one Co-director, LICAWS have been advocatthe best out of all ing for the eliminathe bills that they tion of the unfair were going back and forth on,” and unjust special franchise tax she said. “It’s a first step, but to provide our customers with we’re still cautiously optimistic. meaningful rate relief, but the We seem to have the political Legislature failed to act. Instead, will this time.” legislation was passed that proAn earlier iteration of the bill vides zero rate relief and con- would have created a single Nasdemns our customers to paying sau County water authority, exorbitant taxes on their water which would have had six combills for years to come. We will continue to educate our customContinued on page 13
By Thomas Carrozza tcarrozza@liherald.com
Courtesy James Esposito
OMS girl joins football team
Lone female player shines on the gridiron By Tom Carrozza tcarrozza@liherald.com
Oceanside Middle School student Isabella Esposito said she is constantly looking for activities to add to her busy schedule. She has been an honor student for her two
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years at the school, but this year she wanted to balance her academics with a sport. Ever in search of a challenge, Esposito tried football as the only female team member. In a year of remote learning requiring Isabella to stare at screens all day, the eighth-
grader was driven to mix things up with her extracurricular activities. So, this spring, she got her first taste of organized football. Covid-19 restrictions made it so that a shortened six-week season entirely comprised Continued on page 15
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e’re still cautiously optimistic. We have the political will this time.