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Oceanside/Island Park Herald 07-18-2024

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Island Park rallies around Joey Olshwitz therapist at Northwell HealthLIJ Valley Stream, has taken a three-month leave of absence The Island Park community from her job to help care for her is rallying behind resident son. She is also a single mother M a r y O l s h w i t z a f t e r h e r who attends Molloy University 16-year-old son Joey suffered a to earn her dual MBA in healthtraumatic brain injury when he care administration and marwas hit by a car while riding keting. In addition, she has a 14-year-old daughter, Gianna, his bike in Long who is said to be Beach on July 2. devastated by Police said Joey everything that’s was riding his bike happening. to his friend’s house Doctors told from his home in Olshwitz that Joey, Island Park when who is in a cervical just before 7:30 p.m. collar due to the he was struck by a severe whiplash, is car at the intersecrecovering faster tion of Long Beach MARY OLSHwItZ than expected. Ro a d a n d E a s t Joey’s mom Despite the severity Beach Street. Docof his injuries, Joey tors said the teenager suffered severe injuries, has shown remarkable progress, including a fractured skull, including being able to use his whiplash and multiple head phone and passing a speech evaluation test and was diswounds. The driver remained on the charged from the hospital on scene following the accident. Saturday. Doctors said the teenager, The event was deemed an acciwho is a rising junior at Long dent and no charges were filed J o e y w a s i m m e d i a t e l y Beach High School, would rushed to Mount Sinai South require outpatient rehabilitaNassau but was quickly trans- tion. Social media has united ferred to Cohen Children’s Med- friends and even community members in an overwhelming ical Center for advanced care. Mary Olshwitz, 47, who outpouring of support for Joey’s works full-time as a respiratory Continued on page 15

By KEPHERD DANIEL

kdaniel@liherald.com

Daniel Tommasino/Herald

Zach Allen Softball Classic raises $10,000 The second annual Zachary Allen Classic Memorial softball tournament was a hit at Oceanside Park last Sunday. The tournament was organized to memorialize Zachary Allen, the 23-year-old Oceanside resident who died in a car crash in 2023. Story, more photos, Page 3.

Exhibit explores the relaxing world of O’side artist Patricia Southard By JOSEPH D’ALESSANDRO jdalessandro@liherald.com

Retirement has provided an opportunity for some to pursue their passions they had little time for previously — and Oceanside resident Patricia Southard is no exception. An artist who’s perfected her craft over the last 10 years, Southard’s paintings will be on display at the Bellmore Memorial Library throughout the month of July. This marks Southard’s first exhibit, featuring pastel, acrylic and watercolor paintings of her favorite subjects and slice-of-life moments. Southard worked in the recreation department for the Village of Rockville Centre for 45 years. After retiring a decade ago, she began taking part in senior enrichment programs through local

municipalities, which provided a supportive environment that connected her with fellow artists. “I seem to enjoy landscapes, and a lot of things dealing with children from when I worked in Rockville Centre,” Southard said. “I’ve enjoyed doing paintings of children fishing at the beach, or I have a couple of paintings of kids boogieboarding at the beach — my kids used to do that when they were little, and we live right by the water.” Her library exhibit features seaside landscapes, portraits and wildlife — an assortment of relaxing paintings, Southard said. She discovered her love of painting through public art classes, offered by the Town of Hempstead and Village of Lynbrook. “I take a lot of kinds of Hempstead classes — Continued on page 9

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