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September 16, 2021
Higher Education ENABLING A BRIGHTER FUTURE
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Vol. 56 No. 38
Island Park hosts Sept. 11 memorial
o’side golf outing honors heroes
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Oceanside goes ‘all-in’ on 9/11 ceremony By Tom Carrozza tcarrozza@liherald.com
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HuNdrEdS of rESIdENTS marched from Oceanside High School to the Schoolhouse Green for the 20th anniversary 9/11 ceremony.
For 20 years after the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks on the World Trade Center, Oceanside has kept its promise to “never forget.” That was evident from the hundreds of residents who marched from Oceanside High School to the Schoolhouse Green to pay tribute to those lost that day. OHS teachers Jason Manning and Todd Nussen planned the day in recent months, but were originally inspired by a trip to the 9/11 Memorial Muse-
um in 2019. Manning said an image of people lined up to donate blood on the day of the attacks in 2001 motivated the pair to go all-in on the 20th anniversary ceremonies. Manning and Nussen also thanked Julia Nappi, a recently retired Oceanside teacher, who helped plan the day’s events. Manning, Nussen and Nappi worked with former Oceanside Fire Department Captain Sean Brennan to put together the parade portion of the day. They also spoke to the responsibility of teaching 9/11 Continued on page 15
MSSN poll shows support for Covid-19 booster vaccine By Tom Carrozza tcarrozza@liherald.com
With Covid-19 booster shots looking likely, Mount Sinai South Nassau hospital in Oceanside recently conducted a poll to gauge interest in the third jab and opinions on mask use in schools. The “Truth in Medicine Poll” found that an overwhelming majority of vaccinated Long
Island and New York City residents said they would get the booster when it is available. At the briefing meeting on Sept. 9, Senior Vice President of Communications Joe Calderone said 600 metro-area residents took part in the poll. Of the vaccinated group, which comprised 84 percent of participants, 75 percent said they would get a vaccine booster shot if one were
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offered. Nine percent said they would not get the booster, and 16 percent said they were unsure. Dr. Aaron Glatt, MSSN’s chairman of medicine, said new studies have shown that the third shot could help people with underlying health conditions develop a stronger immune response to the virus. “If we had this infor mation, which we
didn’t have when the vaccines first came out, we’d actually recommend that these people take three doses right away,” Glatt said on Sept. 9. Dr. Adhi Sharma, MSSN’s new president, was heartened by the 75 percent figure, as a Mount Sinai poll last October indicated that more than 50 percent of Continued on page 11