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New chapter begins for RVC chamber “It’s fun to get outside of your own business and be a part of creating other fun Lisa Umansky was sworn in activities for the community as as the new president of the a whole,” Umansky said. “It’s Rockville Centre Chamber of how you give a big town a Commerce on Jan. small-town feel.” 26, at a meeting at She said she MacArthur Park. wanted to prioriUmansky, owner of tize making every the Polka Dot new business feel Pound Cake bakery, like a part of the on Long Beach community as Ro a d , s u c c e e d s quickly as possible. B r i a n C r o u t i e r, Umansky creditwho was president ed Croutier with since 2019. rallying businesses Nine years after and helping them she joined the a d ap t by a d d i n g chamber, Umansky things like curbsaid she was ready s i d e p i ck u p a n d to lead it during obtaining personal the continuing panprotective equipdemic, which has ment at the height presented many of the pandemic. challenges to local LISA UMANSKY He helped guide the businesses. chamber through President, Among t h e RVC Chamber one of the most things she is most chaotic periods in e x c i t e d a b o u t , of Commerce recent memory, as Umansky said, are businesses tried to the local events the chamber adapt to regulations necessitattakes part in, including Play- ed by the spread of Covid-19. ing on the Porch, which fea- That the village weathered the tures local musicians, and the storm over his three years was S n o w m a n H u n t , w h i c h evidenced by the number of involves many of the village’s ribbon cuttings for new busismall businesses. CONTINUED ON PAGE 17
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ROCKVILLE CENTRE NATIVE Dane Kasschau died on Jan. 25 at age 39, after nine months with colorectal cancer. In his memory, his family and wife, Elaine “Lissy” Kasschau, have created a foundation to urge people to get tested for cancer early and often.
‘He was a warrior’
RVC native dies of colorectal cancer at 39 By MIKE SMOLLINS msmollins@liherald.com
Wherever he went, Dane Kasschau usually flashed a beaming smile. “His smile was a signature,” recalled his sister, Paige. “Regardless of what the situation was, Dane was always just beaming ear to ear with this gorgeous smile.” Kasschau died on Jan. 25, at age 39, after a nine-month battle with Stage 4 colorectal cancer, but his family members
said the impact he left on the community and those close to him will have a lasting effect. Kasschau was born on Jan. 14, 1983, the third of four children of James and Eileen Kasschau. He had two older brothers, Jared and Brant, and Paige was the youngest. He grew up in Rockville Centre and attended South Side High School, where he became a captain of the varsity lacrosse team and graduated in 2001.
He played lacrosse and earned a marketing degree at Lehigh University, and got a master’s in taxation from Baruch College. After working in sales at two start-ups, he became a senior sales manager in appliance sales and strategy at Yahoo until his branch of the company was bought out by Verizon and he began working for the communications company. CONTINUED ON PAGE 14
t’s fun to get outside of your own business and be a part of creating other fun activities for the community as a whole.