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At Central, the salon is open for business cosmetology. It’s not just hair. It’s not just makeup. You need to understand everything that goes Like most high school stu- with it.” dents, these 33 juniors and The goal of the program, seniors from across the district which began more than 40 years rise early for their morning ago, is to prepare a batch of classes, but instead aspiring hairy stylof sitting through ists and beauty speyour average course cialists for the rigsubjects — world ors and realities of history, algebra, the industry. And English literature — after completing they are learning 1,000 hours of workhair coloring, nail ing on Central High enhancement and School’s salon floor, skin care. students are eligible For two and a to take the New half hours every York State Cosmeweekday, in addition tology license exam. to their usual The program coursework, stubegan in Memorial dents like North Junior High School, High senior Krista and then later Modesti are trainmoved to Central, ing in cosmetology, KRiSTA MoDESTi according to district learning the pen- Cosmetology student, cosmetology teacher and-paper fundaKaren Glasgow. mentals of their North High By the time they craft but also earngraduate from high ing hands-on experience at the school with their cosmetology school’s salon. license, students can go straight “We’ve been preparing to to working at a hair salon — or practice on clients our whole start investing in running their junior year for this,” said Modes- own, Glasgow noted. ti. “By the time we’re seniors, we “It’s a great program,” said need to have a full understand- Central Principal Joseph Poming of everything surrounding Continued on page 10
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A piece of history ‘candled’ with care The Pagan-Fletcher Restoration glowed by candlelight during its holiday tour on Dec. 30. Valley Stream residents Maggie and Bob Robar were eager to see the sights.
LIJ Valley Stream hospital brings much-needed holiday joy By BRENDAN CARPENTER bcarpenter@liherald.com
Luz Bove lost her husband, Vincent, to cancer just two months ago. The 54-year-old mother of two wasn’t up to putting up a Christmas tree this year. Her children pushed her and she granted their Christmas wish while trying to make this first holiday season without their dad as normal as possible. She told them the presents would be light this year, because of the circumstances. Little did she know that some-
one would make their holiday brighter. Each year, Northwell Health celebrates National Hispanic Heritage Month from Sept. 15 to Oct. 15. At the most recent celebration, a relationship was forged that will last much longer than a month. It will last a lifetime. Bove has worked for Northwell Health in Manhasset for over a decade, having started as a rehabilitation aide in 2012. She is now a program manager. She was involved with the Hispanic Heritage event while Vincent was in hospice care at home.
Vincent, 54, a longtime cameraman for NBC Sports, was unexpectedly diagnosed with Stage 4 salivary gland cancer in January 2019. He died on Oct. 23, not too long after the event. “One of our fellow leaders for the event wanted to just acknowledge my presence, and appreciate my presence there,” Bove said, “because of the fact that I was currently managing this other whole side of my life at home with my husband, caring for him at home on hospice while also working.” Continued on page 7
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y the time we’re seniors, we need to have a full understanding of everything surrounding cosmetology.