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NOVEMBER 19 - 25, 2020
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‘Just trying to survive’ Businesses enter next Covid-19 phase with more restrictions had climbed to 3.4 percent, up from 0.8 percent over the summer. With new coronavirus cases As of Monday, Valley Stream and hospitalizations inching up had seen 128 additional coronaviacross New York state, including rus cases since Oct. 30, according in Nassau County, Gov. Andrew to the county Department of Cuomo announced on Nov. 11 Health. new restrictions on businesses “We’re just trying to survive,” with liquor licenses said Kevin Labeck, and social gatherco-owner of Charlie ings that are intendMeaney’s, a sports ed to slow the spread bar and grill on Cenof the disease. tral Avenue. His Valley Stream’s establishment, like already battered bar many bars and resand restaurant owntaurants, has strugers say they are gled amid the coromeeting the governavirus crisis, but nor’s new restriche acknowledged tions with quiet resthat with life-orignation, and people KEViN laBECK death stakes, sacrio f f e r e d m i x e d Co-owner, fices are necessary. reviews of the plan Charlie Meaney’s “For business, it’s to limit social gathbrutal, but we also erings. u n d e r s t a n d t h at Starting Nov. 13, all business- we’re in the middle of a pandemes with State Liquor Authority ic,” he said. licenses were required to close at The governor’s most recent 10 p.m. And with Thanksgiving order, however, was still a blow now less than a week away, for Charlie Meaney’s. The bar indoor and outdoor gatherings had closed for more than three are limited to a maximum of 10 months at the start of the panpeople. demic, and stayed afloat because Cuomo’s announcement came patrons ordered takeout, which only a day after County Execu- Labeck was thankful for. “Anytive Laura Curran reported that Nassau’s Covid-19 positivity rate Continued on page 5
By PEtER BElfiORE pbelfiore@Liherald.com
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CaSSaNdRa BaRRy, 4, let her flag fly high during Valley Stream’s Veterans Day ceremony on the Village Green.
Honoring heroes’ sacrifices Valley Stream celebrates Veterans Day By PEtER BElfiORE pbelfiore@liherald.com
The threads of history converged on Nov. 11 in Valley Stream and across the country. As the coronavirus pandemic entered a new, dangerous stage, Valley Streamers gathered to mark Veterans Day, or Armistice Day as it was known when it was established in 1919, as the Spanish flu ravaged the world population. The day recognizing the
nation’s military veterans took on added significance this year, because it was the first Veterans Day since the 75th anniversary of the end of World War II on Sept. 8. In Valley Stream, more than two dozen residents, along with firefighters and members of the American Legion, Veterans of Foreign Wars and Scouts BSA, gathered at the Village Green band shell for a simple ceremony, albeit replete with World War II-era Jeeps and a
Humvee, along with accompanying war re-enactors. Valley Streamer Danny Pough, attending with his 9-year-old grandson Everest, said he wanted to show him some of America’s military history. As an Army veteran who served at end of the Vietnam War, Pough never saw combat, with the United States announcing it was pulling out of the country while he was Continued on page 11
nything to get a couple of bucks in here to keep the lights on.