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HERALD April 4, 2024
Vol. 72 No. 15
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A horror classic comes to life Wantagh Drama Club set to perform ‘Jekyll and Hyde’ musical next week iconic gothic horror novella by Robert Louis Stevenson, is rarely performed in schools, A gloomy London fog will Davis said. The songs, she roll through Wantagh next explained, are vocally demandweek, when the high school ing, requiring the performers Drama Club presents a fright- to hit unusually high pitches. eningly entertaining musical To help with rehearsals, underperfor mance of studies were cast “Jekyll and Hyde.” for all the lead The show will roles. take place in the While the show s c h o o l ’s t h e a t e r is difficult to perApril 12-14, when for m, Davis said audience members she has been will be treated to impressed with the the gothic tale of students’ progress D r. J e k y l l , a throughout the respected scientist r e h e a r s a l s . “ We w h o d e ve l o p s a just really wanted potion that transto give them a big forms him into the challenge, and they m a l e v o l e n t M r. have risen to that Hyde. challeng e,” she Kimberly Davis, said. “I’m really, the musical’s direcreally proud of the tor, said that stuwo rk t h e y h ave dents have been KIMBERly DAVIS done.” rehearsing for the Director, Wantagh Davis has directshow since Decem- Drama Club ed plays at the midb e r, a n d h a v e dle school since brought dedication and passion 2005, and for the past four years to their roles. she has directed the high “We just have such a superb- school Drama Club, so she has ly talented group of students,” known most of the seniors in Davis said. “We have the per- “Jekyll and Hyde” since they fect cast for our show, and we were in sixth grade. She said really want to challenge them.” she loves seeing how far they The musical, based on the
By CHARlES SHAW
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A beautiful day for an egg hunt Sisters Alexandra and Camryn Daly displaying the prizes they found during the Seaford Chamber of Commerce’s Easter egg hunt at Washington Avenue Park last Saturday. Story, more photos,Ppage 3.
When wise guys ruled Long Island
Scholars give presentation on local mobs and their families By RACHEl BAMGBoSE cshaw@liherald.com
Long Island has a rich history of mob activity — filled with ruthless gangsters who would stop at nothing to get what they wanted. But how did they treat their own family members? That’s what friends Harvey Sackowitz and Howard Ehrlich took a deep dive into for a Seaford Public Library audience on March 28. The library hosted H&H scholars, short for Sackowitz and Ehrlich’s first names, for a presentation on the relationship between mobsters and their mother in a program entitled, “But He Was Good To His Mother.” Sackowitz and Ehrlich, who organized the
event, spoke to members of the community for the first of what they hope will be many in-person events after the pandemic. Both are retired school teachers who, together, have dedicated more than 50 years to education and teaching in New York City and its suburbs. Twice a week they hold presentations with varying interests in several libraries and universities on Long Island. Their main motivation, they said, is giving back to the community. “Having something that can bring the community together while learning something new is our way of giving back, which is really important to us,” Ehrlich said. Long Island has a pretty extensive history Continued on page 11
e just have such a superbly talented group of students. We have the perfect cast for our show, and we really want to challenge them.
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