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Honoring a local photographer
may 13 - 19, 2021
Last Hope springs eternal Wantagh animal rehab center emerges from the pandemic Last Hope is supported in its mission to continue transporting and treating dogs from the South by an $11,000 grant from Petco Love, a nonprofit affiliate of Petco Animal Supplies Inc.
By JeNNiFer Corr jcorr@liherald.com
In a North Bellmore backyard, Dr. Eric Last, an internist with a practice in Wantagh, and his daughter were playing fetch with their Australian cattle dog Shelter dog supply mix from Georgia, and demand which they adopted The coronavirus from Wantagh’s Last pandemic has posed Hope Inc. Animal many obstacles for Rescue and Rehabilinonprofits like Last tation. Hope, including in“ We h av e a terfering with their daughter with speability to hold in-percial needs, and we son fundraisers. But really wanted a dog one unforeseen posithat would fit in well tive impact was the with our family and increased rate of pet that would meet the adoption. Because so needs of what we many people were had and would help home and had more us to work with our time on their hands, daughter,” Last said. eriC laST more sought a furry “[Last Hope] went companion for their out of their way to Wantagh resident family. do it.” “We and other All the dogs at Last Hope have places have a stockpile of similar stories, and most of them approved people for particular come from Southern states. dogs, but we don’t have enough “There’s a constant intake of dogs to fulfill the applications strays and owner surrenders in that we have,” Anderson said. the poor rural areas,” explained “What will happen is, with the Joanne Anderson, Last Hope’s stockpile of applications, we’ll outreach coordinator. “We don’t have the next group of dogs comhave this on Long Island or New York anymore.” Continued on page 3
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Courtesy Wantagh School District
an unblemished record The Wantagh Middle School eighth-grade boys’ soccer team recently celebrated after finishing their season undefeated.
A summer of family fun
Local chambers plan socially distant events By BriaN STieGliTZ bstieglitz@liherald.com
As summer nears in Wantagh and Seaford, the Chamber of Commerce in each hamlet is planning a series of outdoor, socially distanced events to allow neighbors to spend time together. Starting this Saturday, the Seaford chamber will host its first Maker’s Market at the Seaford Long Island Rail Road station. From 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., residents can greet and patronize roughly 25 local artisans and
crafters. The event’s rain date will be Sunday. “The chamber wanted to do something to get everyone out and into the community,” said Donna Jebaily, a member of the chamber’s board of directors, who is organizing the event. “We have a lot of crafters in Seaford and we have a lot of people with home-based businesses,” she said. “We wanted to give those residents a place to sell their merchandise and the community an experience outside with their neighbors.” The market will feature hand-
made clothes, cards, wooden signs, cat and dog mats, summer decorations, beach bags, candles, soaps, framed artwork, custommade trays, crafts kits, masks and essential oils, among other goods from community vendors. The Seaford 9/11 Memorial Committee will also take part, debuting a commemorative coin in honor of the 20th anniversary of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks. The Maker’s Market will be held again on June 12, July 10, Aug. 14 and Sept. 25. The chamber will also host a food truck Continued on page 3
e have a daughter with special needs, and we really wanted a dog that would fit in well with our family.