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Vol. 69 No. 23
JUNE 3 - 9, 2021
OBITUARY
Longtime Wantagh F.D. member dies By JENNifEr Corr jcorr@liherald.com
Courtesy Wantagh Chamber of Commerce
Honoring the fallen Wantagh residents lined the sidewalks for the Memorial Day Parade on Monday morning.
A new name for an itch that’s not new to doctors: ‘maskne’ By laUra laNE llane@liherald.com
Nancy Widman said that when she first noticed the rash on her neck, she didn’t think anything of it. But it got worse, spreading down her throat onto her chest. Widman’s doctor attributed her condition to the cloth masks that she had been wearing to avoid getting Covid19. She recommended that she switch to paper masks, and gave
her a prescription for medication. “She told me it was definitely from moisture from my mask, and gave me cortisone cream and prednisone,” said Widman, who lives in Salisbury. Dr. Paul Mustacchia, an internist and the chair of the Department of Medicine at Nassau University Medical Center, said he was familiar with mask-related acne, which was renamed “maskne” during the pandemic.
“When I first heard the new name, I did a double-take,” he said. “The name has no scientific relevance.” Maskne occurs when people wear tight-fitting masks for long periods of time. A mask creates a moist environment from breathing, talking or sweating, which can block pores, creating acne or other skin conditions, including allergic contact dermatitis, rosaContinued on page 7
The walls of Wantagh Fire Department Station 2, on Wantagh Avenue in Levittown, hold many stories, including that of Thomas L. Adams, a 59-year member of the department who died on May 12. When Adams entered a room, he would light it up with his stories or jokes, Stephen Minogue, an ex-captain of Engine 2 and an ex-president of Company 2, said. thomas “His stories will live on in the firehouse and his joking matter, his story-telling and some of the sayings he left behind will be repeated for many years,” Minogue said, “because that was a lasting impression from him.” At age 18 — some 47 years ago — Minogue was assigned to Engine 2, where Adams was already a member. Adams, who often went by T.A., had joined the department in 1962, and served several times
as the captain of Engine 2 and president of Company 2. “He came in with my dad,” Minogue said. “They came in together on the same night, and they served on the same rigs as captains.” “He was a reliable pump operat o r a n d e n g i n e chauffe[u]r and taught his skills to many younger members,” the department’s public information officer, Kevin Regan, wrote on its Facebook page. “In addition, he had a great sense of humor and had a w ay o f m a k i n g l. adams younger members feel welcome.” In recognition of his five decades of service, Adams was named an honorary chief in 2012. He was a good firefighter, Minogue said, adding, “He got the job done.” Adams’s daughter, Maureen Foley, said that her father always made her proud. “My mom worked nights — she was a nurse,” Foley said. “A call came Continued on page 12