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EAST MEADOW GUIDE
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Gary Glick, the commander of the Jewish War Veterans Post 652, placed a wreath at the opening ceremony of “The Wall that Heals” in Eisenhower Park. The monument is a 375-footlong, three-quarter-scale mobile replica of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
Anthony Bevilacqua, the owner of AB Fitness Center in East Meadow, hosted his second charity workout for the American Heart Association. Above, he is teaching his daughter Gabriella, 6, and son Anthony Jr., 2, how to do the battle ropes exercise.
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n the middle of Nassau County lies a hamlet, rich with diversity, parks, organizations and familyowned businesses. It thrives with the help of community leaders and key members who ensure that children, veterans and families’ needs and rights are met. According to the census, 38,000 people — 14 percent Hispanic or Latino, 12 percent Asian, 5 percent African-American, and 69 percent white — call the small, yet humble hamlet home: East Meadow.
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East Meadow’s cheerleading squad riled up the crowd during halftime at the Jet’s Homecoming game against Calhoun High School, which East Meadow won 45-10.
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Manhattan-based drag queen Bella Noche asked for a round of applause to the children at the Drag Queen Story Hour, presented by the East Meadow Public Library.
Schools and library The East Meadow community has one public school district, comprised of two high schools, two middle schools and five elementary schools, which also take in students from Salisbury. The schools are East Meadow and W.T. Clarke high schools, Woodland and W.T. Clarke middle schools, and Barnum Woods, Bowling Green, McVey, Meadowbrook and Parkway elementary schools. The elementary level sees students from kindergarten — the first full-kindergarten year started in 2015 — through fifth grade, and the middle schools take in sixth through eighth grade. The district’s superintendent is in his third school year and Dr. Kenneth Card Jr. is also a Navy veteran and 15year administrator prior to his tenure at East Meadow. The district appointed Card after a year-long search for a new leader. The East Meadow PTA Council is a coalition of school PTAs that contributes to district-wide initiatives and hosts workshops through its ACCESS Committee. East Meadow is also home to three parochial schools and eight nursery schools. The East Meadow Public Library is renowned for its wide array of programs, services and vast book collection. After the community approved a historic, first-time school and library joint bond in March 2017, the library’s approved $14.6 million is slated for infrastructure upgrades, a new all-purpose room/ theater, and an outdoor reading garden to accommodate
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