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No one saw the coronavirus pandemic coming.

No one expected it to last more than a handful of weeks. No one could have imagined the terrible death toll it would exact.

The past 17 months tested all of us beyond our limits. Oceanside and Island Park, however, remain strong. They are communities full of fighters. Now we understand just how resilient we, as a community, are.

Just as we saw in Superstorm Sandy's wake Stuart in 2012, neighbors have been helping neighbors Richner throughout the Covid-19 crisis, delivering food and medical supplies to vulnerable residents, providing meals for the jobless and just checking in on one another.

Thankfully, as of this writing in late July, some 80 percent of Nassau County residents had received at least their first dose of the Covid-19 vaccines, and the infection rate had dropped locally to less than 2 percent. Let us hope and pray it remains at or falls below that level so people remain safe, and we can continue our successful reopening of the economy. That will depend on all of us doing our parts — most importantly, scheduling a vaccination appointment if you have not already made one.

Throughout the crisis, the Oceanside/Island Park Herald has provided invaluable news to the community, including information on institution closings, new safety protocols and, unfortunately, remembrances of lives lost. I want to thank our journalists for their commitment to the community. Our staff, categorized as essential workers

by Governor Cuomo, have been out in the field regularly, even during the height of the pandemic, to ensure people who work and live in Oceanside and Island Park had access to the best and most up-todate information.

Additionally, Richner Communications, the parent company of the Oceanside/Island Park Herald, was proud to provide hundreds of thousands of dollars in small business marketing grants to entrepreneurs across the South Shore, including many in the community. We know small businesses are the lifeblood of any community — especially Oceanside and Island Park — so we are hopeful these funds will help your favorite stores and restaurants get back on their feet.

In this edition of our annual community guide, we look at all that is wonderful about Oceanside and Island Park, at the same time that we examine what has changed because of the coronavirus pandemic.

Living In Oceanside/Island Park is a special publication of the Oceanside/Island Park Herald, hometown newspaper of these communities. Living In is published in cooperation with the Chamber of Commerce, and we are honored to mark another year as the chamber's official publication.

We hope you find this issue of Living In Oceanside/Island Park useful and informative, and that you enjoy reading the Oceanside/ Island Park Herald 52 weeks a year. Be well and be safe.

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CHAMBER OF COMMERCE welcomes new members. Joining the chamber is a great way to network and get involved in the Oceanside community to promote your business.

The chamber truly believes that businesses create a stronger and more vibrant community.

If you are interested in joining, please email us at info@oceansidechamber.org. If you are looking for a local business, please view our website or our Facebook page.

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hope the members of our community are doing well after this unprecedented year. The chamber now has more than 140 members and is always looking forward to new members. We recently resumed in-person board meetings, and soon we will resume monthly inperson meetings after we had a mixer at the South Shore Craft Brewery on Ed Scharfberg July 20. Through the last President year, we have honored two high school seniors with scholarships, upgraded our website to make it more user-friendly, promoted our members through social media, improved the Lighthouse on Long Beach Road and supported the Oceanside Warriors to beautify Oceanside. We now look forward to our Fall Fair and tree lighting at School House Green.

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Important Numbers Oceanside Building Department .....(516) 538-8500 Island Park Building Department ....(516) 992-1635 Emergency Management...............(516) 573-0636 Oceanside Electric........................ (800) 490-0075 Island Park Electric ...................... (800) 490-0075 Human Resources ........................(516) 571-3072 Information Technology.................(516) 571-4265 Mayor’s Office .............................(516) 431-0600 Parking ..............................(516) 489-5000 x3046 Police Department (Emergency).......................911 Public Relations ............................(516) 874-8545 Public Works Nassau County..........(516) 489-5000 Purchasing ...................................(516) 571-4200 Recreation Center .........................(516) 571-3090 Registrar .....................................(516) 571-2660 Traffic .........................................(516) 572-2700 Village Treasurer ..........................(516) 431-0600 Village Assessor ...........................(516) 431-0600 Village Attorney ...........................(516) 431-0600 Village Clerk ................................(516) 431-0600 Village Court ...............................(516) 431-0600 Water Department........................(877) 426-6999

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Photos courtesy Town of Hempstead

1st Photo: Shell Creek Field was named in honor of John “Jack” Leddy, who spent many years coaching in the Island Park Little League.

2nd Photo: EGP Land & Sea owner O’Hagan, right, cooked under the sun alongside Hempstead Town Councilman Anthony D’Esposito.

3rd Photo: Taps for the Fallen: Lee Dash offered a rendition of Taps at Island Park’s Memorial Day ceremony.

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4th Photo: The Island Park Chamber of Commerce handed out dozens of $50 gift certificates to local businesses as part of its #IPCares initiative during the pandemic.

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ith a population hovering around 4,000, Island Park is a small place with a big community spirit.

Much as residents came together in the aftermath of the devastation of Hurricane Sandy, Island Parkers stuck together through the coronavirus, organizing groups to support front-line workers and local businesses, making masks and banding together to make sure the community spirit shined in a dark time.

“This pandemic, while horrific, is a remarkable tribute to Island Parkers,” Mayor Michael McGinty said. “It would be impossible to mention everyone who has sent me a text or called me on the phone simply asking, “How can I help?” The beauty and kindness shines through, and I am reminded how united we are as a unique village sharing this journey together.”

As one of the communities hardest hit in Hurricane Sandy, Island Park has bounced back better than ever, with new and refurbished businesses and residential properties opening on a regular basis, even adapting on-thefly to curbside pick-up and a takeout-only model after the pandemic hit, many of which stayed in place as it waned.

Each Memorial Day, the village is festooned with flags, thanks to local merchants, and the parade winds through the community, greeted by flag-waving children. Though things were different this year, homes and businesses were still lined with flags to show pride.

The village sponsors multiple recreational programs at Masone Beach, plus concerts and movies, and its gazebo can be rented for special occasions. Masone also features grills for cooking, a spray park, a playground, rentable beach chairs, a concession and merchandise stand and much more: enough for a family to spend an entire summer Saturday or Sunday there. There has even been the occasional wedding.

Over at the Town of Hempstead’s Shell Creek Park, there are tennis, baseball and additional playground facilities, rounding out the area’s recreational facility.

In fall, Sacred Heart Church organizes its annual San Gennaro Festival, and the Island Park Chamber of Commerce sponsors a trick-or-treat event at which little ghosts and goblins can “scare” local merchants. The chamber was particularly vital during the pandemic, supporting struggling businesses and hosting an #IPCares initiative, for which it purchased $50 gift cards from dozens of Island Park businesses and hosted a trivia contest to award them to residents.

In winter, community members turn out again to light the village menorah and decorate a Christmas tree on the new Village Green at the former Village Hall site.

Island Park’s Civic Association holds its annual “Love Your Troops” dance in February, and proceeds support members of the military. And In spring, the Kiwanis Club organizes its pancake breakfast.

Year-round, there is a plethora of activities for people of all ages — even virtually.

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Courtesy Oceanside SAFE Coalition

1st Photo: The Oceanside SAFE Coalition serves as a drug and alcohol coalition to further tackle the substance abuse among youths.

Courtesy Oceanside Kiwanis

2nd Photo: Oceanside Kiwanis hosts summer gazebo readings each Monday from June through August. Freeport resident Lloyd Abrams entertained the crowd with his poetry at a past event.

Courtesy Russell Cohen

3rd Photo: The Cohen siblings — Sami, 9, Jesse, 13, and Jake, 16 — have donated about 50 goodie bags filled with activities, such as games and magazines, to seniors at Oceanside Care Center.

Courtesy Joe Ponte

4th Photo: Oceanside hosts festivities each Memorial Day. Participating this past May were, from left, John Robbins, commander of the Chwatsky Farber Post 717, Jewish War Veterans, parade Grand Marshall Arthur Feltheimer and Chaplain Lenny Levine.

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ituated in the south-central portion of Nassau County, Oceanside has a plethora of visitors in normal circumstances, yet remained a tight-knit community during the dark times of a pandemic.

In addition to having a rich history dating back to the earliest days of settlement on Long Island, Oceanside features a supportive business community as well as a number of civic resources for residents of all ages.

Every summer, the Oceanside Kiwanis and the library present poetry and prose readings at Oceanside’s Schoolhouse Green gazebo, which have continued virtually. And fun at the Green doesn’t stop when summer ends. During the winter, it shines bright with holiday decorations replete with Christmas carolers and a menorah lighting.

Oceanside schools are also a major force in the hamlet, not only responsible for preparing the next generation of Oceansiders for adulthood, but also administering the Department of Community Affairs, which holds community programs, activities for seniors and after-school programs at the district’s facilities.

The Kiwanis and Kiwanettes host holiday gatherings, pancake breakfasts and dinner dances — attended by hundreds — and the money raised is used to serve the community.

Oceanside also features an active Chamber of Commerce, which welcomes new businesses with ribbon-cuttings, and honors community leaders at its annual dinner dance. It works on behalf of members to keep business in Oceanside thriving. During the pandemic, members banned together to help support local businesses, some of which closed temporarily, and others which adapted to a takeout-only model and outdoor dining options before eventually reopening. Other civic groups include the Knights of Columbus, Ladies Auxiliary, Sons of Italy, Rotary Club, Veterans of Foreign Wars and American Legion.

For Oceanside’s houses of worship, there are places for adherants to a wide variety of religious denominations from Oceanside and surrounding communities to feel welcome. Many recently reopened their doors after being shuttered for months amid the virus.

For the younger crowd, you’ll find Boy and Girl Scouts, Little League and Girls Fastpitch.

The Oceanside Fire Department and its volunteers keep residents safe during fires and were first on the scene during Hurricane Sandy, making protection from natural disasters one of the department’s top priorities. They also became even more vital during the pandemic.

An Oceanside treasure is the Marine Nature Study Area, which offers year-round educational opportunities for visitors, students and adults alike, and draws nature enthusiasts from all over.

The award-winning Mount Sinai South Nassau hospital hosts a wide range of informational meetings and healthrelated groups, which are open to the public.

So no matter your interest, you will find Oceanside a welcoming community.

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HISTORICAL TIMELINE • 1665

The English were the first white settlers in Island Park. They raised hogs on the drier portions of the island, and coined its first name: Hog Island.

• 1851

Peter Barnum purchased various lands on the South Shore of Long Island, which were then part of Queens County, amassing a fortune.

• 1874

Barnum’s widow, Sara Ann, purchased Hog Island and sold it to Queens County for $13,000, at which point it became the site of the county’s poor farm and a smallpox hospital. It was at this point that Hog Island was renamed to Barnum Island in her honor.

• 1921

The Island Park-Long Beach Corporation purchased the lands of Barnum and Harbor islands, renaming the area Island Park, with the intention of turning it into a resort center. The corporation backfilled many of the low-lying marsh areas with mud and established some of Island Park’s first utilities.

• 1920s

Island Park’s first school, firehouse and church were established, but the area remained a summer destination for many, and not a permanent place of residence.

• 1945

Pop’s Liquor Store opens on Long Beach Road.

• 1956

The Long Island Lighting Company constructs unit one of the E.F. Barrett power station, straddling the border between Oceanside and Island Park.

• 1780

During the American Revolution, Hog Island was the site of multiple battles, including when the British warship “Galatea” pursued an American sloop through Jones Inlet, forcing it ashore on Hog Island, where the British captured most of its 52-man crew.

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• 1870

The Long Island Rail Road laid its first track through the area in a line that ran from New York City to Long Beach.

• 1910

Developers Frank Lawson and William Austin sought to develop Barnum Island into the “Venice of the United States,” with canals running throughout.

The plans were shelved, however, with the outbreak of World War I.

• 1926

The Village of Island Park is founded, with a population of roughly 1,000 who had largely moved into the area during the building boom in the 1920s that occurred on the southern portion of the island. Harbor Island remained largely undeveloped, with only a handful of fishing shacks.

• 1940s

Casino Beach, which would later be renamed Masone Beach, becomes a popular destination for summer vacationers.

• 1950s

A population influx leads to the development of Barnum and Harbor islands.

• 1960s

Beach bungalow homes in Island Park are converted to winter homes for year-round use.

• 1963

LILCO constructs unit two of E.F. Barrett, bringing its power generation capacity up to nearly 400 megawatts.

• 1970

A United States census reveals Island Park’s population had peaked at nearly 6,000.

• 1984

A United States Department of Housing and Urban Development audit reveals that 44 federally subsidized homes in Island Park intended for low-income families had been given to friends and family of politically connected officials.

• 1998

Chuck Schumer unseats D’Amato in a blowout Senate election.

• 2012

The Island Park village board agrees to settle the HUD lawsuit for $1.96 million.

• 2017

Bank of America agrees to gift its Island Park branch building to the village government for use as its Village Hall.

A Look through the years

Vacationers at Casino Beach in the summer 1932. The beach was a popular summer destination from the 1930s through the 1970s. It was eventually renamed Masone Beach.

• 1969

Island Park students are barred from attending Oceanside High School over a dispute over tax revenue from the E.F. Barrett plant. Graduating middle schoolers begin attending West Hempstead High School.

• 1981

Island Park native Alfonse D’Amato is elected to the United States senate.

• 1990

A federal judge files a civil-rights suit against Island Park, alleging village officials excluded black and Hispanic applicants for federally subsidized housing intended for low-income residents, instead awarding them to friends and family.

• 2008

Island Park schools introduce the option for middle school graduates to attend Long Beach High School.

• 2012

Hurricane Sandy sweeps through the area, devastating the community and displacing hundreds, leaving few structures untouched, including Village Hall, which was demolished the next year.

• 2018

Island Park school officials end their partnership with the West Hempstead School District, opting to send Island Park middle school exclusively graduates to Long Beach High School.

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HISTORICAL TIMELINE •1680

Jeremiah Hobart, minister of St. George’s Church in Hempstead, is gifted 100 acres of land near the south bay after running into financial problems. The hook-shaped piece of land gave Oceanside its first name: Christian Hook.

•1833

Christian Hook officially becomes a public school district called Hempstead District No. 11, with a one-room schoolhouse on the corner of Oceanside and Foxhurst roads.

•1864

Christian Hook is renamed Oceanville. Locals who worked in the oyster industry felt it would be easier to sell their products if the community’s name had a more nautical ring to it.

•1871

Oceanside’s First Presbyterian Church is constructed with the Rev. Marcus Burr as its first pastor. The congregation originally had 10 members, but grew to a major community hub.

•1896

Oceanside’s First United Methodist Church is constructed, with the Rev. R. Stanley Povey serving as its first full-time pastor.

•1776

Loyalists to King George in Christian Hook aided the British in their campaign to capture New York City in the Battle of Long Island, in which the British expelled Washington’s army from the area.

•1860s

Mott’s Landing in Christian Hook, named for Capt. William Mott who lived in the area, becomes a major center of the oyster industry. The oysters were harvested for sale in New York City.

•1867

The area’s first major railroad line opens, with the nearest stop to Oceanville in an area that became Rockville Centre.

The development allowed for easier transport of oysters, but also brought a great deal of newcomers.

•1889

Oceanville applies for a post office, with Lorenzo Davison, owner of a popular general store in the area, to serve as the neighborhood’s first postmaster.

Because the name Oceanville was in use at two other post offices, the community’s name was changed to Oceanside.

•1899 •1902

A group of 20 men form Oceanside’s first fire company, named Salamander, after a fire destroyed a major farmhouse.

Shortly after in the same year, Columbia Engine Company would form.

•1906

The Oceanside train station is constructed.

•1912

Oceanside produces the Boy Scouts of America’s first Eagle Scout, Arthur Eldred, two years after the organization’s founding

Oceanside earns the grim distinction of being the site of Nassau County’s first murder after its incorporation earlier that year. It arose out of a dispute when a man named Thomas Nickerson refused to heed a warning by resident Samuel Ousterman after he called on Ousterman’s maid.

•1903

A trolley line begins rolling through Oceanside, with nine stops in the hamlet.

•1911

Oceanside’s first high school is constructed.

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•1921

Roadside Rest, a popular food stand, opens on Long Beach Road.

•1925

Oceanside hosts a festival and parade organized by the Ku Klux Klan, which drew roughly 10,000 people.

•1927

South Side Hose Company No. 2 is founded.

•1936

A new high school is built, with the former high school becoming the community’s junior high.

•1939

Charles Beall, a retired Wall Street Banker, dies on the grounds of his zoo on Mott Street, the largest privately owned one in the country. His death marked the closing of the site, and the animals were moved to Frank Buck’s Zoo in Massapequa.

•1948

The Baumann Bus Company is founded by Bob Baumann after securing a contract with the Oceanside School District.

The buses originally transported children to his summer camp, which opened the year before.

Oceanside produced the Boy Scouts of America’s first Eagle Scout in 1912 with Arthur Eldred.

•1922

School No. 2 is constructed in response to an ever-growing population.

•1926

The Oceanside School District hires its first superintendent: S. Taylor Johnson. School Nos. 3 and 4 are constructed.

•1928

The Oceanside National Bank opens on the corner of Poole Street and Lincoln Avenue. Its first president, Rufus Smith, would help finance the construction of St. Anthony’s Church and South Nassau Communities Hospital that year.

•1938

Oceanside’s first library opens..

•1940

Oceanside’s high school teams are dubbed the Sailors after cheerleader Joe DeBaun began wearing a sailor outfit to games.

He would meet his future wife, Edyth, at a football game while she was cheering for the Woodmere team. He graduated in 1938.

•1949

Joe and Edyth DeBaun found Camp Wonderland, which later became Camp DeBaun.

•1950

Bob Baumann and Mickey McConnell found the Oceanside Little League. Oceanside’s population explodes to 18,000.

•1951

The Oceanside Jewish Center temple is constructed.

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•1951

The Oceanside Knights of Columbus is founded.

•1952

Temple Avodah is founded.

•1954

The Lincoln Shopping Center opens, featuring a Woolworth’s, a Food Fair and a National Shoes.

•1959

Murray Handwerker turns the Roadside Rest Property on Long Beach Road, which had grown to become a major local eatery, into the country’s first Nathan’s Famous hotdog outside of Coney Island.

•1961

The Town of Hempstead builds the first garbage incinerator power plant in the country next to the landfill on Long Beach Road.

•1970

Roughly 200 Oceanside High School students boycott their graduation in opposition to the Vietnam War.

The state Department of Environmental Conservation declares shellfishing in the area illegal, putting a definitive end to Oceanside’s oyster industry.

•1973

A census reveals that Oceanside’s population had leveled off at around 42,000.

•1988 •1955

The Oceanside School District dedicates its current high school on Skillman Avenue.

The 180-foot landfill on Long Beach Road is closed.

•2001

Oceanside students open a time capsule buried in celebration of America’s bicentennial in 1976.

•1960

St. Anthony’s underground shrine to the Virgin Mary burns down in a fire caused by a short circuit in its electrical organ.

•1970

The first St. Anthony’s Feast is held.

•2014

In response to a slump in business, Nathan’s moves to a smaller location on Long Beach Road.

•2018

In December, South Nassau Communities Hospital merges with the Mount Sinai Health System, making it the Long Island flagship hospital in the Mt. Sinai network, which is based in New York City.

•1997

Chwatsky’s, a prominent department store in Oceanside, closes.

•2012

Hurricane Sandy devastates the area, displacing hundreds of residents.

•2017

Costco, a wholesale warehouse, opens in Oceanside.

•2020

Oceanside was hit with the coronavirus pandemic..

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Oceanside cheerleader Joe DeBaun is credited with coining the name for Oceanside’s sports teams: the Sailors. He graduated from Oceanside High School in 1938.

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Almost back to normal for I.P. schools

By Mike Smollins msmollins@liherald.com After a trying year and a half of uncertainty amid the coronavirus pandemic, Island Park Public Schools went through remote learning to hybrid learning before finally welcoming back all of its students toward the end of the 2020-21 school year. Upon their return, students and staff members adhered to health experts’ safety guidelines.

In May, voters approved Island Park Public Schools’ $40.9 million 2021-22 budget The spending plan is a slight uptick from the final 2020-21 budget. Part of that 0.7 percent budget-to-budget increase is going to replace outdated student computing devices and to provide personal protective equipment and sanitary supplies for in-person classes.

The district is allocating funding to expand living environment classes to all eighth-graders and to increase opportunities for students to take the Algebra 1 Regents for the 2022-23 school year.

Additionally, the district is focusing funds to curriculum projects for science, technology, engineering, art and mathematics.

In a newsletter to residents, Superintendent of Schools Vincent Randazzo said the proposed budget would continue the “four R” approach to restart, reassure, reengage, and reinvigorate the school community.

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Top Photo: Francis X. Hegarty Elementary School students celebrated a moving up ceremony on June 24.

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Oceanside schools shine through pandemic

By Mike Smollins msmollins@liherald.com After a trying year and a half of uncertainty amid the coronavirus pandemic, the Oceanside School District went from remote learning to hybrid learning before finally welcoming back all of its students toward the end of the 2020-21 school year. Upon their return, students and staff members adhered to health experts’ safety guidelines.

Though there was some trepidation for a full return, ultimately the district went back to a normal schedule in the spring, giving parents the option to return children to school if they felt comfortable.

“At the end of the day, it came down to weighing out the risks versus the reward, and through all of that, we felt that parent choice still remained paramount,” Superintendent Dr. Phyllis Harrington said. “We wanted to keep that in place as well.”

In May, Oceanside School District voters approved the $163.4 million budget for 2021-22.

The spending plan is an increase of 1.57 percent from the 2020-21 budget. The tax levy, revenue collected from property taxes, will increase by 2.01 percent.

Oceanside UFSD will introduce a Teachers College writing curriculum and phase in the I-Ready program into grades seven and eight to help assess students’ strengths and weaknesses to tailor instruction to each student.

As part of the focus on students’ mental health

coming out of the pandemic, Oceanside High School will be offering a wellness center as a quiet place to destress and reach out for support where needed.

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Top Photo: Oceanside High School celebrated graduation.

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Oceanside native and Merrick resident Brian Enoch performed his Elvis Presley impersonation for dozens of Oceanside Care Center residents. He and his wife Lina work together on the acts.

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Seniors facilities include: The Oceanside Senior Center, 2900 Rockaway Ave., Oceanside.

Coordinator: Toni Santillo at 766-8888.

The Oceanside/Island Park Senior Community Service Center, 80 Anchor Ave., Oceanside. Manager: Barbara Magoolaghan.

Daily hot lunches are served at the St. Anthony’s School cafeteria Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.

The Freidberg JCC is also available at 15 Neil Court, Oceanside 11572. Director of adult services: Corey Katz 766-4341 The Oceanside Knights of Columbus senior citizens club meets at School No. 6 at 125 Merle Ave., Tuesdays from noon to 4 p.m. 678-1492

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Inside Oceanside’s Marine Nature Study Area sits a building used for educational purposes where children and adults may come and learn about the vast marine, insect and plant life that thrive in the 52-acre nature preserve.

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That’s Oceanside’s Marine Nature Study Area, a marine and estuarine ecosystem of animal, aquatic, insect and plant life, which recently reopened after shuttering its doors for months during the peak of the virus. It is devoted to environmental education and natural history and houses more than 200 species of birds for yours and their viewing pleasure.

After closing due to Covid, it reopened in June.

The nature area — a salt marsh cut by tidal streams — opened in 1970, and is operated yearround by the Town of Hempstead’s Department of Conservation and Waterways. It’s divided into eight instruction zones that deal with different aspects of the marine environment; schools and summer camps from around Long Island frequent here to educate their students and members.

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More than 200 species of birds call the Marine Nature Study Area their home.

“It gives people, not just children, but people in general a sense of what the South Shore of Long Island, the natural part, was like before it was developed,” said Ned Black, former director of the MNSA who taught biology, earth science and marine science in Oceanside schools for 50 years. He pointed out in particular salt marshes like this are important because they produce an enormous amount of organic matter.

“It’s a gem for Long Island, and of Oceanside,” Black noted, hoping more will visit.

After the area was ravaged by hurricanes Sandy and Irene, the MNSA revitalized the space with a new boardwalk and restored trails. And its education facility is also soon getting some upgrades: handicapped accessibility, advanced technology, interactive classrooms and fish tanks. The place will be energy-efficient, partly reliant on alternative energy, and built using natural materials, just like the land it sits on.

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I.P.’s San Gennaro festival going strong five decades

By Mike Smollins msmollins@liherald.com For four days every September, the streets around Sacred Heart Church in Island Park buzz with activity for the village’s Festival of San Gennaro, which has been a fixture for five decades.

The crowds of thousands that throng Long Beach Road for the event’s duration give those who gather in Manhattan’s Little Italy a run for their money, but the true measure of success?

How much food is left over.

Even the pandemic couldn’t stop the feast in 2020. Though participants wore masks and practiced social distancing, they still enthusiastically participated in the event and the march.

There was plenty of food and fun during the

festivities despite a smaller crowd than past years.

In keeping with tradition, the statue of St. Januarius, the festival’s namesake, was paraded through the streets and placed in front of Sacred Heart Church as congregants celebrated.

Opening services for the festival usually include a visit by Bishop John Barres of the Diocese of Rockville Centre and a parade in which Sacred Heart congregants carry the likeness of St. Januarius around the church, and for the remainder of the event he sits in a shrine in front of the church, watching the happy festival.

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Fun and feasting at St. Anthony’s It started in 1970 as a simple fair with delicious Italian food in celebration of St. Anthony: the Catholic patron saint of lost items. But in the five decades since, the event — held each time at St. Anthony’s Church in Oceanside — has ballooned into a massive community tradition, drawing more than 10,000 people of all faiths and ages.

For years, the feast began on June 13 — the date of St. Anthony’s death in 1231. It usually lasts four days, with rides and festival prizes to boot. The volunteer-run extravaganza takes months of planning, and all proceeds go to the continuing of various ministries at the church, such as its senior and youth groups as well as par-

ish outreach to the poor.

With the coronavirus pandemic raging last year, event planners came up with a new way to raise funds during an unprecedented time. At the 50th annual feast in 2019, the St. Anthony’s Fathers’ Club, a group of dads who look to better the community and support the parish’s initiatives, hosted its inaugural 5K on the Saturday of the feast, and so for 2021, they brought the outing back and even added a virtual twist so people could participate on their own without having to gather.

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St. Anthony’s Church hosted a 5K in lieu of its annual feast last June.

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Oceanside Churches First Presbyterian Church The Rev. Russ Roth 2701 Oceanside Road 766-5916 First United Methodist Church The Rev. Pearlena Lobban 2915 Davison St. 766-3778 Oceanside Lutheran Church Office: 55 Fairview Ave. Church: 62 Davison Ave. 766-0136 St. Anthony’s Roman Catholic Church The Rev. James Donovan 110 Anchor Ave. 764-0048 Windsor Avenue Bible Church (Nondenominational) Pastor Hank Anderson 2630 Windsor Ave. 766-2699

Oceanside Synagogues CHABAD of Oceanside (Nondenominational) Rabbi Levi Gurkov 3700 Oceanside Road West 764-7385

Congregation Shaar Hashamayim (Orthodox) Rabbi Avi Kasten President: Les Gardoni 3309 Skillman Ave. 764-9379 Oceanside Jewish Center (Conservative) Rabbi Aaron Marsh President: Saul Weinstein 2860 Brower Ave. 536-6112 Temple Avodah (Reform) Rabbi Uri Goren President: Lenore Greenberg 3050 Oceanside Road 766-6809 Young Israel of Oceanside 764-1099 (Orthodox) 150 Waukena Ave. Rabbi Jonathan Muskat President: Ben Lipschitz

Island Park Churches Full Gospel Church Pastor Joel Hernandez 4101 Austin Blvd., Island Park 432-0232

Panaghia Greek Orthodox Church Pastor John Paizis 83 Newport Road 432-4086 Sacred Heart Roman Catholic Church Monsignor John J. Tutone 282 Long Beach Road 432-0655

Island Park Synagogue South Shore Jewish Center (Conservative Egalitarian) Rabbi Paul Hoffman Co-Presidents: Lisa Arian and Barry Feerst 191 Long Beach Road 431-3590

United Methodist Church Pastor Omar Hall 364 Long Beach Road 431-1983 Courtesy Temple Avodah

Top Photo: Temple Avodah, in Oceanside, provided meals to front-line workers at Mount Sinai South Nassau hospital and collected donations for local soup kitchens and homeless shelters at the height of the pandemic. Temple President Gil Balanoff, far left, Joe Cannova, the manager of Delicious Moments in Baldwin, and Will Salmon, a driver for the business, donated food to MSSN employees.

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Bottom Photo: Oceanside Lutheran Church hosted a blessing of the quilts event before shipping them to those in need around the world.

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It’s time to get out and about

ceanside and Island feature a rich variety of parks and beaches for residents of all ages to enjoy from a safe social distance, and many eateries offered outdoor dining during the pandemic.

The Marine Nature Study Area is a 52-acre preserve of salt marshes, tidal creeks and uplands.

The variety of plant and animal life makes it an ideal learning center for all ages.

Shell Creek Park, on Vanderbilt Avenue on Barnum Island, hosts a wide range of activities and facilities for children and adults. For the athlete, a pair of basketball and paddleball courts await. Additionally there are large playing fields for general use, and the park lends out equipment such as footballs, jump ropes and knock-hockey tables. A fully equipped playground is there for children, as well as a spray pool for frolicking. There is no fee to use the park. Only proof of residency is required.

Oceanside Park is a paradise for amateur athletes. Oceanside’s Little League, Sally League and the Babe Ruth League all play on the fields under normal circumstances, plus organized softball.

There is also a rink for roller hockey, as well as handball, game tables, horseshoes, picnic tables, play areas, soccer and tennis. There is no fee to use the park facilities, and they are illuminated at night. The park is open from 9 a.m. to 10 p.m.

The Oceanside pool features diving, wading

and swimming areas. Teams and lessons are offered as well. Pool season passes are available for individuals and families, but the cost varies according to residency, and special rates are offered to the disabled as well as solder adults. The pool, also illuminated at night, is open from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m.

The Oceanside Schoolhouse Green has increasingly become a vital, living center for the Oceanside community, and is the sight of a summer outdoor reading program sponsored by the Oceanside Kiwanis Club, which continued virtually when the pandemic hit.

Island Park’s Masone Beach on Waterford Road is a quiet little bay beach, perfect for those who prefer a more relaxed atmosphere. Snacks and beverages are available for the beach’s patrons, and new to Masone are the Caroline Previdi Playground and a splash park for children during the summer.

Masone also hosts several summer events, the most popular of which is the Summer Concert Series.

Residents can also take advantage of Landgraf Park at the north end of Waterford Road, home of the new Kaboom Playground.

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Hundreds of people typically travel down to Masone Beach in Island Park for the village’s summer concert series.

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After the coronavirus pandemic canceled many of its events, the eatery came roaring back in June with a lobster race outside of the restaurant.

The lobster derby at Peter’s raised $5,000 from participants, which was matched by owner Butch Yamali for a total of $10,000 that will be donated to Camp Anchor in Long Beach.

In the past, Peter’s Clam Eating Contest has drawn hundreds of local firefighters and competitors from all over — including some from out of state — to the small seafood eatery overlooking the bay, where contestants unbuckle their belts and ready to slurp thousands of clams — all for a good cause.

“It started because we wanted to show we’re still alive and kicking,” Yamali said, noting how badly damaged the area was in Hurricane Sandy.

In the years since then, the event has become a community celebration, drawing firefighters from neighboring communities as well as celebrity competitive eaters such as Ed “Cookie” Jarvis and Takeru Kobayashi.

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But in the second round, in which the competitors could be anyone, the intensity is ratcheted up. While the competition is stiff, in a way, everyone’s a winner at the clam-eating contest, which is rapidly becoming regional event approaching Nathan’s Famous hotdog-eating contest in Coney Island.

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f you’re looking to hit the water in the summer, there’s no need to look far.

Empire Kayaks is your one-stop shop for all of your water sport needs. Located at 4 Empire Blvd. in Island Park, Empire Kayaks offers a variety of rental and purchasing options, including kayaks, stand-up paddleboards, and the Hobie line of pedal boards and kayaks.

In line with its array of aquatic recreation equipment, there is no shortage of activities to experience at Empire Kayaks. View wildlife on its Marsh Eco Tour, brush up on your skills at kayak and stand up paddleboard clinics, reel in a big one on a kayak fishing tour, or find your inner peace while taking in tranquil surroundings at a paddleboard yoga session.

Now in its 21st year in business, Empire Kayaks remains exceedingly popular, according

to owners Michael and Gabrielle Fehling. “We receive families, couples, friends, even company outings,” they said. “We love when customers say, ‘I feel like I was on vacation.’”

So if you are looking for a good workout or a fun summer activity with great views, make sure to check out Empire Kayaks at www.empirekayaks.com or call (516) 889-8300.

Photos by Peter Belfiore/Herald

Empire Kayaks co-owner Michael Fehling.

Pedalboards, which are propelled by foot pedals, are available to rent or purchase.

Skudin SUP at Masone Beach and LB Wake With two Island Park locations, Skudin SUP by Skudin Surf is sure to have your water sport skills whipped into shape.

At its LB Wake and Watersports venue located at 10 Broadway, there are opportunities to improve your strength and overall fitness by renting a paddleboard. This workout is both fun and stress-reducing — a perfect addition to your summer bucket list.

And newly located at Masone Beach this year, Skudin SUP offers kayak rentals in addition to paddleboard rentals. Kayaking is an easy water sport to pick up and a great way to take in the beach scenery while exercising.

You can also unwind at sunset stand-up paddleboard yoga on Sundays at 7 p.m. at the Masone Beach location.

If you are new to paddleboarding, have no fear. Skudin SUP offers stand-up paddle-

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In 2018, Masone Beach in Island Park welcomed Skudin SUP, which offers Sunday sunset yoga sessions. Here, instructor Jenn Hanono showed off one of her inversions.

board lessons at both Island Park venues. “We have the great fortune to have Skudin SUP in Island Park. It’s great for families to enjoy together,” said Mayor Michael McGinty. For more information, visit www. skudinsurf.com or call (516) 713-7873.

Both kayak and standup paddle boards are available for rent at Masone as well as LB Wake and Watersports through Skudin SUP.

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Members of the Island Park Fire Department were honored by Town of Hempstead officials with Firematic Awards for outstanding service.

Oceanside Fire Department firefighters, from left, Steve, Kevin and Chris Klein got vaccinated for Covid-19 at Mount Sinai South Nassau hospital.

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ith more than Oceanside 100 years of Fire service, the Department Oceanside Fire DepartChief Robert Sutton Jr. ment stands ready to 1st Assistant Chief help at all hours. The Joseph Caroccia brave volunteer men 2nd Assistant Chief and women spring into Charles Daskalakis action to extinguish 3rd Assistant Chief fires, rescue swimMichael S. Gress mers and boaters, and remove wildlife from 766-0245 or call 911 storm drains — all withBusiness affairs: out pay other than the 766-2717 gratitude of the comFire Stations: munity.

Columbia Engine Headquarters: Company No.1 was 65 Foxhurst Road organized in 1902, and Hose Company 1: a hand-or horse-drawn 49 Evergreen Avenue double-tank engine was Hose Company 2: purchased in 1903. In 3615 Oceanside Road 1913, the company beHose Company 3: came the first on Long 2543 Columbus Ave. Island to have a motorEngine Company 1: ized piece of equipment 26 Smith Street with the purchase of Truck Company 1: a Matthewson Hose 65 Foxhurst Road Wagon.

The department provides hurricane preparedness, bathtub safety, dryer safety, pool safety, smoke alarm and detector information, barbeque safety, and stop, drop and roll information for the community.

On the web: /www.oceansidefd.net /www.facebook.com/OceansideNyFireDepartment

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Police medics Robert Sutton, left, and William Rudnick, police officers Michael Dudine, Thomas Izzo, Justin Moore, police Commissioner Patrick Ryder, police officer Joseph Monez and police Sgt. James Lorenzen were honored for stopping an attempted suicide on Atlantic Avenue in Oceanside in the spring of 2018.

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assau County’s 4th Precinct covers the Town of Hempstead and the Village of Island Park, as well as the communities of Inwood, Hewlett, Hewlett Bay Park, Hewlett Neck, Woodsburgh, Hewlett Harbor, Woodmere, Cedarhurst, Lawrence, East Rockaway, Bay Park, East Atlantic Beach, Atlantic Beach Estates, Oceanside, North Long Beach, Atlantic Beach, Lido and Point Lookout.

The precinct house is at 1699 Broadway in Hewlett. The commanding officer is Joseph Barbieri. The precinct’s Nassau County main divisions include 4th Precinct patrol, detective and 573-6400 support services. There www.pdcn.org/195/ is also a marine bureau, Fourth-Precinct robbery squad and a In an emergency homicide squad, among always dial 911 other divisions.

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felt the need for better fire company equipment, residents donated land and supplies. The current firehouse was built in 1951.

In recent years, the Island Park Fire Department has welcomed a second new truck to replace one lost in Hurricane Sandy.

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2ndbattalion.org/departments/island-park www.facebook.com/Island-Park-VolunteerFire-Department

Chief Frank Eye 1st Assistant Chief John Briguglio 2nd Assistant Chief Donny Cardineau 3rd Assistant Chief Michael J. Whalen 432-1213 or call 911 Business affairs: 432-0738

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Town & County Nassau County Nassau County is governed by an elected Legislature, which is comprised of members from 19 districts. It includes an independent budget director who advises the Legislature on spending and revenue matters. Residents may submit petitions for proposed laws that legislators must consider. Legislators serve two-year terms.

The county executive — currently Democrat Laura Curran — serves a four-year term and is the chief administrator. Nassau also has an elected comptroller, currently Jack Schnirman; acting district attorney, Joyce Smith; and a county clerk, Maureen O’Connell.

Nassau County Theodore Roosevelt Executive and Legislative Building 1550 Franklin Ave., Mineola, N.Y. 11501 571-6000 www.nassaucountyny.gov Numbers to know Assessor’s Office ............571-1500 Assessment Review .......571-2391 Board of Elections ..........571-2411 Bus Information .............336-6600 Civil Service ....................572-1882 Community College .......572-7500 Consumer Affairs ...........571-2600 Coordinating Agency for Spanish Americans (CASA) .........572-0750 County Attorney .............571-3056 County Clerk ..................571-2664 County Comptroller .......571-2386 County Executive ...........571-3131 County Legislature .........571-6200 Department of Drug and Alcohol Addiction .......................227-7007 District Attorney .............571-3800 Economic Development .572-6946 Film Commission ...........571-3168 Fire Commission ............573-9900 Health Department ........227-9697 Housing & Intergov. Affairs ..............572-1900 Human Resources ..516-572-3072 Human Rights Commission ...................571-3662 Investigations .................571-3072 Leg. Budget Review Office .................571-6292

Management and Budget Office .................571-3122 Medical Center ..............572-0123 Medical Examiner ..........572-6400 Mental Health ................227-7057 Minority Affairs ..............572-2240 Parks, Recreation, Museums .......................572-0200 Planning Commission ....571-9600 Physically Challenged.....227-7399 Probation Department ...571-5700 Public Works ..................571-9600 Purchasing Office ...........571-4200 Recreation ......................571-3090 Section 8 and Homeless 571-0360 Senior Citizen Affairs ......227-8900 Sheriff’s Department ......572-4100 Social Services Department....................227-8519 Traffic and Parking Violations .......................572-2700 Traffic Safety Board ........571-6808 Treasurer’s Office............571-2090 Veterans Services ...........572-6565 Volunteer Services ..........572-8452 Youth Board ...................227-7134

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stead, founded in 1644, is the largest township in the United States, encompassing 142 square miles, with a population of roughly 760,000 people. Within the town, there are 34 unincorporated areas and 22 incorporated villages, more than 65 parks and marinas, and 2,500 miles of roads.

Hempstead is overseen by a town supervisor — currently Republican Don Clavin — and a six-member Town Council. The six council members are elected from one of six districts. The supervisor has a two-year term, and the council members have four-year terms of office.

The supervisor is the chief executive officer of town government, presiding over all town board meetings and directing the legislative and administrative functions of that body. The supervisor also oversees the day-to-day operations of a municipal government of 24 major departments. As the town’s chief financial officer, the supervisor is responsible for the creation and the implementation of a town budget.

Council members are responsible for adopting the annual budget, amending the town code and the building zone ordinances, adopting all traffic regulations, and hearing applications for changes of zone and special exceptions to zoning codes.

Town Hall One Washington St., Hempstead, N.Y. 11550 489-5000 www.townofhempstead.org Numbers to know Supervisor Don Clavin ....................812-3260 Bruce Blakeman .............812-3523 Anthony D’Esposito .......812-3242 Receiver of Taxes, Jeanine Driscoll. .

538-1500 Town Clerk Kate Murray ...................812-3046 Town Attorney ...............812-3209 Animal Shelter ...............785-5220 3320 Beltagh Ave., Wantagh 11793 Civil Service Commission 489-5000 Comptroller ....................812-3359 Conservation and Waterways .....................431-9200 Highway Department .....812-3471 Housing Authority ..........485-9666 Occupational Resources .485-5000

Parks and Recreation .....292-9000 Planning and Economic Development .................538-7100 Public Safety ..................538-1900 Sanitation.......................378-4210 Special pick-up 378-4210 option 2 Program Info and Sanitation Inspectors........ 378-4210 option 5 Senior Enrichment ..........485-8100 Water department .........794-8300 24-hour emergency line ...............794-8181 Zoning Board of Appeals ......................489-5000

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Michael McGinty

Joseph Annarella

Irene Naudus

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Don Clavin (R)

One Washington St., Hempstead N.Y. 11550 (516) 812-3260 dclavin@tohmail.org

Town of Hempstead Councilman - 4th District

Anthony D’Esposito (R One Washington Street Hempstead, N.Y. 11550 (516) 812-3242 adesposito@tohmail.org

Charles E. Schumer (D) 757 3rd Ave., Suite 1702 New York, N.Y. 10017 (212) 486-4430 United States Senate 313 Hart Senate Office Building Washington, D.C. 20510 (202) 224-6542

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United States Senator

Nassau County Executive

Laura Curran (D)

1550 Franklin Ave. Mineola, N.Y. 11501 (516) 571-3131

Nassau County Comptroller

Nassau County Legislator - 4th District

Nassau County Legislator - 7th District

240 Old Country Road Mineola, N.Y. 11501 (516) 571-2386 NCComptroller@ NassauCountyNY.gov

1550 Franklin Avenue, Mineola, N.Y. 11501 (516) 571- 6204

1550 Franklin Avenue, Mineola, N.Y. 11501 (516) 571- 6207

Jack Schnirman (D)

Denise Ford (R)

Howard Kopel (R)

Kirsten E. Gillibrand (D) 780 3rd Ave., Suite 2601 New York, N.Y. 10017 (212) 688-6262 United States Senate 478 Russell Building Washington, D.C. 20510 (202) 224-4451

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NYS State Capitol Building Albany, N.Y. 12224 (518) 474-8390

110 State St., Albany, N.Y. 12236 (518) 474-4044

55 Front St., 74 N. Village Ave. District Office 2001 Park St. Rockville Centre, N.Y. 11570 Rockville Centre, N.Y. 11570 (516) 561-8216 Atlantic Beach, N.Y. 11509 (516) 766-8383 New York State Assembly (516) 431-0500 New York State Senate Albany, N.Y. 12247 Albany Office, LOB 426 Albany, N.Y. 12247 (518) 455-4656 Albany, N.Y. 12248 (518) 455-3401 griffinj@nyassembly.gov (518) 455-3028 kaminsky@nysenate.gov MillerML@nyassembly.gov

Andrew M. Cuomo (D) Thomas P. DiNapoli (D)

Todd Kaminsky (D)

State Assembly - District 21 State Assembly - 20th District

Judy Griffin (D)

Melissa Miller (R)

United States Representative 4th District

Kathleen Rice (D)

200 Garden City Plaza, Suite 200 Garden City, N.Y. 11530 (516) 739-3008 1508 Longworth House Office Building, Washington, D.C. 20515 (202) 225-5516

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All addresses are in Island Park, NY 11558 except where otherwise noted Jimi Gubelli Foundation P. O. Box 293 (516) 425-9697

A & T Garden Center & Landscape Design Sean Newman 4373 Austin Blvd (516) 431-6821

Jimigubellifoundation.org

www.atgardencenter.com

Jordan’s Lobster Farm Steve 1 Petit Place (516)889-3314

Alice & Frank Naudus Alice Naudus 227 Harrison Ave.

daniel@jordanslobsterfarms.com

assembly.state.ny.us/mem/MelissaMiller

Just for Kicks Barbara Ann Cittadino 4597 Austin Blvd (516) 431-7553

Appco Paper & Plastic Corp.

Llewellyn Lillien 3949 Austin Blvd.

(516) 608-9200

appco@appcopaper.com www.appcopaper.com

Artie's South Shore Fish Market & Grill Arthur Scott Horak-Chris 4257 Austin Blvd.

(516) 889-0692 artiessouthshore@gmail.com www.artiesfishmarket.com

Assemblywoman Missy Miller 2001 ParkAve. Atlantic Beach, NY 11509 (516) 987-9105 (516) 431-0500 millerml@nyassembly.gov @Assemblywomanmelissamiller

Big Sticks Broadcasting Robert Perry 650 Shore Road, Suite 3F Long Beach, NY 11561 (516) 960-2737 bob@bigsticksbroadcasting.com www.bigsticksbroadcasting.com

Bridgeview Yacht Club Dylan Vitale 80 Waterfront Blvd (516) 432-2400 bridgeviewyachtclub@aol.com advitale@gmail.com

Brooks Medals and Awards Bruce Brooks P.O. Box 444 (516) 431-2131

sales@brooksmedals.com

Coldwell Banker American Homes Joe Ponte 240 West Park Ave. Long Beach, NY 11561 (516) 655-4848 Jp2sell@yahoo.com

Century 21 Scully Realty Michael Scully 94 Long Beach Road (516) 889-7110 C21scully@optonline.net

Charter Oak Insurance and Financial Services/ Mass Mutual Andrew Berman (516) 652-1819 aberman@financialguide.com

Comp-U-Sultants, Inc. Barbra Rubin-Perry P.O. Box 406 (516) 897-8477 sales@comp-u-sultants.com www.comp-u-sultants.com

justforkicksschoolofdance@ gmail.com www.justforkicksschoolofdance.org Courtesy Briana Bonfiglio

Members of the Island Park Chamber of Commerce, as well as local elected officials, joined Mega Business Systems for its grand opening on Long Beach Road in Island Park last September.

Costello's Ace Hardware John 3965 Long Beach Road (516) 431-2500 14252@costellosace.com www.costellosace.com

Councilman Anthony D’Esposito P.O. Box 188 (516) 812 3242 adesposito@tohmail.org www.anthonydesposito.com

Crystal Beauty Salon, LLC Alda Sokoli 239 Long Beach Road (917) 912-3225 altakolndreu@yahoo.com @crystalbeautysalon_ip

Cycle Stash Chris Lima 4370 Austin Blvd (516) 960-2746 cjlima@optonline.net

D. Slott Design Debbie Slott 11 Julian Place (516) 524-2592

dslottdesign@gmail.com

Denise Ford Nassau County Legislator 4th District 36 Ohio Ave Long Beach, NY 11561 (516) 639-6084 dford@nassaucountyny.gov dford36@aol.com

Doris the Florist Doris Harrison Gralitzer 233 Long Beach Road (516) 897-2460 doristheflorist@aol.com @doristheflorist doristhefloristt.com

Dorothy Finn Foundation Norah Kelleher 155 Trafalgar Blvd (516) 984-7320 nora62@aol.com

Dox Bar and Grill Norah Kelleher 10 Broadway 516-984-7320 nora62@aol.com

EGP Land and Sea Tim 2 Petit Place (516) 543-1225 egplandsea@gmail.com

Elvis Duran Group David Katz 145 Avenue of the Americas New York, NY 10013 (212) 366-4666 david@elvisdurangroup.com

Empire Point Marina Tina DeVita 2 Empire Blvd (516) 889-1067 tdevita@empirepointmarina.com

ESPN Fitness Eddie Leach 383 Long Beach Road (516) 869-4508

eddie@espn-fitness.com www.espnfitness.com

Evan W. Davis Illustrations Evan Davis 59 Carolina Ave (516) 431-5053

eedee1958@aol.com

Eveready Enterprises 4177 Austin Blvd (516) 431-7013

erroofing@yahoo.com

Hastava Realty Insurance & Travel Michael and Greg Hastava 161 Long Beach Road (516) 431-3833 greg@hastava.com https://www.hastava.com/

Hope's Land of Candy Joan Cohen 3951 Long Beach Road (516) 544-2244 hopeslandofcandy@gmail.com, joancohen38@gmail.com

Island Park Civic Association P.O. Box 241

islandparkcivicassociation@gmail.com

Island Park Diner 110 Long Beach Road (516) 432-8939 Island Park Faculty Association Patricia Pozin 24 Quebec Road (516) 318-0591 Pattip241@aol.com

Island Park Kiwanis Karen Stevenson 161 Long Beach Road (516) 425-2579 Island Park Library Jessica Koenig 176 Long Beach Road (516) 432-0122

Farm Stores Shane Kavanaga Nick Palumbo 4451 Austin Blvd (917) 747-4750

koenig@islandparklibrary.org

Fluffy Angel Pet Grooming Carlos Zapelli 371 Long Beach Road (516) 608-9613

Island Park Theatre Group Renee' Socci 53 Ballard Ave. Valley Stream, NY 11580 (516) 426-2946

shane@farmstores.com

fluffyangelgrooming@gmail.com

GiGi Moving and Trucking Walter 23 Alabama Ave (516) 432-7319

gigimoving@optonline.net www.gigimoving.com

Island Park Propane Brian 3976 Long Beach Road (516) 431-1111

islandparkpropane@outlook.com

snowysmom59@yahoo.com

Jack’s Pizzeria Josephine Natallelo 165 Long Beach Road (516) 889-0710 Nn31@aol.com www.jackspizzaip.com

Lambrou & Sons Seafood Restaurant Nick Lambrou 4073 Austin Blvd (516) 889-3525 nlambrou131@aol.com

LI PRIME 2 Endo Boulevard Garden City, NY 11530 516-569-4000 www.liprime.com

Living LARGE 2 Endo Boulevard Garden City, NY 11530 516-569-4000 www.livinglarge.com

Little Garden

By The Sea 111 Delaware Ave Long Beach, NY 11561

littlegardenbythesea@gmail.com

Mackoul & Associates 25 Nassau Lane (516) 431-9100 info@mackoul.com

Mega Business Systems Joseph Manning 154 Long Beach Road (718) 450-7871 jm@megabusinesssystems.com

Milch Photography & Video Mark Milch 557 West Market St. Long Beach, NY 11561 (516) 889-1508 milchphoto@aol.com www.milchphoto.com

Minuteman Press David 162 Long Beach Road (516) 432-0227 info@islandparkmmp.com

Moo Burger Chris Hanson 4455 Broadway Island Park, NY 11558 (516) 432-5005

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Nassau Financial Christopher Drago 2995 Long Beach Road (516) 240-1220 cdrago@nassaufinancial.org

Oceanside/ Island Park Herald 2 Endo Boulevard Garden City, NY 11530 516-569-4000 www.liherald.com

People's United Bank Alex Azakas 3577 Long Beach Rd Oceanside, NY 11572 (516) 536-2364 www.peoples.com

Peter's Clam Bar Butch Yamali 600 Long Beach Road (516) 432-0505

butchyamali@dovergroupny.com

Pop's Wines & Spirits Chi Lin, Ting 256 Long Beach Road (516) 431-0025 sales@popswine.com @popswine www.popswine.com

Ralph's Tackle and Sporting Goods Glenn Meyers 4195 Austin Blvd (516) 432-9179 Titan23739@aol.com

Richner Communications, Inc. 2 Endo Boulevard Garden City, NY 11530 516-569-4000 Richner Printing and Mailing Services 2 Endo Boulevard Garden City, NY 11530 516-569-4000 richnerprinting.com

All addresses are in Island Park, NY 11558 except where otherwise noted The Law Office Safe Haven Music South Shore Brendan Zareno of Glenn Ingoglia Jewish Center 237 Long Beach Road Glenn Ingoglia Lisa Arian (516) 665-2050 104 Long Beach Road 191 Long Beach Road safehavenmusicfoundation@gmail.com (516) 569-5063 (516) 432-0500 Sangria 71/ info@ssjdi.org glenn@ingoglialaw.com RVC Empanada Corp. irreverentred@aol.com The Local Ale House Jose Fernandez Stepping Stone Chris Motisi 4585 Austin Blvd Business Services 140 ½ Long Beach Road (516) 225-4104 Michael Zareno (516) 889-0097 (516) 225-9149 mike@ssbsinc.com Shane's Family Variety Village of Island Park Stern & Schurin L.L.P. 3945 Long Beach Rd Mayor Michael McGinty Richard Schurin (516) 432-5817 416 Long Beach Road 167 Jefferson Ave. South Nassau (516) 815-5326 Sun Power by Communities Hospital michael.mcginty@ncc.edu Dana Sanneman Empower Solar Xpress Coups 1 Healthy Way Alana Giordano Oceanside, NY 11572 2 Endo Boulevard 4589 Austin Blvd (516) 632-3000 Garden City, NY 11530 (516) 837-3459 (516) 377-5365 fcatapano@empower-solar.com 516-569-4000 dana.sanneman@snch.org The Grand Rehabilitation Zareno Ltd. South Shore Collision and Nursing Southpoint Partnership Jared or Tom Ofelia DeJesus P.O. Box 201 Mike Zareno 1 Long Beach Road (516) 432-3872 237-239 Long Beach Road soshocoll@gmail.com (516) 316 6794

Courtesy Island Park Chamber of Commerce

The Island Park Chamber of Commerce handed out dozens of $50 gift certificates to local businesses as part of its #IPCares initiative during the Covid-19 pandemic.

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Mount Sinai South Nassau continues to serve community, breaks new ground

By Mike Smollins When faced with an “unprecedented” situation in April 2020 as coronavirus numbers reached their peak, 383, the staff at Mount Sinai South Nassau hospital rose to the occasion and banded together to get through the difficult time. Now, staff is gearing up to continue the fight against the Delta variant.

While many lives were lost to the coronavirus, the hospital celebrated the release of hundreds of Covid-19 positive patients who were released with a clean bill of health. At a time when front-line workers were stretched thin, the Oceanside community and many others came together to show their support, donating food to the hospital’s staff daily throughout the pandemic.

With Covid-19 cases back on the rise and new Centers for Disease Control and Prevention guidance announced on July 27, local hospitals are in full preparation mode. Dr. Adhi Sharma, chief medical officer at MSSN, recently discussed how people can protect themselves and their loved ones from the variant.

Sharma said that Mount Sinai has seen an increase over the last week in their Covid patient census. Where the hospital saw one to two cases a day in June, they saw eight between July 29 and 30.

Those new cases among patients have universally been seen in unvaccinated individuals.

“The challenge with Delta is that it is extremely transmissible,” Sharma said. “Even vaccinated individuals are getting Delta and we are seeing that in our staff.” Sharma added that most of the cases the hospital has seen has come from travel.

“We came out of the box, and we may have to go back in the box for a little bit,” he said. “That’s going to be challenging and I think we are going to see a lot of Covid cases as a result of that.”

Before, during and after the surge of the pandemic, MSSN was committed to delivering standardsetting, patient-centered health care. It is one of the region’s largest hospitals, with 455 beds, more than 900 physicians and 3,000 employees.

The hospital is an acute-care, not-for-profit teaching hospital that provides state-of-the-art care in cardiac, cancer, orthopedic, bariatric, pain management, mental health and emergency services. It is a designated Stroke Center, boasts Long Island’s first and only Gamma Knife® and Novalis Tx™ radiosurgery technologies for superior cancer care,

expert orthopedic services, and emergency and elective angioplasty. MSSN has been designated as an Accredited Bariatric Surgery Center by MBSAQIP and is also a recipient of the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association’s “Get With The Guidelines®”-Stroke Gold Plus Quality Achievement Award with Target: StrokeSM Honor Roll Elite.

MSSN’s beautiful North Addition houses two 36bed medical surgical units, a 36-bed inpatient behavioral health unit and comprehensive maternity services center with 26 private postpartum rooms, spacious labor and delivery rooms and a neonatal intensive care unit.

The hospital’s Emergency Services department is one of the largest and most advanced on Nassau County’s South Shore. Designated a regional stroke center and Level II Trauma Center by the American College of Surgeons, the department houses 35 treatment rooms and specialty care, including a high-speed CT-scan and x-ray facility, pediatric emergency room and psychiatric emergency room.

MSSN is the only hospital on Nassau’s South Shore permitted to perform angioplasty in an emergency or an elective basis. In the event you or a loved one need angioplasty, it can be performed on the spot at the hospital’s Center for Cardiovascular Health, 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

And services are expanding, as on June 22, MSSN celebrated the groundbreaking for its J-Wing on its Oceanside campus. The wing will serve as the cornerstone of hospital’s $400 million capital expansion to increase health-care services. Projected to open in 2023, the $130 million J-Wing will stand at four stories and 100,000 square feet.

The chairman of Mount Sinai’s board of directors, Joe Fennessy, said the board re-evaluated old plans for the facility, updating the infrastructure to match the evolving trends in health care. “We began to reimagine what this hospital should be, and we realized to best serve the needs of our community, we had to be something different,” he said.

For more information about MSSN and its services, call (877) 768-8462 or (516) 632-3000, or go to www.southnassau.org. We encourage you to “like” them on Facebook and follow them on Twitter.

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Board members and local officials broke ground on the future home of Mount Sinai South Nassau’s J-Wing on June 22.

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Bank Nassau Financial Federal Credit Union Anthony Minucci 2995 Long Beach Road 240-1200

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TD Bank Frank Frisone 247 Long Beach Road 536-7638

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Oceanville Mason Supply Co. Marty Bevilacqua 2499 Long Beach Road 678-1523 marty@optonline.net

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O'Connell Gardens Kaitlin Michaels 2985 Kenneth Place 678-1492

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Oceanside Kiwanis Club Michael Graham 3747 Ilona Lane (917) 371-3771 Oceanside Library Christine Marra 30 Davison Avenue 766-2360 kporcella@oceansidelibrary.com

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Convenience Store Seven-Eleven Usman Bandukra 400 Anchor Avenue (516) 983-3999 usman@bandukra.com

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Private Investigators Omni Present Investigations Lisa Mogilner 265 Sunrise Hwy Suite 1-344 Rockville Centre, NY 11570 323-9827 LM@OmniPresentInvestigations.com

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Club Pilates Oceanside Pam & Allen Rosenbluth 3197 Long Beach Road 280-1515

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Crossfit Seize the Day Jeff Blasko 94 S. Long Beach Road Rockville Centre, NY 11570 855-8514 crossfitseizetehday@gmail.com

Orangetheory Fitness of Oceanside Katie Hummeny 3563 Long Beach Road (516) 399-1225

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Point Set Indoor Racquet Club Lori Sarnelli 3065 New Street 536-2323

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