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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 18 months tested all of us beyond our limits. Wantagh and Seaford however, remain strong. The hamlets are 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 neighRichner bors 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 early August, 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 to a little over 3 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 Wantagh and Seaford Heralds have 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, have been out in the field regularly, even during the height of the pandemic, to ensure people who work and live in Wantagh and Seaford had access to the best and most up-to-date information. Additionally, Richner Communications, the parent company of the Wantagh and Seaford Heralds, 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 in Wantagh and Seaford— 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 Wantagh and Seaford, at the same time that we examine what has changed because of the pandemic. Living In Wantagh/Seaford is a special publication of the Wantagh and Seaford Heralds, the hometown newspapers of the community. Living In is published in cooperation with the Chambers of Commerce, and we are honored to mark another year as the chambers' official publication. We hope you find this issue of Living In Wantagh/Seaford useful and informative, and that you enjoy reading the Wantagh and Seaford Heralds 52 weeks a year. Be well and be safe.

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antagh’s history began in 1643, when Capt. John Seaman and Robert Jackson purchased land from the local Indians, including the areas now known as Wantagh and Seaford. At the time, Wantagh was inhabited by the Merokee tribe of the Metoac Indians before Dutch and English colonists arrived. Then, the Dutch petitioned to obtain everything west of Oyster Bay. The area was known as Jerusalem by the Dutch. The name still stands in the names of local institutions.

The area was named Ridgewood in the 1880s. In 1891, because Ridgewood was already being used by another New York town, the members of the Memorial Congregational Church helped change the name to that of a Merokee and Montauk sachem from the 1640s. The Wantagh Post Office was rebuilt in 1907 to replicate the original 1837 look. It currently sits across from the Wantagh Preservation Society and the 1912 Jamaica parlor car at 1700 Wantagh Ave.

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Top left photo: The Quaker Meeting House, at Wantagh Avenue and Twin Lane in Wantagh, was established in 1827 as a place of worship for Quakers. First right photo: The Quakers purchased the property near the Quaker Meeting House in Wantagh in 1827. The property was used as a cemetery, and it contains the graves of three Civil War veterans: Lt. H.R. Jackson, Gilbert Seaman of the 139th Regiment of the New York Volunteers and Charles Wilson of the 119th Regiment of the New York Volunteers. Courtesy Wikimedia Commons, from the Historic American Buildings Survey

Bottom left photo: An original architectural design of the Friends Meeting House at Jerusalem, on Wantagh Avenue near Jerusalem Avenue. Christina Daly/Herald

Bottom right photo: The Jamaica railroad car located at the Wantagh Museum. The museum, a hub for the Wantagh Preservation Society, resides the main station, the railroad car, and the recreated 1904 post office.

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e would like to invite you to Wantagh. Hungry? Wantagh has amazing places to get food and drinks where you can even watch your favorite sports teams in action! Our merchants are the best! Many businesses are owned and operated by local families, and they are very generous with their contributions to Wantagh. Like history? Visit our Wantagh Preservation Society and go back in time. Wantagh has more historical landmarks than most Cathy McGrory towns in Nassau County. Powell Say it with ﬂowers! Our nursery and President ﬂorists are top notch! Check out our retail stores for the latest in-style items. Love live music? Wantagh has its very own concert hall, not to mention our own amphitheater. Check our list of many services the businesses in Wantagh provide. We have it all! Many of our stores and businesses are within walking distance of the LIRR, so driving is optional. Whether you are on your way to or coming from our beaches, parks, concert venues, meeting up with friends for a bite to eat or having that date night, Wantagh is a great place for all! Hope to see you soon! Thank you,

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Jewish War Veterans Post 652 member Eric Spinner, left greeted fellow member Murray Steinberg, of Wantagh, who turned 99 in September. With them was Hempstead Town Clerk Kate Murray.

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he area known today as Seaford was originally called “Great Water Land” or “Land on the Great Cove,” by the Massapequa tribe that settled there. It was bought by Capt. John Seamen and Robert Jackson in 1643 and eventually named after his hometown in England. He bought the land after fleeing the Plymouth, Mass., settlement in search of greater freedom of religious and political expression. The first school was built in 1830. Today, the community south of Jerusalem Avenue is served by the Seaford School District, with some children in north-

ern Seaford attending schools in Levittown. Private schools in Seaford include the Maria Regina and St. William the Abbot parochial schools. The Hagedorn Little Village School serves more than 500 special-needs children. The Long Island Rail Road extended through Seaford to Babylon for the first time in 1867. The Seaford Historical Society, a former school building dedicated in 1976, holds much of Seaford’s history, such as a 1910 skiff and faded pictures of Seaford from many decades ago. With a population of roughly 15,000, Seaford commemorated the 375th anniversary, of its founding in 2018.

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Top photo: Before undergoing renovations, the Seaford Historical Society headquarters, also known as the historic museum, was a two-room school house. Top left: Former Seaford Historical Society member Patrick Martz checked out a piece of history in the museum — a photo of baseball player Babe Ruth, who regularly visited Seaford. Courtesy Seaford Historical Society

Top right: Seaford Historical Society President and Herald Person of the Year Judy Bongiovi, and former Chamber of Commerce President Carla Powell, right, with a quilt made in the mid-1970s by 16 women in Seaford, depicting the schoolhouse that became the historical museum.

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hrough all circumstances, the Seaford community operates in unity. After a tough year of navigating the pandemic, Seaford businesses have joined forces to reopen. “Businesses are back and are very happy to be open,” Chamber of Commerce member Donna Jebaily said. “I’ve spoken to a lot of business owners of restaurants and local stores, and they’re all really happy to be up and running again. We like seeing people shop local, so that’s definitely a plus in Seaford.” Community events resumed as well, such as the Chamber of Commerce’s regular “Seaford Saturday Nights.” Jebaily, the Herald’s 2019 Person of the Year and one of the 2021 Honorary Patriot Award winners, organized the event, which kicked off in mid-June 2021. “We always have a great turn out because that’s how the Seaford community is,” Jebaily said. “People were having a great time. I spoke to a lot of them who said, ‘Who cares about the rain? We’re just happy to be out and see each other again.’” During the pandemic, the chamber, businesses and locals collected money for food for those in need. The chamber was involved in local restaurant deliveries to keep local eateries in business. “Now that it’s mostly over, we can proceed with neighborhood events that we had to put on hold,” Jebaily said. On June 7, 2021, the New York State Department of Health encouraged public and private schools to fully open their schools. Seaford School District has been no exception: High schoolers resumed in-person learning at the end of the school year and the district hosted an in-person graduation ceremony. Seaford is home to nearly a dozen parks, including Seamans Neck Park, Washington Avenue Park, Estella Park and Cedar Creek Park, located just south of Merrick Road and east of Wantagh Avenue. Seaford’s parks and recreation facilities are in use for the first time since March 2020. The community offers a Police Activity League for several children’s sports, along with a Catholic Youth Organization and Seaford Little League baseball and softball. Seaford is also the home of the Long Island Broncos youth football and cheer organization. Seaford’s main business district runs along Merrick Road. Businesses are also located farther north, along Sunrise Highway, Washington Avenue and in the Seaford Harbor section. Seaford’s many service clubs, including the Chamber of Commerce, the Lions Club, Wellness Council, Seaford Historical Society, American Legion, Knights of Columbus and Kiwanis Club, truly stepped up to preserve the well-being of their community this past year. The community’s spirit of service will continue to be needed throughout the rest of the year, as they work to recover from one of the biggest crises in a century.

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Seaford Saturday Nights unites locals; represents community's reopening

eaford residents were thrilled to see their community reopen this past summer as many neighborhood events resumed. One of these events was the weekly “Seaford Saturday Nights," organized by the Seaford Chamber of Commerce. The event, which kicked off on June 19, was held at the Seaford Long Island Rail Road parking lot, where food trucks and craft vendors lined up on each side. Donna Jebaily, the Herald’s 2019 person of the year and a member of the chamber’s board of directors, organized the function alongside fellow chamber member Celia Hanney. Jebaily and Hanney hosted the event for the first time in summer 2019, and it was a huge success, so they decided to bring it back this year. “Every single food truck said they wanted to come back this year,” Jebaily said, “because they love the people of Seaford.” This summer’s Seaford Saturday Nights were held on June 19 and Aug. 21. Jebaily said residents were overjoyed to be out with one another again after a year of little social interaction because of the pandemic. “We always have a great turnout because that’s just how the Seaford community is,” she said. “People came out rain or shine. The families were there. The kids were playing. We had food trucks and live music. It was like a big block party.” The June event featured music by the Long Island-based cover band Our Generation. Both the June and August Saturday Nights featured children’s activities, like gaga ball.

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Bottom photo: Seaford residents Grace Bennett and Phillip Cohen danced to the music of the band Our Generation.

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The Rev. Andrew Gromm, the pastor of St. Gregory of Nyssa Carpatho-Russian Orthodox Church in Seaford.

Apostolic Assembly Christian Tabernacle 1081 Wantagh Ave., Wantagh 11793 781-0930 Pastor: Eduardo Merino Sr. Pastormerino1@aol.com Abel Aguilar Christ Lutheran Church 3384 Island Road, Wantagh 11793 221-3286 Pastor: The Rev. Dr. John H. Krahn Pastor@CLCWantagh.org www.CLCWantagh.org Congregation Beth Tikvah 3710 Woodbine Ave, Wantagh 11793 785-2445 President: Gail Jeby-Levy Rabbi Moshe P. Weisblum office@congbt.org www.congbt.org Saint Markella Greek Orthodox Church 1960 Jones Ave. N, Wantagh 11793 783-5760 The Rev. George Kolios www.agia-markella.org St. Frances de Chantal Roman Catholic Church 1309 Wantagh Ave., Wantagh 11793 785-2333 Pastor: The Rev. Seth Awo Doku www.saintjanefrances.org

Temple B’nai Torah 2900 Jerusalem Ave., Wantagh 11793 221-2370 Rabbi: Daniel Bar-Nahum President: Dee Greenberg RabbiBarNahum@tbtwantagh.org The Church of St. Jude 3606 Lufberry Ave., Wantagh 11793 221-2505 Visiting Priest: Mother Abby Murphy www.thechurchofstjude.org Wantagh Memorial Congregational Church 1845 Wantagh Ave., Wantagh 11793 785-1829 Pastor: The Rev. Ron Garner WMCC1845@verizon.net www.wmcc1845.com Maria Regina Catholic Church 3945 Jerusalem Ave., Seaford 11783 798-2415 Pastor: Rev. Jason U. Grisafi fr.jason@mariaregina.com Our Redeemer Lutheran Church 2025 Washington Ave., Seaford 11783 781-6374 Interim Pastor: Judith VanOsdol judith.vo@gmail.com

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The Rev. Joseph Fitzgerald celebrating a streaming Mass at St. William the Abbot Catholic church in Seaford during the Covid-19 lockdown last year.

Saint James Roman Catholic Church 80 Hicksville Road, Seaford 11783 731-3710 Pastor: The Rev John Derasmo fatherjohn@stjamesrcchurch.org www.stjamesrcchurch.org St. Gregory of Nyssa Orthodox Church 1100 Hicksville Road, Seaford 11783 541-3628 Pastor: The Rev. Andrew Gromm onearthasinheaven@yahoo.com www.sgnseaford.org St. Michael and All Angels Episcopal Church 2197 Jackson Ave., Seaford 11783 785-3762 The Rev. Dr. Winfred B. Vergara stmichaelseaford@aol.com St. William the Abbot Catholic Church 2000 Jackson Ave., Seaford 11783 785-1266 Pastor: The Rev. Joseph H. Fitzgerald information@stwilliam.org www.stwilliam.org Seaford Jewish Center 2343 S. Seaman’s Neck Road, Seaford 11783 785-4570

The Church of South India Malayalam Congregation of Greater New York 3833 Jerusalem Ave, Seaford 11783 342-9879 Pastor: Rev. Dr. Malayil Sabu Koshy Cherian info@csiseafordchurch.org United Methodist Church of Seaford 2160 Washington Ave., Seaford 11783 785-8877 Pastor: Wayne Redman church@seafordumc.org

Outreach centers Maria Regina Food Pantry 3945 Jerusalem Ave., Seaford 11783 795-7438 Hours: Monday through Thursday, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. The Hawthorne House Thrift shop at St. Frances de Chantal 1309 Wantagh Ave., Wantagh 11793 679-8061 Hours: Monday through Thursday, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.; Friday and Saturday, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. St. Jude’s Mission Center Home of the Mother and Child Ministry 2197 Jackson Ave., Seaford 11783 Hours: Wednesday, 4 to 78p.m.

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Wantagh native Andrew Capobianco (center left), who earned a silver medal in the men’s 3-meter synchronized springboard diving event at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, was presented with a key to the town by Hempstead Town officials in August.

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The Kiwanis Club of Wantagh hosted its fifth annual Wantagh Festival on July 25, 2021, at the Wantagh Long Island Rail Road station.

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Miss Wantagh 2021 Angelina Maciak waved to the crowd at the annual Wantagh Independence Day parade on July 3.

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e have a very engaged community with a wonderful support system of organizations that contribute to our quality of life,” said Ella Stevens, president of the Wantagh Homeowners Association and the Fourth of July Parade Association, as well as director of the Miss Wantagh pageant. While last year’s Fourth of July Parade was canceled because of the pandemic, Wantagh residents were eager to attend this year’s parade held on July 3. The parade, which runs through the heart of Wantagh on Wantagh Avenue, had a huge turnout despite some rain. “The Wantagh community has weathered the storm of the pandemic,” Stevens said, “and to show everybody how proud they are of it, they came out in the pouring rain to witness the Fourth of July parade.” In addition, while last year’s Miss Wantagh pageant was forced to go virtual, this year’s pageant winner, Seaford Junior Angelina Maciak, was able to receive her crown in person. Maciak was the first runner-up in the previous year’s pageant. Wantagh has held this pageant every year since 1956. Pageant winners commit to a year of service in the community. According to local real estate professionals, Wantagh schools are among the strongest selling points for families looking to relocate to the community. “Our schools have been and continue to be excellent,” Stevens said, “and they do a great job at supporting our community and the organizations within it.” Wantagh community residents often speak of how much they love the hamlet’s proximity to the water. From the marina in Wantagh Park all the way down to Jones Beach, no place in Wantagh is more than 15 minutes from the water. And the 16-mile Jones Beach bike path that has been extended to Giglo Beach offers fresh air and exercise. The past year was a tough one for Wantagh’s businesses such as restaurants and retail stores. Businesses have, however, begun developing new approaches to run things and the prevailing mood is one of optimism. Love and support for their community is a common denominator among residents. Wantagh residents also love the community’s train museum, which showcases part of Wantah’s nearly 400-year history, its beautiful neighborhoods, and above all, the small town feel. “There’s so many friendly people,” one longtime resident said. “It’s a great place to raise a family!” Wantagh is served by the Nassau County Police Department, the Wantagh Fire Department and EMTS, and Wantagh-Levittown Volunteer Ambulance Corps. It has its own Long Island Rail Road station and an active library. Major roads include Merrick Road, Sunrise Highway, Jerusalem Avenue, Wantagh Avenue and the Wantagh and Southern state parkways. Residents are thrilled to be getting back to normal this summer and resuming their enjoyment of all the many amenities, entertainment, and recreation opportunities that the hamlet affords.

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Welcome to Levittown Schools

evittown School District is one of Nassau County's largest, serving more than 7,000 students from Levittown, North Wantagh and portions of northern Seaford. Wantagh-Seaford youngsters living within the district’s borders typically attend East Broadway or Lee Road elementary schools before moving on to Jonas Salk Middle School and then becoming Generals at General Douglas MacArthur High School; a handful of children from both communities go to Gardiners Avenue Elementary as well. In addition, the Gerald R. Clapps Career & Technical Center provides training for skilled trades and welcomes students from both Seaford and Wantagh districts to its half-day programs. Applications for the district’s after-school child-

care programs for elementary school-aged children were being accepted at press time. Christina Daly/Herald

Left photo: A General Douglas MacArthur High School baseball player threw a pitch. MacArthur takes in students from both the Wantagh and Seaford neighborhoods. Courtesy Levittown Public Schools

Right top photo: MacArthur High School students gathered at Hofstra University’s James M. Shuart Stadium field on June 19 for their graduation ceremony. Right middle photo: Board Vice President Jennifer Messina was sworn in during the Levittown Public Schools reorganization meeting this past summer. Right bottom photo: Levittown music teacher Matt Nobile leads a group of alto and tenor saxophone players during a Summer Music Program lesson at Abbey Lane Elementary School.

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ife is finally getting back to normal for students, teachers and staff at Seaford’s schools after one of the most difficult academic years in the district’s history. Most of Seaford’s Schools resumed in-person classes in the fall of 2020, but reserved the option for students to stay home and take their classes remotely if they preferred. Teachers and staff said they were excited to reunite with familiar faces in the 2021-22 school year. “This has been a unique and challenging year.,” said Deputy Superintendent Dr. Adele Pecora. “However, our students and staff continuously demonstrated their Seaford Pride, and we are excited to close out the year with an in-person graduation celebrating our class of 2021. As New York continues to open, we look forward to all of our students returning to school in September for in-person classes.” Seaford Chamber of Commerce member and parent Donna Jebaily also had positive things to say about Seaford’s schools. “Coming from a parent, I must say that the schools are reopening very smoothly,” she said. “The school has been amazing this entire time throughout the pandemic, and with the end of the [2020-21] school year approaching, they’ve been very on top of everything. High School has also finally went back full-time, and the kids are very happy to be back. I couldn’t ask for anything more from the school district.” Jebaily explained that while Seaford’s middle schools ran all year, it was the high schools that were shut down, but they’ve now had a smooth transition back to in-person-learning. “The high school staff has been very accommodating,” she said, “to everyone, including students that maybe can’t be there in person. Everything ran smoothly, and they made that transition of going back very easy us for us parents.” On June 26, the district celebrated its high school graduation at the Tilles Center for the first time. The new venue was popular among parents and students and will be used again next year for graduation as well. “It was a wonderful celebration of 13 years of Seaford School District Education," Pecora said.

“The students were outstanding in regards to the speeches they had given. I believe they felt honored and felt that they were afforded the correct celebratory event, especially given the difficulty of the last 16 months. Pecora described the ceremony, explaining that during the process of students receiving their diplomas, the event’s administrators gave a bit of background information on each student, explaining what students had done while at Seaford’s schools and their future plans. Pecora noted that she was tremendously impressed while hearing about all of the graduates’ accomplishments. Seaford is also home to two private Catholic schools: Maria Regina and St. William the Abbot, as well as the Hagedorn Little Village School, a private school for more than 400 special-needs students.

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Top photo: Seaford High School senior class officers Kathleen Tuohy, Kelly Wylie, Dominique Cannata and Colin Merrigan addressed their classmates at graduation in the Tilles Center in June 2021. Bottom photo: Seaford Manor Elementary School kidergartener Christopher D’Alto petted a quail chick during an interactive activity in spring 2021.

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Welcome to Wantagh Schools

ccording to local real estate professionals, Wantagh schools are among the strongest selling points for families looking to relocate to the community. “Our schools have been, and continue to be, excellent,” said Ella Stevens, president of the Wantagh Homeowners Association and director of the Miss Wantagh pageant. “They do a great job at supporting our community and the organizations within it.” Although Wantagh students experienced an unusual start to the 2020-21 school year, district officials worked diligently to make the new regulations run as smoothly as possible. Superintendent John McNamara said students and faculty met the challenges of 2020, and will do so in the 2021-22 academic year ahead. Wantagh’s elementary schools, middle school, and high school all reopened in September 2020, but each followed a different protocol. Students in grades kindergarten to six were permitted to go back to school in-person every day. Students in grades seven to 12 initially attended school using a hybrid model, attending school two or three days per week in person and the other two or three days remotely. By March 2021, Wantagh’s schools had eased their restrictions. Seventh- and ninth-graders returned to school full time in person on March 15, while grades eight, 10, 11 and 12 began full-time, in-person learning on March 22. Most recently, Wantagh High School’s graduating class marked two very important end-of-theyear events in person. Seniors celebrated their graduation on June 18 at Wantagh High School football field. Each student was allowed to bring four guests. The graduating class also held prom on June 23 at The Piermont in Babylon. The venue requested that unvaccinated individuals wear masks when not seated or eating, but did not require students to produce evidence of vaccination. As the circumstances surrounding the pandemic

continue to improve and life gets back to normal, Wantagh school officials said they are confident they too will soon return to a state of normalcy in their learning environment.

Courtesy Wantagh School District

Top photo: Students in the Wantagh High School Class of 2021 tossed their graduation caps into the air at the commencement ceremony on Lawrence Field on June 18. Middle photo: Forest Lake Elementary School students gathered on the playground before the annual moving up ceremony in July. Ron Manfredi/Herald

Bottom photo: Shea Insinga was one of 11 seniors who helped lead Wantagh to a second straight appearance in the county title game.

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Wantagh Public Library

Courtesy library director Shannon Marchese

The Wantagh Public Library set up an interactive table at the annual Wantagh Kiwanis Festival on July 25.

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fter being closed due to the coronavirus pandemic for several months, the Wantagh Public Library reopened to the public in fall 2020. “This made us stand out from a lot of other libraries,” said Library Director Shannon Marchese, “because a lot of them were hesitant to do so…but we did it while maintaining social distance and keeping small group sizes.” Marchese, who became the library’s director in January 2021, said it’s been exciting to work in the Wantagh community. “The community is great,” Marchese said. “They come in and they’re excited and thankful to have a library to come into, and we’re happy to be there for them.” Wantagh Public Library typically hosts summer reading programs for children, teens and adults. After being forced to cancel these in-person events last summer because of the pandemic, staff looked forward to hosting this year, Marchese said. Some of the library’s events this summer included exercise classes, book discussions, arts and crafts sessions for kids and adults, and a scavenger hunt in the children’s rooms. The 2021 summer reading theme, Tails and Tales, encouraged readers to learn about animals throughout the world as well as the environments they inhabit. The three programs, which included one for children, one for teens and one for adults, ran from mid-June to mid-August. With all that the Wantagh library provides, it’s no wonder why so many residents check it out all year round.

Courtesy library director Frank McKenna

The Seaford Public Library hosted a live band at the community event, Seaford Saturday Nights, in July.

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ike the neighboring Wantagh Library, Seaford Public Library reopened to the public in fall 2020 after being shut down for many months. Library Director Frank McKenna, who has held the position since 2011, said the library is making progress in its return to normalcy. “We’re not fully back to prepandemic normality just yet. … but we’re certainly getting there,” McKenna said. The library hosted its outdoor concert series in the summer of 2021, which saw a big turnout with residents eager to celebrate. The series kicked off July 24 with Long Island-based band, The History of Rock ‘n’ Roll. While the library normally hosts about four concerts per year, owing to the uncertain circumstances of the pandemic, organizers managed to put together two concerts this year, McKenna said. Seaford’s Library will continue to host a number of in-person programs that benefit the community, including defensive-driving classes, mahjong and bingo sessions, book discussions and film screenings. The library will continue to roll out virtual programs, which started in 2020. “This was a good thing that came out of the pandemic,” Mckenna explained. “We were able to get connected with certain lecturers and authors who wouldn’t have been involved with us before the pandemic because they don’t live nearby.”

3285 Park Ave., Wantagh 221-1200 www.wantaghlibrary.org Director: Shannon Marchese Hours: Monday - Thursday: 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Friday: 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. (9 a.m. to 1 p.m. in July and August) Sunday: Closed

Seaford Public Library 2234 Jackson Ave., Seaford 221-1334 www.seafordlibrary.org Director: Frank McKenna Hours: Monday, Tuesday, Thursday: 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Wednesday: 1 to 7 p.m. Friday: 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m (9 a.m. to 1 p.m. from mid June through early September) Sunday: Closed

Levittown Public Library

1 Bluegrass Lane, Levittown 731-5728 www.levittownpl.org Director: Trina Reed Monday through Friday: 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Saturday: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday: Closed

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Jones Beach mass vaccination site closes

he mass vaccination site at Jones Beach, along with three other New York state sites, shut down in July. The Wantagh vaccination site ceased operations on July 19. The makeshift sites at the Conference and Event Center Niagara Falls, Plattsburgh International Airport and SUNY Polytechnic Institute in Utica also closed that week. The closures came roughly one month after then Gov. Cuomo announced restrictions would be lifted for residents after 70 percent of New Yorkers had received the first dose of the Covid-19 vaccine. Cuomo said that additional sites would shutter as part of the effort prioritize local vaccination efforts. “We are continuing to target communities that have lower vaccination rates and using every tool at our disposal to make the vaccine accessible to every New Yorker," Cuomo said in a news brief. In Nassau County, at least 80 percent of adults had received their first jab as of mid-August. According to the State Department of Health, Nassau had the highest percentage of adults with at least one dose among all counties in the state with a population greater than 200,000. Some 2,109 Wantagh residents and 1,818 Seaford residents had tested positive for Covid-19 since the beginning of the pandemic, as of midAugust, according to data from the Nassau County Department of Information Technology. As the contagious variants of the coronavirus emerge, like the Delta variant, County Executive Laura Curran encouraged residents to get vaccinated. “This virus has not disappeared,” Curran said. “Getting vaccinated remains the single best way to protect yourself and your loved ones from getting sick or dying from Covid. The county is keeping a

vigilant eye on the numbers and external developments, and we continue to encourage eligible residents who haven't gotten their shots yet to roll up their sleeves.” When the Jones Beach site first opened in midJanuary, doses were limited, and some residents struggled to schedule an appointment. The Herald previously reported that vaccines were often administered the day that they arrived at the Wantagh site. As vaccines became available in the area, though, appointments became more accessible.

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Top photo: A symbol of New York State's reopening, the Jones Beach stateoperated vaccination site closed down in July. Christina Daly/Herald

Bottom photo: In January 2021, it was difficult for some Long Islanders to get an appointment at the Jones Beach vaccination site.

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Breast Cancer Action Coalition 1 in 9: Hewlett House 86 East Rockaway Road Hewlett 11557 374-3190 (Programs for breast cancer patients and survivors)

Mercy Medical Center 1000 N. Village Ave. Rockville Centre 11571 705-2525 Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center 1101 Hempstead Turnpike Uniondale 11553 559-1000 Nassau University Medical Center 2201 Hempstead Turnpike East Meadow 11554 572-0123 North Shore University Hospital 300 Community Drive Manhasset 11030 562-0100 Northwell Health Long Island Jewish Valley Stream 900 Franklin Ave. Valley Stream 11580 256-6000 Northwell Health Long Island Jewish Medical Center 270-05 76th Ave. New Hyde Park 11040 (718) 470-7000 Northwell Health St. Joseph’s Hospital 4295 Hempstead Turnpike Bethpage 11714 579-6000 St. Francis Hospital 100 Port Washington Blvd. Roslyn 11576 562-6000 St. John’s Episcopal Hospital 327 Beach 19th St. Far Rockaway 11691 (718) 869-7000 South Nassau Communities Hospital One Healthy Way Oceanside 11572 632-3000 South Nassau Urgent Care Center at Long Beach 325 E. Bay Drive Long Beach 11561 870-1010

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SErvICES Winthrop University Hospital 259 First St., Mineola 11501 663-0333

Drugs, Alcohol Dependencies Alcoholics Anonymous 292-3045 Hotline: 292-3040 www.nassauny-aa.org Al-Anon and Alateen (For families and friends of alcoholics) 433-8003 Families Anonymous (800) 736-9805 Gam-Anon Hotline Gamblers Anonymous (877) 442-4248 LINK Center for Drug Info Inc. 185 Merrick Road, Suite 2D Lynbrook 11563 887-4848 L.I. Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence 1025 Old Country Road Mineola 11501 747-2606

For the Disabled ANCHOR (Answering the Needs of Citizens with Handicaps through Organized Recreation) 431-6946 Helen Keller Services for the Blind (516) 485-1234 Office for the Physically Challenged 60 Charles Lindbergh Blvd. Uniondale 11553 227-7399

Mental Health Family and Children’s Association 129 Jackson St. Hempstead 11550 746-0350 Long Island Crisis Center 2740 Martin Ave., Suite 2 Bellmore 11710 826-0244 Hotline: 679-1111 (24-hour crisis hotline and suicide prevention services) Mental Health Association of Nassau County 16 Main St., Hempstead 11550 489-2322

South Shore Child Guidance Center 91 Guy Lombardo Ave. Freeport 11520 868-3030 (Outpatient services for children 18 and under)

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

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.

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 Christina Daly/Herald first and only Gamma Knife® and Novalis Tx™ ra- Board members and local officials broke ground on the future home of diosurgery technologies for superior cancer care, Mount Sinai South Nassau’s J-Wing on June 22.

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Courtesy Kevin Regan PIO

The Wantagh Fire Department — Engines 4 and 7 — helped to extinguish a fire inside the garage behind a home on North Jerusalem Road in Levittown in July. No one was injured.

FIRE Department Important Numbers Wantagh: Business: Seaford: Business:

785-0215 or call 911 785-0180 221-4300 or call 911 785-7153

Wantagh

he Wantagh Fire Department is a volunteer organization made up of about 250 members that has served the community for more than 115 years. The department provides protection to more than 18,000 homes and 700 businesses 24 hours a day. It is one of the largest fire districts in Nassau County, which not only covers Wantagh, but also parts of Seaford, Levittown, East Meadow, Bellmore and Jones Beach State Park and Tobay Beach. The robust unit also sponsors many community organizations and events.

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he Seaford Fire Department was founded in 1901. For more than a century, the organization has provided fire and medical services to local households and businesses. The department is known throughout Seaford for its dedication to the community and for fulfilling its duty. The Seaford Fire Department also holds several community events, such as a tree-lighting every holiday season.

POLICE Department Important Numbers 1st Precinct: 7th Precinct: 8th Precinct Wantagh-Levittown Volunteer Ambulance Corps: For all emergencies:

573-6100 573-6700 573-6800 731-1485 911

antagh and Seaford are protected by the Nassau County Police Department. Both communities are served by the 7th Precinct, at 3636 Merrick Road in Seaford, the 8th precinct, at 299 Hicksville Road in Bethpage, or the 1st Precinct, in Baldwin. The precincts’ divisions include patrol, detective and support services. They have marine bureaus, robbery and homicide squads, among other divisions. The Wantagh-Levittown Volunteer Ambulance Corps has assisted residents in need since 1956. The organization — based at 129 Balsam Lane in Levittown — aims to strengthen, enrich and educate while providing the highest quality and standard of emergency medical aid.

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How one Wantagh vocalist and his rock band went viral By Kate Nalepinski

n early May, South Shore-based rock band Adam and the Metal Hawks covered AC/DC’s “It’s a Long Way to the Top (If You Wanna Rock ’n’ Roll),” and posted the video to social media platform TikTok. At the time, the band had one main goal: to have actor and musician Jack Black — who covered the track in the ﬁlm “School of Rock” — post a video reply on the app. “We tried to incorporate either songs that he had covered or his songs,” lead singer Adam Ezegelian, of Wantagh, said, “and we worked them into different formats for our TikToks.” Soon enough, a “public pressure campaign” was created on the app, as drummer Alex Hertler described it. The band’s social media following urged Black, the vocalist for Tenacious D, to post a video reply to it. “We went onto his most recent [TikTok] video, and every other comment was like, ‘duet@amhband right now,’” Hertler recalled with a laugh. Adam and the Metal Hawks’ sixth video attempt at a response from Black, posted May 27, was a mash-up of TikTok viral track “Dick,” by Doja Cat and StarBoi3, and the Tenacious D song “Kickapoo.” Two days later, a video response from Black appeared on bassist/vocalist Ryan Daversa’s TikTok “For You Page,” a curated, algorithm-set series of videos on the platform. Black’s video reply went viral — in late August, it had over 65 million views, 14 million likes and 83,000 comments. It also boosted Adam and the Metal Hawks’ TikTok proﬁle.

But the group had already gained widespread popularity on social media, even before Black was involved. They’ve attracted over 3 million followers on the app since they established the account in January 2021. They’ve garnered over 31 million video likes. Ezegelian is known to some as a ﬁnalist on “American Idol.” In 2015, at age 20, he made it to the Top 16 of Season 14. Prior to Ezegelian’s joining the group in 2015, Daversa, Hertler and guitarist John Barry were the Metal Hawks. “We were deﬁnitely more on the metal side on the rock spectrum,” Hertler said. “When Adam came in, he kind of has that punky kind of voice, which is very rhythmic. So we shifted more toward hard rock.” While the coronavirus pandemic has been full of tragedy, Daversa said, it gave the band the opportunity to expand on social media. “I’m not going to sit here and glorify a pandemic, but if it wasn’t for Covid, I don’t think we would’ve hopped on TikTok when we did,” he said. “I don’t think we would’ve had the original songs coming out as soon as we did, and we would’ve grown at the rate we have.”

Photos courtesy Daniel Stanton

Top left photo: Actor and musician Jack Black’s video reply to local rock band Adam and the Metal Hawks’ performance went viral and has collected over 65 million views on TikTok. Top right photo: Adam and the Metal Hawks comprises guitarist John Barry, left, bassist/vocalist Ryan Daversa, center top, vocalist Adam Ezegelian of Wantagh, center bottom, and drummer Alex Hertler.

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Animal shelters

antagh-Seaford is tion center at 3300 Beltagh Ave. Opening times and All rescued animals are spayed home to both an hOw tO and neutered and are temperaanimal shelter and ment-evaluated before adoption. an animal rescue program. The cOntact shelters Last Hope hosts fundraisers Town of Hempstead animal Call ahead for appointments for adoptions, medical attention around the community and sponshelter, at 3320 Beltagh Ave., or Foster care. sors a fostering program for cats, is among the largest municipal a “fix-a-feral” initiative and offers animal shelters in the country. Bideawee: Monday- Friday cage sponsorship opportunities. All adopted pets were spayed or 8:30 AM-5 PM, For more information, visit www. neutered, received all required Saturday & Sunday Closed lasthopeanimalrescue.org, email inoculations and were microLast Hope Animal Rescue: info@lasthopeanimalrescue.org chipped— free of charge— all Sunday- Monday, 10 AM - 7 PM or call (631) 425-1884. summer through Sept. 2 for the Town of Hempstead Animal Shelter: “summer of love.” The shelter Sunday- Monday, 9AM - 5PM also hosts adoption fairs and an Bideawee: (866) 262-8133 annual rabies vaccination clinic in Last Hope Animal Rescue: partnership with the Long Island Veterinary Medical Association. (631) 425-1884 Adoption and other shelTown of Hempstead Animal Shelter: ter documents are available in (516) 785-5220 Spanish. In partnership with LIU Post, the shelter acts as a training center for veterinary college students, who treat cats and dogs in residence at the shelter under the supervision of leading doctors and professors in the field. With more than 1,000 volunteers, the shelter and rescue programs rose to the challenge and weathered the storm of the Covid-19 pandemic. Partly as a result of sheltering in place, pet adoptions have been on the rise. At the same time, though, animal abandonments increased during the pandemic in response to widespread unemployment and economic uncertainty. You may view the adoptable dogs and cats online at www.toh.li/animal-shelter. To arrange a tour of the facility, call (516) 785-5220 ext. 4619 or email pettherapyandhumaneed@tohmail.org. Courtesy Anna Konik, Photo by Jared Siskin Top photo: Bideawee employee Katie Raab posed with adoptable Bideawee Last Hope Inc. is a nonprofit dedicated to the dog Cameron at the 2019 Bideawee Ball at the Ziegfeld Ballroom in June. rescue and rehabilitation of death-due pound, stray and abandoned animals for the past 55 Herald file photo years. Bottom photo: The Town of Hempstead Animal Shelter is located on Beltagh The organization operates a dog and cat adopAvenue in Wantagh.

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Seaford

Chamber of CommerCe

All addresses are in Seaford, N.Y. 11783 except where otherwise noted

Allied Builders Supply Corp. Howard Berger 3570 Merrick Road (516) 785-3197 Allstate Eileen Wulff 3832 Sunrise Highway (516) 781-8300 Beech Lane Digital, Inc. Kristine Hughes (516) 884-0440 Cara Mia Restaurant Sergio DiCantis 3935 Merrick Road (516) 804-9280 Charles G. Schmitt Funeral Home Curtis Schmitt 3863 Merrick Road (516) 785-3380 Cruises Inc. Donna Philcox 797 Arlington Drive (516) 796-0256 D&J Auto Jerry Pastore 3830 Merrick Road (516) 781-7240 EssBee Design Stefanie Brooks 3710 Locust Avenue (646) 535-5324 Final Touch Auto Collision Nick Bilotta 3586 Merrrick Road (516) 221-7611 Fun Stuff Toys Michael Timko 3639 Merrick Road (516) 409-8697 Gino’s of Seaford Nick DiNardo 3535 Merrick Road (516) 308-7962 Margaret Grub Century 21 AA (516) 330-7404 Karen’s Hope Karen Siler 3553 Kenora Place (516) 698-9291 Kenneth Jacobsen LPL Financial 2234 Merrick Road (516) 308-4948 LI Prime 2 Endo Blvd., Garden City, N.Y. 11530 (516) 569-4000 www.liprime.com

Seaford Family Chiropractic Dr. Gary Sgroi 3944 Merrick Road (516) 783-3000 Seaford Foot Care Center Dr. Edward Fryman, DPM 3650 Merrick Road (516) 221-5982 Seaford Herald 2 Endo Blvd Garden City, N.Y. 11530 (516) 569-4000

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Seaford Hook, Ladder & Engine Co. #1 Inc. Phil Nicola 2170 Southard Avenue Courtesy Chris Carini

Town Councilman Chris Carini, Pastor Joseph Fitzgerald of St. Wiliam the Abbot R.C. Church, Seaford Chamber of Commerce President Nick Bilotta, owner of Schmitt Funeral Home Curt Schmitt and Legislator Steve Rhoads last year when Bilotta was sworn in as the new president.

Living LARGE 2 Endo Blvd., Garden City, N.Y. 11530 (516) 569-4000 www.liprime.com

Long Island Opticians Barry Santini 3844 Sunrise Highway (516) 781-9838 Masone Masonry Jennifer Masone 3937 Merrick Road (516) 849-3868 Masters Auto Collision, Inc. Dean Poupis, Jr. 3530 Merrick Road (516) 826-2763 Melissa Sacco Interiors Melissa Sacco (516) 698-6141

Oreangetheory Fitness Studio Manager 3940 Merrick Road (516) 246-6212 Palmatum Landscapes, LLC Nick Parson (516) 457-1226 Peanuts at St. Gregory’s Anne Cacciola Sandra Smith 1100 Hicksville Road (516) 548-7587 Richner Communications, Inc. 2 Endo Blvd., Garden City, N.Y. 11530 (516) 569-4000 Richner Printing and Mailing Services 2 Endo Blvd., Garden City, N.Y. 11530 (516) 569-4000

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Runyon’s Matt or Liz 3928 Merrick (516) 221-2112 Seaford American Legion Charles Wroblewski 2301 Penatiquit Avenue (516) 785-9429 Seaford Bagels John Scannello 3970 Merrick Road (516) 679-1944 Seaford Community Preschool Siri willis 2160 Washington Avenue (516) 785-0700 Seaford Dental PC Paul V. Affrunti 2125 Jackson Avenue (516) 781-4990

Seaford Public Library Frank McKenna 2234 Jackson Avenue (516) 221-1334 Sonny’s Fishing Station Mike Victor 3640 Ocean Avenue (516) 785-8058 St. William the Abbot Rev. Joseph H. Fitzgerald, Pastor 2000 Jackson Avenue (516) 785-1266 State Farm Insurance Victoria VanDeVen 4020 Merrick Road (516) 221-3200 Tim White Home Improvements Maureen Mazol 3839 Merrick Road (631) 956-7553 United Methodist Church of Seaford Rev. Wayne Redman 2160 Washington Avenue (516) 785-0700

Memorare Caterers Inc. T. Moseman 2183 Jackson Avenue (631) 398-6080 Napoli Marble & Granite Marianne Resner 3501 Merrick Road (516) 826-6400 NY Physical Therapy & Wellness Rachel Booth 4007 Merrick Road (516) 495-3154

Courtesy Seaford Chamber of Commerce

The Seaford Chamber of Commerce hosted the first-ever Fall Festival in 2019. The festival was canceled in 2020 due to the pandemic, but was put back on in October 2021.

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ELECTED OFFICIALS

TOWN OFFICIALS

Town Clerk

Town of Hempstead Supervisor

Councilwoman 5th District

Kate Murray (R)

Donald X. Clavin, Jr. (R )

Christopher Carini (R)

Councilman 6th District

Dennis Dunne (R)

COUNTY

Nassau County Executive

Laura Curran (D)

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

Nassau County Acting District Attorney

Joyce Smith (D) 262 Old Country Road, Mineola, N.Y. 11501 (516) 571-3800

Nassau County Comptroller

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

FEDERAL

Nassau County Clerk

Maureen O’Connell (R) 240 Old Country Road Mineola, N.Y. 11501 (516) 571-2664

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Nassau County Legislator District 17

Rose Walker (R)

1550 Franklin Ave. Mineola, N.Y. 11501 (516) 571-6217

Nassau County Legislator District 13

Thomas McKevitt (R) 1550 Franklin Ave. Mineola 11501 (516) 571-6213

STATE

Nassau County Legislator District 19

Steve Rhoads (R) 1550 Franklin Ave. Mineola, N.Y. 11501 (516) 571-6219

Governor

Kathy Hochul (D)

NYS State Capitol Building

State Comptroller

Thomas P. DiNapoli (D)

Albany, N.Y. 12224 (518) 474-8390

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

State Attorney General

Letitia James (D)

NYS State Capitol Building Albany 12224-0341 (518) 776-2000 Nassau office (516) 248-3300

United States Senator

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

United States Senator

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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State Senator - 6th District

Kevin Thomas (D)

990 Stewart Ave., Suite, LL45A Garden City, N.Y. 11530 516-739-1700 Legislative Office Building, 947 Albany, N.Y. 12247 518-455-3260

State Senator 8th District

John Brooks (D)

5550 Merrick Road, Massapequa, N.Y. 11758 (516) 882-0630

State Assemblyman 14th District

David G. McDonough (R) 404 Bedford Ave., Bellmore, N.Y. 11710 (516) 409-2070 Legislative Office Building 443, Albany, N.Y. 12248 (518) 455-4633

State Assemblyman 17th District

John K. Mikulin (R)

175 Hempstead Turnpike East Meadow 11554 (516) 739-5119 Legislative Office Building 546, Albany, N.Y. 12248 (518) 455-5341

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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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; district attorney, Madeline Singas; 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 .......571-3214 Board of Elections ..........571-2411 Bus Information .............542-0100 Civil Service Commission 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 .572-1945 Film Commission ...........571-3168 Fire Commission ............573-9900 Health Department ........227-9697 Housing .........................571-0360 Human Resources ..........571-4246 Human Rights Commission ...................571-3662 Investigations .................571-3072 Leg. Budget Review Office .................571-6296 Management and

Budget Office .................571-3122 Medical Center ..............572-0123 Medical Examiner ..........572-6400 Mental Health ................227-7057 Minority Affairs ..............572-1933 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 ......571-2113 Social Services Department....................227-8519 Traffic and Parking Violations .......................572-2700 Traffic Safety Board ........571-5032 Treasurer’s Office............571-2090 Veterans Services ...........572-6560 Volunteer Services ..........571-4481 Youth Board ...................227-7134

Town of Hempstead

The Town of Hempstead, 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 twoyear 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 11550 489-5000 www.townofhempstead.org Numbers to know Supervisor Don Clavin ....................812-3260 Tom Muscarella .............812-3179 Dennis Dunne ................812-3180 Receiver of Taxes, Jeanine Driscoll .. 538-1500 Town Clerk Kate Murray ........489-5000 x3046 Town Attorney ...............489-5000 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 Program Info and Sanitation Inspectors.......................378-4210 Senior Enrichment ..........485-8100 Water department .........794-8300 24-hour emergency line ...............794-8181 Zoning Board of Appeals ......................489-5000

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A&F Accounting Services Anthony Avena 1606 Henry Road (516) 826-8168

Forest Lake Elementary School PTA Jessica Recher 3100 Beltagh Avenue (516) 679-6470

Abby's Parkside Nursery & Florist Eric Abolafia 3333 Merrick Road (516) 221-1133

Frank & Frans Showcase Jewelers Frank Travigna 1174 Wantagh Avenue (516) 826-3349

Aboff's 3390 Jerusalem Ave (516) 221-4343

Gary Marcus, CPA 2965 Bluepoint Court (516) 781-6681

favena@aol.com

forestlakepta01@gmail.com

info@abbysnursery.com

clyman@aboffs.com

ACL Foot and Ankle Center Andrea Cunha-Loughman 3430 Sunrise Highway (516) 221-4311 footologist@aol.com

ACLandcare LLC Christopher Haubert PO Box 268 (516) 305-1970 chris@aclandcare.com

Advance Physical Therapy Dr. Louis Obergh 3430 Sunrise Highway (516) 568-4444 lobergh@advance-pt.com

Advertising and Social Media Consulting Marilynne Rich (917) 412-9304 mmrich07@gmail.com

Aeration Power Systems, Inc. Michael Letscher 2215 Wantagh Avenue (516) 221-3000

sales@aerationpowersystems.com

All Island Estates Realty Corp Judith and Richard Shane 3242 Railroad Avenue (516) 783-5600 allIslandEstate@aol.com

Andy's Luggage Gregg Markin 1945 Wantagh Avenue (516) 785-9379 andyslugg@aol.com

Arbonne International Michele Herron 3212 Wilmarth Place (516) 993-7986 micheleherron724@gmail.com

Balloons By Lou Luca DiMatteo (516) 967-1166

balloonsbyylou@gmail.com

Bide A Wee Amy Brostoff 3300 Beltagh Avenue (516) 785-7822

amy.brostoff@bideawee.org

info@jewelers.li

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The Wantagh Chamber of Commerce welcomed Jones Beach Delicatessen to the Wantagh community in July with a ribbon-cutting ceremony. Elected officials also attended.

Blackbird Kitchen + Cocktails 3026 Merrick Road (516) 654-9200 frank@blackbirdli.com

Blue Line Masonry Corp Anthony Gabrielli 1614 Temple Drive (516) 449-3455 Brands Cycle & Fitness Gary Sirota 1966 Wantagh Avenue (516) 781-6100 gss@brandscycle.com

Bunker Hill American Taproom Rob Beck 1912 Wantagh Avenue (516) 679-1775 bunkerhillny@gmail.com

Burger King 1131 Wantagh Avenue (516) 679-9191 bkcfc1@gmail.com

Causeway Bait & Tackle Mike Nicoletti 3031 Merrick Road (516) 785-3223

info@causewaybaitandtackle.com

Century 21 American Homes 1897 Wantagh Avenue (516) 826-4600 wantagh@c21amhomes.com

Charles J. O'Shea Funeral Home, Inc. 603 Wantagh Avenue (516) 731-5550 ajc22862@gmail.com

Christ Lutheran Church Christian DeRuiter 3384 Island Road (516) 221-3286

church@clcwantagh.org

Club Pilates Wantagh Jim Grassi 1173 Wantagh Avenue (516) 729-3691 wantagh@clubpilates.com

Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage Floyd Earl 3521 Jerusalem Avenue (516) 763-8950 manorgate@aol.com

Concord Cleaners Bobby Audette 3350 Park Avenue (516) 781-1400 concord1400@gmail.com

Cornerstone Behavioral Services Nicole Iannarone 3670 Orchard Road (516) 993-7844 admin@cornerstoneaba.com

Corry's Ale House Helen Corry 3274 Railroad Avenue (516) 809-7818 corrysalehouse@gmail.com

Craft Kitchen & Taphouse Dennis Durdaller 1885 Wantagh Avenue (516) 781-2700 craftwantagh@yahoo.com

Cultural Care Au Pair Lori Brust 301 First Avenue Massapequa 11762 (516) 429-0189 lcclori@aol.com

D'Salon Deanna DiLorenzo-Beydoun 3381 Merrick Road 516-226-3467 deedilorenzo2204@gmail.com

Dean Miller Real Estate Dean Miller 3330 Park Avenue (516) 248-5007 dean@deanmillerrealestate.com

Denise R. Langweber, L.L.P 3332 Sunrise Highway (516) 765-2800 denise@langweberlaw.com

Developing Speech, P.C. Glenda Alvarado 917-647-7348 alvarado.glenda@gmail.com

DJ'S Clam Shack Francesca Davanzo 3255 Sunrse Highway (516) 900 1400

francescadavanzo@gmail.com

Dr Neil Rubin, Optometrist 3448 Jerusalem Avenue (516) 781-2822 nr2020@verizon.net

Environmental Landscaping & Design, Inc Linda Swanson P.O. Box 209 (516) 781-7412

linda@elddesigngroup.com

Essex Plumbing & Heating Inc Donald Conway 2942 Essex Road (516) 781-7112

essexplumb@yahoo.com

Excel Urgent Care of Wantagh Naomi Lopez 3430A Sunrise Highway (516) 900-1600

cpagdm@aol.com

Geek Repair Shop Mital Mehra 1947 Wantagh Avenue (516) 809-9097 info@geekrepairshop.com

Grand Car Care, Inc. Thomas Kerley 3359 Merrick Road (516) 679-9750 grandcarcare@gmail.com

Grandma’s Candy Kitchen Alison McGuinness 2119 Wantagh Avenue (516) 785-2750

grandmascandykitchen2119@ gmail.com

Grounds for a Peel Composting, Inc. Glenda Alvarado 917-647-7348

glenda@groundsforapeel.com

H&A Productions Joseph Anderson P.O. Box 970 (516) 679-2686

hnaproductions@mindspring.com

nlopez@exceluc.com

Hassett Ford-Lincoln Marc Zergebel 3530 Sunrise Highway (516) 785-7800

Fastsigns of Wantagh Lou Peragine 3044 Merrick Road (516) 308-7700

lou.peragine@fastsigns.com

Healthy Spine Chiropractic, PC Dr. Kronowitz 1400 Wantagh Avenue (516) 809-7610

Favors With Flair Teresa Polino 1243 Campbell Road (516) 679-9184

Iavarone Bros. Chris Iavarone 1166 Wantagh Avenue (516) 781-6400

favorswithflair@hotmail.com

FBI Construction & Masonry Frank Buffolino P.O. Box 680 (516) 635-4898

abuffolino516@gmail.com

Fearless Warrior Foundation, Inc. Mary Monahan 1405 Delile Place (516) 655-8025

marymonahan29@gmail.com

marcz@hassettautomotive.com

dr.kronowitz@gmail.com

chris@ibfoods.com

In The Bag NY Annmarie Kramer 917-843-3389

inthebagny@gmail.com

Investors bank James Ladolce 1164 Wantagh Avenue 631-388-0833 jladolce@investorsbank.com

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Island Acura Frank Onolfi 3350 Sunrise Highway (516) 679-5400 franko@islandacura.com

Island Wide Pressure Washing Thomas Rice 1555 Oxford Road (516) 409-9510

Islandwide409@optonline.net

Jani Restuarant 1175 Wantagh Avenue (516) 826-0764

wantaghnoodle1999@yahoo.com

Jessica Moves You Jessica Akde Elmazi 2928 Riverside Drive (516) 559-9657

jessicamovesyou@gmail.com

John Theissen Children’s Foundation John Theissen 1881 Wantagh Avenue (516) 679-5098 john@jtcf.org

Jones Beach Adventure Excursions LLC Adam Karp P.O. Box 270 (516) 262-3391 akarp@wildplay.com

LaMonica Herbst & Maniscalco, LLP Salvatore LaMonica 3305 Jerusalem Avenue (516) 826-6500

ln@lhmlawfirm.com

Lawrence R. Rosenzweig, DDS 3305 Jerusalem Avenue (516) 679-5959 LI Architecture Studio Michael Duignan 1943 Wantagh Avenue (516) 221-0221 mjd@liarchitect.build

Life Styles Sports / Robinhood Michael Kruter 1901 Wantagh Avenue (516) 781-8070 mike@lifestylessports.com

Lighthouse Dairy Mart James Finn 2257 Wantagh Avenue (516) 308-3650 ldairymart@gmail.com

Little Shop of Flowers 1231 Wantagh Avenue (516) 826-8600 Long Island Aviators, LLC Greg and Gerri Semendinger 8350 Republic Airport Farmingdale 11735 (631) 465-0588

Jones Beach Deli Justin Heath 3060 Merrick Road (516) 732-6239

info@longislandaviators.com

Karen's Sweet Addiction Karen Lofgren (516) 659-6201

jlambert@southbaysneighbor.com

jonesbeachdeli@gmail.com

lofgrka73@gmail.com

Ken Maguire & Associates, PLLC 3366 Park Avenue (516) 228-8400

katemaguire@kmlawny.com

Kiwanis Club of Wantagh P.O. Box 1 (516) 902-8899

romina.g.marion@gmail.com

KK Graphics Matt Zinser 1381 Chelsea Road (516) 342-0918 sales@kkreationz.com

LI Prime 2 Endo Blvd., Garden City, N.Y. 11530 (516) 569-4000 www.liprime.com

Living LARGE 2 Endo Blvd., Garden City, N.Y. 11530 (516) 569-4000

Meat Grinder George Kelly 1882 Wantagh Avenue (516) 679-1850 Megumi Gisella Putri 3337 Park Avenue (516) 731-1188

megumiwantagh@gmail.com

Merrick Dodge Chrysler Jeep Dodge Ram Ira Reiter 3614 Sunrise Highway (516) 868-4400 merdodgefleet@optonline.net

Mi Casa Laundromat Laurie Erb 1190 Oakfield Avenue (516) 679-0551 lerb@optonline.net

Mid Island Audiology Thomas Recher 3022 Merrick Road (516) 243-7445

trecher@midislandaudiology.com

Mid-Island Medical Supply Chris Brown 2093 Wantagh Avenue (516) 781-7332

cbrown@midislandmedical.com

Military Blue Star Mothers NY 14 Andrea Nordquist P.O. Box 7301 Hicksville 11802

Long Island Media Group Howard Ritzer (516) 263-5336

president.NY14@bluestarmothers.us

Long Island Planning Council Cathy Powell 3544 Island Road (516) 359-2068

development@mommashouse.org

deerparkbark@gmail.com

Long Island Trading Post Laura McKinnon 2034 Newbridge Road Bellmore 11710 (516) 699-7719 slsmckinnon@yahoo.com

Mommas House Patricia Shea 1857 Wantagh Avenue (516) 781-8637 Mount Sinai South Nassau Dana Sanneman 1 Healthy Way Oceanside 11572 (646) 734-3837

dana.sanneman@snch.org

Mulcahy's John Murray 3232 Railroad Avenue (516) 783-7500 info@mulcahys.com

New York Life Daniel deLyra (516) 713-2090

dvdelyra@ft.newyorklife.com

North Fork Trolley 253 Edwards Avenue Calverton 11933 (631) 369-3031

mvward@hamptonjitney.com

Northwell Health Christine Patti 221 Jericho Turnpike Syosset 11791 (516) 496-2796 cpatti@northwell.edu

Numa's Florist Miguel Hernandez 1888 Wantagh Avenue (516) 679-1717 numasinc@aol.com

Olde Town Garden Ann Ellen 1902 Wantagh Avenue (516) 826-2574 irishvictorian@gmail.com

One Stop Auto Jim May 1916 Wantagh Avenue (516) 785-6688 Optimus Primers Dimitrios Sevastos 1890 Wantagh Avenue (516) 350-0954 info@optimusprimers.com

Otto's Deli Mark Scofield 1908 Wantagh Avenue (516) 785-7350 ottodeli57@gmail.com

Park Avenue Service Brian Kearney 1932 Wantagh Avenue (516) 785-9586 mekanic70@hotmail.com

Parola & Gross Fred Parola 775 Wantagh Avenue (516) 579-3702 divlawman@aol.com

PBT Realty Scott Arenella 3018 Merrick Road (516) 799-1900 joy@pbtrealty.com

Mamas Custom Cookies Rosemarie DeMaio 3335A Park Avenue (516) 987-8296

My Own Car Guy Danny Sandoval 3020 Merrick Road (516) 227-4891

Master Concrete Creations Matthew Bland 720 Woodbridge Lane, West (646) 294-2605

Nassau County Legislator Steve Rhoads 1550 Franklin Avenue Mineola 11501 (516) 571-6219

Pip's Pit Ernest Magliato 3007 Wilson Avenue (347) 992-0637

Matty K Travel Castle Vacations Matthew Kondrup (516) 366-9008

New Wave Seafood Frank Marinello 1847 Wantagh Avenue (516) 783-4900

Platinum Performance Dance Academy Lora Ayala-Hinde 2843 Jerusalem Avenue (516) 308-7055

mamascustomcookies@gmail.com

mbland@masterconcretecreations.com

matt@mattyktravel.com

danny@myowncarguy.com

srhoads@nassaucountyny.gov

frank@newwaveseafoodli.com

Pies-on Wheels Elizabeth Greco 2211 Cypress Street (516) 220-8228 agreco3@optonline.net

pipspitbbq@gmail.com

loraplatinum03@aol.com

Premium Power Washing, Inc. Carl Lorenz 3572 Anita Lane (516) 781-9274 carl@premiumpw.com

Realty Advisors Inc Laura Memisha 3341 Park Avenue (516) 826-1111

laura@therealtyadvisors.com

Residents Julie Argueta John Asheld III Colleen Colbert Maureen Conklin Connie Conway Judy Cunningham Nicole Denn-Simon Pat Falace Heidi Felix Adam Fisher Liz Guber Deborah Kaufmann David Kondrup Maureen L’Eplattenier Jeff Lindgren Karen McGuigan Barbara McNiff Mohammad Mirza Margaret Motis AnneMarie and Felix Murale Andrew Nordquist William Ostrow Maria Reilly Diane Sales Norman Sammut Ella Stevens John Stone Joanne Yustat Richner Communications, Inc. 2 Endo Blvd., Garden City, N.Y. 11530 (516) 569-4000 Richner Printing and Mailing Services 2 Endo Blvd., Garden City, N.Y. 11530 (516) 569-4000 www.richnerprinting.com

Ridgewood Station Tavern Michael Paccione 3231 Sunrise Highway (516) 636-5160 mmgg30@verizon.net

RLH Diamond Group Linda Horan 1414 Wantagh Avenue (516) 522-4964 horan14@verizon.net

Robin L. Boshnack, DDS PC 3318 Merrick Road (516) 783-0200 li.dentist1@gmail.com

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Wantagh Champions Martial Arts Frank Guerrini 1358 Wantagh Avenue (516) 783-1700

Sallie Math Tutor, LLC Sallie Touma P.O. Box 14 Garden City 11530 (516) 368-6001

wantaghcma@gmail.com

salliemathtutor@mail.com

Wantagh Drama Parents & Alumni Assoc. Kim Schroh 3297 Beltagh Avenue (516) 220-6904

Sandra Simpson Insurance Agency Sandra Simpson 1268 Wantagh Avenue (516) 221-4242

wdpaa1@gmail.com

sandra@simpsonagencyinc.com

SAS Real Estate Angela Testa 1237 Wantagh Avenue (516) 781-5050 angtesta@optonline.net

Sequoia Outdoor Living Tyler Seger 2911 Lindale Street (516) 418-6803

info@sequoiaoutdoorliving.com

Shooters Tiki Bar & Sports Grill Ed Migliaccio 2109 Wantagh Avenue (516) 783-4500

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Guac Shop Mexican Grill owners formally unveiled the new Wantagh eatery at a ribbon cutting ceremony in July with Hempstead Town and Nassau County officials.

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Squared Away Home Inspections Kevin Calhoun 1234 Campbell Road (516) 369-1913

kevin@squaredawayinspector.com

StarBar Steve D'Amato (516) 476-9262

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Show Stompin' Irish Dance Meagan Gollin 2090 Wantagh Avenue (516) 359-0124

Sun Buick GMC, Inc. Patrick Cassino 3333 Sunrise Highway (516) 781-6666

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Signature Premier Properties Karen Cass 1867 Wantagh Avenue (516) 242.6910 gjwthf@optonline.net

Signature Premier Properties Marisa Doonan 1867 Wantagh Avenue (516) 785-0100 info@signaturepremier.com

Simply Greekalicious Spiro Ploumes 1274 Wantagh Avenue (516) 679-1313

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Sky High Balloons Christine Burke-Masi 3381 Merrick Road (516) 809-9660

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South Shore Counseling & Psychological Svcs. Dr. William James, PhD 1051 Wantagh Avenue (516) 785-0323 aquapsych51@gmail.com

Spotlight Dance Studio Celeste Cappella 3307 Merrick Road (516) 783-5625 gotospotlight@aol.com

Wantagh Elementary School PTA Danielle Dicerbo 1765 Beech Street (516) 384-1346

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Sunrise Diner Jerry Pagoulatos 3201 Sunrise Highway (516) 221-5907 sunrisediner@gmail.com

SwiftLife® Computers Patrick Benot 2099 Wantagh Avenue (516) 690-6012 swift@swiftlife.net

T-Mobile Anthony Giannotti 1975 Wantagh Avenue (347) 907-2767

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TD Bank Charlie Godino 3222 Sunrise Highway (516) 781-0255 charles.godino@td.com

Temple B'nai Torah 2900 Jerusalem Avenue (516) 221-2370

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The Barking Biscuit LLC Hillary and Ira Reiter P.O. Box 7074 (516) 221-7923 thebarkingbiscuitllc@gmail.com

The Bladesman Geri Carlson 3353 Merrick Road (516) 409-5321 Bladesman2@aol.com

The Disken Law Firm, P.C. Amanda Disken 1941 Wantagh Avenue (516) 809-9990 amanda@diskenlaw.com

The Guac Shop Matthew Tesoriero 1161 Wantagh Avenue (516) 375-9182

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The Irish Poet Michael McNiff 1891 Wantagh Avenue (516) 588-1891 theirishpoetny@gmail.com

The Jones Beach Hotel Terry Gjezo 3275 Byron Street (516) 785-2020 jonesbeachhotel@gmail.com

The Nook Tom Splescia 3195 Sunrise Highway (516) 785-4043 splesciat@optonline.net

The Speakeasy Barber Rafael Khaimov 1882A Wantagh Avenue (516) 654-9409 thespeakeasybarber@gmail.com

The Wantagh/Seaford Homeowners Association Ella Stevens info@wsha.li

Thom Thom Steak and Seafood Danny Wu 3340 Park Avenue (516) 221-8022

host@thomthomrestaurant.com

Town of Hempstead Councilman Chris Carini 1 Washington Street Hempstead 11550 (516) 812-3285 ccarini@tohmail.org

Twin Dragon Acupuncture, PC Ralph Salerno 3728 Park Avenue (516) 660-7060

Twindragonacu@yahoo.com

UBS Financial Services, Inc. Marc Frank 1667 Temple Drive (631) 420-6472 marc.frank@ubs.com

Uniquely Yours Linda Rhoads 3839 Merrick Road Seaford 11783 (516) 314-5242

shopuniqueny@gmail.com

Universe Home Services Cathy Powell 3782 Merrick Road Seaford 11783 (516) 359-2068 cpmac@optonline.net

UPS Store 3280 Sunrise Highway (516) 783-6800

store1002@theupsstore.com

Victorian Homeowners Association Pat Brosnan 1 Ridgewood Drive (516) 221-4175

patbrosnan@optonline.net

Vintage Bar & Lounge, LLC Michael Peranio 3037 Merrick Road (516) 221-0583

vintageloungeny@gmail.com

Wantagh American Legion Pipe Band Jorge Aviles

walpb.band.manager@gmail.com

Wantagh Auto Body Michael Motschwiller 3210 Railroad Avenue (516) 826-6464

wantaghautobody@aol.com

Wantagh Avenue Chiropractic Ruggi George 3200 Sunrise Highway (516) 785-6655

Wantagh Fire District Thomas Bloomfield 2045 Wantagh Avenue bloomfieldt@yahoo.com

Wantagh Herald Life 2 Endo Blvd., Garden City, N.Y. 11530 (516) 569-4000 liherald.com

Wantagh Inn 3264 Railroad Avenue (516) 785-0809 wantaghinn@optonline.net

Wantagh LI Jim Colotti P.O. Box 177 (516) 409-9000 jim@longisland.li

Wantagh Preservation Society Tom Watson P.O. Box 132 (516) 826-8767 wantaghmuseum@gmail.com

Wantagh Public Library Shannon Marchese 3285 Park Avenue (516) 221-1200

director@wantaghlibrary.org

Wantagh Realty Thomas Watson 1904 Jones Ave, North (516) 780-4092 watsoto3@verizon.net

Wantagh Sports Booster Club 3297 Beltagh Avenue

wantaghsportsboosterclub@ gmail.com

Wantagh Taxi and Airport Services Robert Katz 2006 Wantagh Avenue (516) 698-0340 info@wantaghtaxi.li

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Wantagh Wines & Spirits Ryan Chand 1225 Wantagh Avenue (516) 304-4657 ryan@wantaghwine.com

WMCC Pixie Nursery School Jaime Becker 1845 Wantagh Avenue (516) 785-1247

World Gym Wantagh David Stempler 3728 Park Avenue (516) 826-5555 wgwantagh@hotmail.com

Xtreme Rhythm Dance Academy Jessica Taylor 1894 Wantagh Avenue (516) 728-7829 xrdance@gmail.com

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Juliana Barberil, 4, was excited to see how a sparkly rainbow turned out on her arm, painted at the Kiwanis Club of Wantagh’s fifth annual Wantagh Festival on July 25.

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