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HERALD MlK Center has summer fun
Youth coalition receives check
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Vol. 36 No. 29
JUlY 17 - 23, 2025
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Little League teams make local history f r o m B a l dw i n , F r e e p o r t , Hewlett, Island Park, Long Beach, Lynbrook/East RockaRo ck v i l l e C e n t re L i t t l e way, Oceanside and Rockville League baseball and softball Centre. Six Rockville Centre has proven to be unstoppable teams were entered in the tournament — 10U, 12U once again. For the and Junior softball first time in the prosquads and 10U, 11U gram’s 74 years, all and 12U baseball of the village teams teams. that took part in the “Everything we District 30 tournaentered, we won,” ment won their diviRockville Centre sions after undefeatLittle League Presied seasons — the dent Peter Klugefirst time in the hiswicz said. Klugetory of the district wicz has been that any town’s Litinvolved in the viltle League has lage’s Little League a ch i eve d s u ch a for 17 years, feat. coached his chil“District 30 is dren for 14 years basically the first and served as presiround of Williamsdent for three years. port,” 10U softball The village Little coach Natalie GallaLeague was founded gher said. “The Litin 1951 by William tle League World NATAliE E. Seward, Thomas Series is hosted in GAllAGhEr Nofi and its first South Williamsport, coach, president, Edward Pennsylvania, and 10U softball J. Bligh, according winning District 30 to its website. The is the first step in getting there. The teams that baseball program has built a compete to get to the champion- formidable reputation on Long ship are often referred to as Island and in New York state, as has the softball program, ‘Williamsport teams.’” District 30 comprises teams Continued on page 10
By JANE BAGATTA
Herald Intern
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Music and fireworks light up the night Village trustee Katie Conlon, left, Deputy Mayor Kathy Baxley, Assemblywoman Judy Griffin, Senator Siela Bynoe, Mayor Francis X. Murray and Legislator Scott Davis joined the Rockville Centre community for the annual fireworks show on July 12. At right, cousins Ayvah Estevez, 5, Delilah Soto, 5, Mathios Santana, 3, Valentina Santana, 10, Ariela Estevez, 8, Emery Soto, 6, and Alana Santana, 1, celebrated the Fourth of July in style. Story, more photos, Page 3.
rom a coaching perspective, we couldn’t be happier that all the hard work and effort that the girls have put in through practice has paid off.