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Friday, July 26, 2024
Vol. 84, No. 30
SERVING PLAINVIEW, HICKSVILLE, AND LEVITTOWN
National Night Out Local music educator planned for August 6 honored by BOCES Levittown resident Jerry Nobile was recently recognized as one of the most devoted supporters of public education on Long Island. Mr. Nobile is among 14 honorees to receive the 2024 Nassau BOCES Education Partner award, bestowed annually on those individuals and organizations that have had a profound effect on education in Nassau County. A strategic education partner with school districts since 1967, Nassau BOCES created the awards program to recognize those who share its mission of ensuring a successful, challenging, caring and safe environment that enables students of all ages and abilities to achieve their maximum potential. These outstanding individuals and organizations have made strides in
accomplishing key educational goals embraced by Nassau BOCES, such as ensuring student success. Professional musician and music educator Jerry Nobile was honored at an awards gala held this Spring by the Nassau BOCES Educational Foundation. The Foundation is an independent non-profit organization that raises funds for innovative educational programs that fall outside of the agency’s budget. Jerry Nobile began working with Nassau BOCES Long Island High School for the Arts (LIHSA) nearly 30 years ago as a part-time substitute lecturer, and within five years was hired as a permanent visiting lecturer. Upon earning his teaching certification in See page 8
Nassau County Legislature Deputy Minority Leader Arnold W. Drucker (D – Plainview) greets family at a prior year's National Night Out. Nassau County Legislature Deputy Minority Leader Arnold W. Drucker (D – Plainview) is once again joining forces with the Mid Island Y JCC, the Nassau County Police Department’s Second Precinct and an array of community stakeholders to celebrate National Night Out at the Mid Island Y
JCC from 6 to 8 p.m. on Tuesday, August 6. This year’s event will also include a special food drive benefiting Long Island Cares. All donors will be entered into a special raffle drawing as a thank-you for their generous support of the pioneering food bank founded in 1980 by legendary Long
Island singer and philanthropist Harry Chapin. Held in thousands of communities each year on the first Tuesday in August, National Night Out is an initiative that seeks to promote “police-community partnerships and neighborhood camaraderie to make See page 8
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Renowned musician and revered music educator Jerry Nobile (center) is presented with the 2024 Nassau BOCES Education Partner Award by (from left) Board Member Eric Schultz and Board President Susan Bergtraum.
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