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Eagle Scout rank earned by Baldwin teen the prospective honoree’s troop. Its members sit down with the scout and review his journey. Robert Burruano, of Bald- “It’s not like a retest, where win, completed his Eagle Scout they’re trying to catch you on project, constructing a storage s o m e t h i n g , ” B u r r u a n o shed for a local women’s shel- explained. “It’s more of a conter, last August. He officially versation about who you’ve earned the Eagle Scout ranking become.” at a Board of Review last His review, he said, went betmonth. ter than he expected. “I was a Burruano, 16, a little nervous going junior at Chamiin,” he said, “but nade High School once it started, it in Mineola, had no felt more like a real idea what he was discussion than an getting himself into interview. when he joined Cub “They asked me Scouts as a firstthings that made grader, or where he me actually stop would end up. “The and think — not early years were a just about what I lot of learning the RoBERt did, but why I did it basics, going on and what it meant,” BuRRuANo trips, and figuring Bur ruano added. Eagle Scout, Troop out how everything “Walking out of worked,” he told the 163, Rockville Centre there, I felt like I’d Herald. “But as I earned it in a way I got older, I started taking it could actually stand behind.” more seriously.” For his Eagle project, he He took on leadership roles said, he wanted to do someand began mentoring younger thing that mattered instead of scouts. Burruano wanted to just checking a box. He built push himself to grow, instead the storage shed for Eager to of just “going through the Serve Inc., a Freeport-based motions,” he said. nonprofit. Burruano recruited An Eagle Scout Board of 16 volunteers to help complete Review consists of adult leadContinued on page 13 ers who are not involved with
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Melanie Martinez releases fourth studio album Baldwin native, Melanie Martinez, released her fourth studio album, “HADES,” on March 27. The record features 18 tracks in the dark pop genre. Above, Martinez’s newest vinyl records and CDs on an Album of the Month display at Barnes & Noble, in Carle Place.
Easter Bunny hops into festive breakfast event at Coral House By AllYSoN FERRARI aferrari@liherald.com
Families from Baldwin and surrounding communities filled the Coral House with springtime excitement as they gathered for the annual Breakfast with the Easter Bunny on Sunday, a festive event that blended holiday tradition with interactive fun for those of all ages. Dressed in pastel colors and beaming with anticipation, children were greeted by the Easter Bunny, who made his way from table to table posing for photos, waving and sharing hugs. Parents snapped pictures as their children lit
up at the chance to meet the holiday guest up close. The event featured a breakfast buffet with classic offerings, including bagels, pastries, scrambled eggs, bacon, sausage, hash browns, and French toast sticks. For those seeking lunch options, the Coral House also served chicken fingers and French fries, along with a variety of beverages, ensuring there was something for everyone to enjoy. Music and laughter filled the room on March 29. The atmosphere was part community gathering and part seasonal celebration, and there Continued on page 10
don’t think I would have gotten to this place without scouting.