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Kiwanis bike challenge is back June 29 a tool to possibly put together a bike ride to raise money to give to the hospital, to the trauma For nearly three decades, center.” cyclists have gathered at Harry He began organizing the Tappen Beach to ride through event with the help of a friend, the winding, scenic roads of who has since passed away. Long Island’s North Shore. “We had a 55-mile ride, a This year’s 29th annual Nassau 65-mile ride and a 30-mile ride, Bicycle Challenge, on June 29, which we did,” he said. “As we continues that trabuilt the ride up, we dition while raising got more clubs money for chilinvolved. We were dren’s health proraising anywhere grams supported by between $8,000 and the Kiwanis Club of $20,000 with the North Shore Long event.” Island. Since its foundThe charity ride ing, the Nassau offers two scenic Bicycle Challenge options: a 25-mile SAUL SCHACHTER has raised more route with 1,060 feet Sea Cliff rider than $300,000 to supof elevation and a port the Kiwanis 35-mile challenge Club of North with 1,600 feet of climbing. The Shore Foundation, a 501(c)(3) longer ride begins at 8 a.m., organization. Proceeds benefit with the 25-mile option starting the Pediatric Trauma Center, at 8:30 a.m. Both routes pass Pediatric Lyme Disease Founthrough waterfront communi- dation, Kamp Kiwanis, and ties including Sea Cliff, Glen other local children’s charities. Cove, Bayville, Oyster Bay, Glen Sea Cliff resident Saul Head and Locust Valley. Schachter has participated in Tom DeStio of Sea Cliff, the ride nine times. whose son was born premature“I love the exercise, I love to ly and received care at the ride and the money was going Kiwanis Pediatric Trauma Cen- to good causes,” he said. “Our ter at Cohen Children’s Medical i s l a n d i s b e a u t i f u l g o i n g Center, created the event in through so many nice towns. It 1997. DeStio, an avid long-dis- was good, and I appreciated too tance cyclist, said the club gave that it was a local ride, so you him a way to turn personal saw a lot of your friends riding. gratitude into community I went a few times with former action. students.” “I kind of put two and two Schachter said the ride together,” DeStio said. “Kiwan- offers more than just exercise is was a community-minded — it’s a chance to connect. “You organization, and they gave me CONTINUED ON PAGE 18
By ROKSANA AMID
ramid@liherald.com
Keilyn Zavala/Herald
Sunshine and smiles at the Greek fest The festival had thousands of visitors despite the rainy weather. A youth beamed with joy as she waved her arm excitedly out of a ride at the Greek festival. Story, more photos, Page 8.
North Shore residents angered by battery storage projects By LUKE FEENEY lfeeney@liherald.com
Grassroots coalitions from Glen Cove, Glen Head, Glenwood Landing and Sea Cliff who pushed back against the proposed Oyster Shore Energy Storage doubled down on their efforts to cancel a separate project focusing on modernizing Long Island’s aging electric transmission system and secure an outright ban on lithiumion battery facilities near homes in the area. More than 70 people gathered at the American Legion Post 190 on Glen Head Road in Glen Head for a rally on June 5 and heard from government officials, local civic organization leaders, activists and North Shore residents. At the rally speakers discussed the importance of maintain-
ing local control, health and safety concerns, fire safety and many other issues. Glen Cove City Councilman John Zozzaro said he’s all for “being green,” but is concerned about potential health risks associated with the project. If safety isn’t a guarantee, he says he doesn’t want it. “I don’t want our health to be at risk in any way,” Zozzaro told the Herald. “It should be a bipartisan decision. Health and safety are our main concern. I fully support our first responders and whatever they need, I’m there for them. What they don’t need is this” Maxine Cappel Mayreis, Glen Cove Chamber of Commerce president, has been an outspoken CONTINUED ON PAGE 2
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