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Focusing on children with a rare disorder Apraxia Kids event with my family,” Nicole Kolenda, a pediatric speech language patholoIn March, Long Beach resi- gist, said. “Our research group dents gathered at the Cabana to has spoken at Apraxia Kids. recognize and raise money for This is my life.” Kolenda is the lead research a little-known disorder, childscientist on an apraxia treathood apraxia of speech. ment study at New City CouncilYork University. man Mike Reinhart She worked with and City Manager Bobby Sorise durDan Creighton preing an eight-week sented a proclamastudy about two tion for malizing years ago. Long Beach’s parC h i l d h o o d ticipation in Apraxapraxia of speech ia Awareness Day. makes it difficult Nassau County for a child to speak, Legislator Pat Muland the disorder laney also presentaffects about 1 in ed the family of 1,000 children. 5-year-old Bobby They know what Sorise, a local boy RIChARD DePAlmA they want to say, who has the disorbut find it nearly der, with a procla- Acting police commissioner impossible to coormation. dinate the moveNow, some seven months later, with the commu- ments of lips, tongue and jaw nity a bit more familiar with that are necessary to form the the disorder, Long Beach will words. Sometimes their limbs hold its first Walk for Apraxia are affected as well. Bobby has had difficulty on Saturday, hosted by Apraxia Kids, a nonprofit headquar- talking since he was a toddler tered in Pittsburgh. The walk — unlike his twin brother, will start on the boardwalk out- Joseph, who speaks normally. side the Allegria Hotel at 11 He was not, however, initially diagnosed with apraxia, and a.m. “I’m going to be at the Continued on page 12
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Celebrating fall with a festival The 26th annual Fall Festival took over Long Beach’s Kennedy Plaza last weekend. Duke Salorio, 2, enjoyed the carousel, one of the many attractions at the event. More photos, Page 3.
Walks water main replacement, a $4.8 million project, begins By ANGElINA ZINGARIEllo azingariello@liherald.com
The City of Long Beach has begun the Walks Water Main Replacement Project, a $4.8 million initiative to upgrade utility services in the Walks neighborhood. Planning for the project dates back to 2018, and construction began late last month, after it was approved at the Sept. 3 City Council meeting. The work, which will be done by the Farmingdale-based Thomas Novelli Contracting, is
scheduled to be completed by Labor Day 2025, according to city officials. The Walks section of the city faces several challenges because of its outdated infrastructure. Water and sanitary mains were built adjacent to each other within narrow easements, leading to accessibility issues for water and gas service connected at the rear of individual properties. The electrical system is outdated, and the neighborhood’s concrete walkways are prone to water ponding, complicating utility servicing. Continued on page 5
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’d like to thank Kristi (Rook-Sorise) and her family for all the efforts they’ve made.