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HurriCon curates creativity for a cause By AINSlEY MARTINEZ amartinez@liherald.com
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Kurt Camino, left, Chris Hueser, Meghan McCarthy, David, Maria and John Donovan organized the semiannual comic convention at Bethany Congregational Church in East Rockaway.
Bethany Congregational Church in East Rockaway hosted a semiannual event last Saturday, bringing authors, artists and fans together for a community raffle and meetand-greet that was also a fundraiser benefiting the church’s natural disaster relief and community collaboration initiatives. The event has been dubbed HurriCon, and described by its organizers as New York’s “only benefitrelief comic con.” David Donovan, a church board trustee and the event’s organizer, sparked the idea for the fundraiser in 2018, when the church needed to restore its floors after assisting residents during Hurricane Sandy. ContinuED on pagE 3
Local businesses prepare for the holidays as some offer sales By AINSlEY MARTINEZ amartinez@liherald.com
In Lynbrook, local businesses will provide speciality festive products, with some stores offering discounts, for the holiday season. Inside Lynbrook Bagels on Atlantic Avenue in Lynbrook, a lit-up Christmas tree and a small statue of Santa greet guests as they walk in the door. The shop features autumn and Christmas renditions of its muffins, bagels and coffees. On its daily menus, Lynbrook Bagels had a cinnamon butter cookie, an apple cider donut
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President, Lynbrook Chamber of Commerce and an iced peppermint mocha drink. For 30 years, the bagel store has remained a staple for the area. Owners Michael and Kaitlin Clancy took over the family business from their parents,
and continued the tradition. The Clancys said the Christmas season is one of the busiest times of year, especially with the sibling’s love for creative spins on classics. If you want to see Santa Claus, head to Unicorn Jewelers, at 29 Atlantic Ave, where Denise Scalfani has been in business for 20 years. Santa will be there from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 14. Other local businesses will offer holiday discounts, such as Mur-Lees Men’s & Boy’s Shop with $50 off purchases of $250 or more and $100 off purchases of $500 or more. In store, select-
ed items are also 20 percent off. Ground Central Coffee in Lynbrook offers gift card deals for their cafe. If customers spend $40 in gift cards, they will receive an extra $10 gift card. The deals increase with higher gift cards amounts: spend $75, get $100. Spend $150 and get $250. Merchandise,
such as mugs and shirts, will be 20 percent off. Desiree Royer with Ground Central Coffee said supporting local businesses inherently enhances the community. “We hire the kids, mom, and people in between jobs, so it’s directly impacting the commuContinuED on pagE 4