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Woodsburgh delays club plan decision who fear that the Ivy Hill Road lots could cause additional flooding in an area that is The Woodsburgh village already plagued by it. board was busy at its reorgani“There were a number of zation meeting on July 24, mak- homes in Woodsburgh that ing appointments and once appeared to create challenges again hearing from an attorney in building on that particular representing the developers of part of the property,” Mayor t h e W o o d m e r e C l u b , w h o Jake Harman told the Herald applied for a subdiafter the July 22 vision of the propmeeting. “And they erty. took that into conTwo days before sideration and took the village board that out in the modmeeting at Stella K. ified proposal,” he Abraham High added, referring to School, the developthe developers. ers, Efrem GerszLauren Sobel, a berg and Robert Woodsburgh resiWeiss, presented dent and a member the board and resiof the Woodsburgh d e n t s w i t h a JAKE HARMAN Alliance, a grassrevised plan for the roots community Woodsburgh mayor club property, organization, wrote whose future develin an email on July opment has generated no short- 29 that she was happy with the age of controversy since 2016. negotiations, but felt there was At a June 17 meeting with more to be done. the village, Weiss had unveiled “While many of us agree a plan that included the con- that construction of one condo struction of 160 condominiums complex will have much less of for seniors on the Woodmere an impact on the village overportion of the property and five all, we still have concerns,” residential lots on Ivy Hill Road Sobel said, referring to the agein Woodsburgh. The plan was restricted condos. “Our primanot well received by residents, ConTInued on paGe 4
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Friends Zahava, left, and Leah splashed around in the water at Camp Gan Israel, a summer camp run by Chabad of the Five Towns.
Summer fun at Camp Gan Israel By MELISSA BERMAN mberman@liherald.com
Giggles and high-pitched screams of happiness could be heard upon entering Camp Gan Israel on July 24 — ran and operated by the Chabad of the Five Towns in Cedarhurst. Camp Gan Israel, which is open to all Jewish families in the Five Towns, has been in existence for 28 years, serving children ages 2 to 5. This year, the summer camp runs from June 25 to Aug. 15, providing daily lunch and snack for the campers. “It’s a very diverse camp, just like our Chabad center is, it’s open for our community,” Hadassah Geisinsky, the camp’s director, said. “Our staff is also very diverse, covering all the dynamics of our community and different abilities. Most are from Hewlett High School, and we have a head teacher in all the
rooms.” Multiple counselors are on hand for each age group to provide extra eyes on the children at each activity. All of the counselors are girls, and Geisinsky hires each one personally after speaking with them. Ariel Paskal said she was interested and contacted Geisinsky about working at the camp this summer. “I wanted something where I can be with younger kids because I didn’t grow up with younger siblings,” Paskal said. “I wanted to experience being a counselor and learning leadership opportunities, even though I am 16 years old.” Since starting, Paskal has learned how to help younger kids who don’t communicate that well, helping to soothe them when they ConTInued on paGe 9
hey took that into consideration and took that out in the modified proposal.