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Mount Sinai asks for support After having its plans denied last year, hospital group tries again readily available.” Describing the South Shore area as a “medical desert,” Wong It’s sat abandoned for nearly says the new 60,000-square-foot five years now. A four-story, facility would allow visitors to brick building that visit a wide selection once provided space of specialists — for Verizon employfrom women’s ees is now an empty health to oncology to shell fronting Wantdiabetes care agh Avenue just off — while offering Sunrise Highway. ancillary services What can go in like lab work and that space? What X-rays without havshould go in that ing to travel somespace? That’s the where else. question facing the The proposed $35 Town of Hempstead million medical cenBoard of Appeals on ter is expected to April 27 when offiemploy 30 doctors cials from Mount and 50 support staff Sinai South Nassau members, typically hope to convince the JoE CAlDERoNE working between 8 board that the site is a.m. and 5 p.m. on Spokesman, perfect for a new weekdays, with a “one-stop” medical Mount Sinai chance of some eveSouth Nassau facility. nings and some Sat“This building urdays in the future. will literally help Mount Sinai save people’s lives,” said Dr. Alan plans to completely renovate the Wong, Mount Sinai South Nas- building — including the exterisau’s chief medical officer, dur- or — and has already purchased ing a public information session some of the surrounding properat nearby Mulcahy’s Pub and ty to add to the nearly 250 surConcert Hall last week. “I hon- face parking spaces already part estly think it would be a great of the Wantagh Avenue property. success to the community to It’s parking that has created have these types of services Continued on page 13

By MARIA CESTERo mcestero@liherald.com

Courtesy Seaford School District

MEMBERS oF THE cast of “Chitty Chitty Bang Bang.”

Let the show begin — finally Seaford M.S. stages first play in three years By MARIA CESTERo mcestero@liherald.com

Theater curtains opened in the Seaford Middle School last Friday for the first time since the start of the coronavirus pandemic. For their first show in three years, students performed the classic musical “Chitty Chitty Bang Bang.” Its director, Barbara Sherwin, said she was eager for drama to return to the school. She had been preparing for the production since January, arranging for Drama Club students to meet three days a week to practice. “We’ve been through such an experience

with the pandemic that we wanted to do something silly and fun for the kids,” Sherwin explained. “No moral theme, no seriousness, just fun.” She explained why “Chitty Chitty Bang Bang” was chosen — letting the kids enjoy lighthearted fun while introducing them to classic musical theater. “Chitty Chitty Bang Bang” is a musical film from 1968 about a family that fixes up an old car that sputters and pops as it moves — hence the title. The father tells his two children a fictional tale of how pirates are trying to steal the car. “I’ll probably be in tears at the show,” SherContinued on page 5

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