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Author shares journey of loss and love He wrote the memoir in six weeks in the spring of 2018, but it wasn’t published until the Mike “M.J.” Flood’s journey spring of 2019. Originally from Lynbrook, as a writer is marked by personal loss, resilience and a pas- Flood met his wife in New Jersion for storytelling that has sey. The couple, who have two shaped both his creative works daughters, moved to Long and his role as a teacher. Beach, but ultimately settled in Flood, of Seaford, is the Seaford 15 years ago. Flood said author of “Where Are You?,” a he has great friends and supshort and powerful porters of his work memoir expressing in the community, grief, healing and describing it as “a l ove. F l o o d a l s o c o m m u n i t y t h at wrote and directed has been a blessing “Too Much Noise” for me.” in 2018, a short film F lood said he about a deaf couple started writing as a in New York. kid, enjoying readFlood’s memoir ing, listening to discusses the many and writing stories. losses he’s suffered His first story was in life, including a replica and special items, famiknock-off of “The ly members and a Outsiders,” and as newborn. One pashe shared the story sage in the memoir, Jo PiERViNCENzi with family memtitled “Today is the Hofstra University bers, he said he B e s t D ay o f M y student truly believed it Life,” is particularwas incredible. ly powerful, as Flood writes “I love words,” Flood said. “I about things he’s lost, ending love spinning them.” each sentence by saying it was Reading children’s books to the best day of his life, because his two daughters every night, no day—whether yesterday or he’s learned to care more about tomorrow—can be better than each word on the page to tell today, according to F lood, his stories. Children’s books because we always have today. Continued on page 9
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A delightful harvest fair Attendees gathered at the Seaford Museum on Sept. 29 for the annual Harvest Fair, hosted by the Seaford Historical Society. Story, more photos, Page 20.
Looking to the future of education
Wantagh School District joins League of Innovative Schools By CHARlES SHAW cshaw@liherald.com
Two South Shore school districts were recently accepted into the League of Innovative Schools, in which they will have a chance to collaborate with districts across the country and further new educational opportunities. The league is a national network of school districts that connects and supports the most forward-thinking leaders in education. It is organized by Digital Promise, a global nonprofit that works with educators, researchers and communities to design innovative educational programs.
The Wantagh and Bellmore school districts were officially welcomed into the league at its fall convening, hosted by the Lindsay Unified School District in Lindsay, California, Sept. 30-Oct. 2. There are more than 150 districts in the league, including five from Long Island. “We’re hoping to learn from other places and see some of the innovative things going on in the country,” Wantagh Superintendent John McNamara said, “and, of those things, what would be a good fit for the students at Wantagh.” Bellmore superintendent Joe Famularo said that being a member of the league will give his district the chance to continually improve its Continued on page 5
he book is so raw, so I felt his emotion while he was reading, and it portrayed the bigger picture of grief and death.