_______ Lynbrook/east rockaway ______
HERALD Also serving Bay Park
Turning hall into a wrestling ring
Ryder Cup will make its debut
Page 3
Page 6
VoL. 32 No. 31
JULY 31 - AUGUST 6, 2025
$1.00
Chamber seeks donors, sponsors for Casino Night
Project to aid water quality in Western Bays nears completion By AINSLEY MARTINEZ amartinez@liherald.com
After more than five years of construction and planning, the Bay Park Conveyance Project, a partnership between the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation and the Nassau County Department of Public Works, is 90 percent complete and poised to bring transformative environmental benefits to Long Island’s South Shore. The ambitious project aims to improve water quality and storm resiliency in the Western Bays by redirecting treated effluent from the South Shore Water Reclamation Facility, formerly the Bay Park Sewage Treatment Plant, to the Cedar Creek Water Pollution Control Plant’s ocean outfall pipe. Currently, the facility discharges an average of 50 million gallons per day of treated water into Reynolds Channel, a waterway with limited mixing capacity. “The problem we’re solving is nitrogen pollut i o n i n t h e We s t e r n Bays,” said Andy Fera, project director for the Bay Park Conveyance Project at NYSDEC. “Reynolds Channel doesn’t have the mixing capability the ocean does. So even though the effluent is treated, nitrogen ConTinued on PAge 12
“This is our main fundraising event for the year, so it’s an exciting way to grow the chamber and have fun at the same The Lynbrook Chamber of Commerce will host its third time,” said Polly Talbott, the annual Casino Night on Nov. 6, organization’s executive direcfrom 6 to 9 p.m., at the Knights tor. “We’re currently seeking of Columbus Hall on Hemp- sponsors and raf fle priz e donors to help stead Avenue. The make this event a event is a fundraissuccess.” er to support the This year’s Casichamber’s communo Night is being nity initiatives and organized by will include casino Audrey Donaldson, games, raffles, food a Lynbrook native and drinks. and the owner of The tickets for Touched By a Rose, the event include a massage-therapy dinner, beverages practice on Atlantic and $200 in chips MIChELA Avenue. Donaldson for the casino ARGENTo-SERRA previously org atables. Attendees President, nized the chamber’s can use their chips “Experience Lynto purchase raffle Lynbrook Chamber of brook” event. tickets for a variety Commerce “This will be my of prizes, including first time organiztwo stays at a beachfront resort in Panama that boasts a nine- ing Casino Night,” she said. acre swimming pool, as well as “But I was on the committee for jewelry, massage packages and it last year, and it had such a great turnout. A lot of people other donated items. Sponsorship opportunities from the chamber and the are available for businesses neighborhood came. It was just that are interested in support- a really good time.” Donaldson noted that the ing the event. Table sponsorships are priced at $1,000 and games are open to everyone, $500, while Chamber Supporter regardless of their experience sponsorships are available for with casino gambling. “I never $150. ConTinued on PAge 7
By AINSLEY MARTINEZ
amartinez@liherald.com
Courtesy Sean Strohofer
Christopher Paladino (32) locked in on defense during a Lynbrook High School varsity game last season. The midfielder earned AllConference honors in 2024.
Lacrosse star will adapt his skills to South Korea By GIANNA LoNGo Intern
Ly n b ro o k H i g h S ch o o l graduate Christopher Paladino, 18, has headed to South Korea to try out for the Korea Lacrosse Association’s Men’s National Team. The monthlong tryout experience from July 28 to Aug. 25 reflects years of hard work, dedication, and the process of Paladino reclaiming his Korean nationality as an adoptee. Paladino grew up as a hockey player, although he had been playing lacrosse since third grade, beginning with the Lynbrook Titans team. It
was only during Covid that Paladino unlocked his passion for lacrosse. “I realized lacrosse was a lot more fun and a lot more accessible, too,” he explained. His lacrosse career pivoted in ninth grade, when former Lynbrook boys’ varsity assistant coach Keith Lizzi changed Paladino’s position to longstick midfielder. “Chris really took advantage of that opportunity and started working at the game, but not only just at the game, but at his athleticism, his strength, his conditioning,” head coach Bill Luzzi said. ConTinued on PAge 10
I
t’s an evening filled with games, great food and entertainment.