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Ameruoso began journaling to cope with her loss, encouraged by a friend who suggested it as For Valley Stream native a form of healing. What started Joanne Ameruoso, the fight as private writing soon develagainst breast cancer is person- oped into a self-published book, “Faith Over Fear.” al. “I was so angry about my Growing up in a family with a long history of the disease, mom’s death,” Ameruoso said. she witnessed the devastating “I journaled and ended up writimpact it could have. Her ing a memoir about my journey grandmother, aunt and how my and mother all mom’s fear faced breast cancer, became my fight.” and in 2013, her Amer uoso mother died from describes herself the illness after as a “previvor,” choosing not to seek someone who medical care takes preventative despite the warning measures to avoid signs. The sudden a cancer diagnoloss became a turnsis. After genetic ing point in testing revealed a Ameruoso’s life. variant of Lynch She channeled syndrome, a h e r e n e r g y i n t o JoannE aMERuoSo hereditary condia d v o c a c y a n d author tion linked to sevaction. Already eral types of caninvolved in local cer, she chose to breast cancer walks undergo a double with the American Cancer mastectomy to reduce her risk. Society, she became a visible She is clear that she is not a presence in the awareness com- cancer survivor but someone munity. She was selected as the who acted decisively before a kickoff speaker for Breast Can- diagnosis could arrive. cer Awareness Month at FarmHer mission is now to eduingdale University. cate women about the imporOut of the pain of her moth- tance of preventive care and to er’s death came a memoir. Continued on page 12
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Villages reflect on 9/11 Members of Post 334 displayed the flags at Lynbrook’s Sept. 11 ceremony at Memorial Gardens. East Rockaway held a ceremony at Memorial Park. More photos, Page 10.
Lynbrook library earns an entry in National Register of Historic Places By AINSlEY MARTINEZ amartinez@liherald.com
The Lynbrook Public Library has been added to the National Register of Historic Places, the National Park Service announced on Sept. 12, making the nearly century-old institution eligible for federal and state preservation funding. “It is extremely exciting and fitting for the Lynbrook Library to be placed on the National Register of Historic Places,” library director Robyn Gilloon wrote in a statement. Gilloon noted that the library board has begun planning for the facility’s centennial cele-
bration in 2029, and that being added to the register “adds to the celebration.” The village commissioned the library in 1928, as Lynbrook’s population grew with the expansion of the Long Island Rail Road. Architect Hugh Tallant designed the building, and completed it in 1929. Tallant was known for his work on notable New York City landmarks, including the New Amsterdam Theatre and the Brooklyn Academy of Music, alongside his partner, Henry Beaumont Herts. Early in its history, the library hosted civic and women’s groups, including clubs linked to Continued on page 4
o woman should have such a fear of breast cancer that they’re afraad to get checked.