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West Hempstead scouts help serve the community By MAdISoN GuSlER mgusler@liherald.com
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Members of Scouting America 240 held their annual pasta dinner on March 16.
Members of Scouting America Troop 240 in West Hempstead hosted their annual pasta dinner at the American Legion Hall Cathedral Post 1087 on March 16. The troop’s members also served the dinner, which included all-you-can-eat bread, garden salad, pasta, meatballs, soda, coffee and dessert. The $2,500 raised during the dinner supports the troop’s activities throughout the year. “This is our big fundraiser for the year, the pasta dinner,” Troop 240 Scoutmaster Nick Hoh said. “We use the funds for equipment, trips, stuff like that. We have a bunch of raffles from all the businesses in the area. We got a lot of great donations.” By purchasing a ticket, attendees had the opportunity to win a range of raffle prizes, including a signed photo of Jets wide receiver Garrett Wilson; two tickets for admission to Hershey Park; four tickets to an Long Island Continued on pAge 4
Malverne’s fifth grader’s tackle traffic safety issues By AINSlEY MARTINEZ amartinez@liherald.com
Lynbrook Police Chief Brian Paladino recalls receiving a letter last year from a social worker and students from Davison Avenue Intermediate School who suggested adding a crosswalk to the busy intersection of Vincent and Lakeview avenues in the village. “I didn’t want to do that because I didn’t want to promote people walking there,” Paladino said at January’s Village meeting. “So I think that got the class thinking about a good community project.” Fifth-grade students from
Malver ne’s Davison Avenue Intermediate School spearheaded the effort, and ultimately were successful: compromising by suggesting four-way stop signs and a stoplight instead. Their project, part of the school’s Ambassadors program, aimed to address safety concerns around the intersection of Vincent Avenue and Lakeview Avenue, a popular route for school buses and pedestrians. The students worked closely with local police officers and village officials to coordinate the installation of the stop signs. According to students, the added safety measures ensure
greater protection for students, school buses and pedestrians alike, especially during peak traffic hours. “In that area, there was a lot of traffic,” Mackenzie Hammond, one of the students involved in the project, said, “and when children were trying to cross there in the morning, it was difficult, especially because the crossing guard was only there for a limited amount of time.” At a January village meeting, the Lynbrook Village Board recognized the students’ initiative and praised their efforts in promoting civic mindfulness. “It was a great idea from
them, and something I had been thinking about, and I was really proud that they came up with it,” Paladino said. Trustee Michael Habert, who lives near the intersection, said his nephew was in an accident at the intersection a few years ago. “It really meant a lot to me, and it was great thinking,”
Habert said at the meeting. The students’ initiative grew out of a concern for safety, particularly for children trying to cross the busy intersection during school hours. They conducted surveys around the school, gathering feedback from students about how many walked home or took Continued on pAge 14