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Crossroads Farm is open again By NOAH PERETZ nperetz@liherald.com
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The reopening and ribbon-cutting ceremony at Crossroads Farm at Grossmann’s took place last Saturday, marking the changing of the seasons and reflecting the hard work of the staff during the winter, led by Operations Manager Michael D’Angelo. Malverne Mayor Tim Sullivan, village Trustees Megan O’RourkeSchutta and Carl Prizzi and Chamber of Commerce members welcomed Town of Hempstead Supervisor John Ferretti to the event. “I always say it takes a village, but your efforts here have gone beyond just a village,” Sullivan told the farm’s staff before the ribbon-cutting. Local and area businesses
The village board, county representatives and the staff of Crossroads Farm at Grossmann’s cutting the ribbon for the grand reopening.
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Honor Flight Long Island: brothers in law and in arms By NOAH PERETZ nperetz@liherald.com
Honor Flight Long Island hosted the 19th annual Spring Honor Flight last Saturday, an all-expenses-paid day trip from MacArthur Airport to Washington, D.C., for area veterans who have not had the chance to see the World War II, Korean War and Vietnam War memorials. Malverne residents Donald Brady and Stuar t Gelband were among the 46 participants. Vietnam War veterans of the Army and Navy, respectively, Brady and Gelband
signed up for the flight together. They live a few blocks away from each other and are brothers-in-law. Gelband was initially hesitant to go on the trip because, he said, “I’m not a hero. I consider my brother to be a hero, who actually fought in combat for periods of time.” Gelband’s older brother also served in the Vietnam war. “He died young,” he said. “He came home with a lot of issues. So that weighed on me before I thought about doing this.” Brady encouraged Gelband to go on the flight with him,
and Gelband relented, wanting to see the memorials himself, but also to honor his brother. “I finally yielded and said I’d do it, with some intrepidation,” he said. “I’m going to go think about my brother, and hopefully feel less guilty about doing it,” Gelband added. “I do feel guilty that he never got the full recognition, but all he wanted was to be left alone. I’ll go think of him like I do every year when we have Memorial Day and Veterans Day.” Gelband served on the USS Intrepid during his time in the
Navy, from 1970 to 1972. After returning to the US, he worked with the U.S. Postal Service for 35 years as an operation programs analyst. Gelband is also a member of the Intrepid’s For mer Crew Member Association, including a four-year stint as its president, and continues to volun-
teer at the Intrepid Museum. “Basically, my life came full circle with the Intrepid,” Gelband said. “It’s become a huge part of my life, even after all these years.” Brady was a welding specialist in the Army, and served in Vietnam for a year. After ConTinued on paGe 10