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Vol. 32 No. 28
JUlY 10 - 16, 2025
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Crossroads farm hosts inaugural Berry Festival By MADISoN GUSlER mgusler@liherald.com
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Crossroads Farm celebrated berry season with their inaugural Summer Berry Festival on July 5. A highlight of the event was their pie-eating competition.
Summer is the best season to enjoy the sweet taste of berries, as strawberries, raspberries, blackberries, and blueberries have all ripened. All of these summer berries are grown at Crossroads Farm at Grossmann’s in Malverne. To celebrate the bounty, the farm hosted its first Summer Berry Festival on July 5. “It’s another good option for young parents and the community to come enjoy around the Fourth of July.” Michael D’Angelo, Crossroads’ operations manager, said. During the festival, the farm sold thousands of its own organic summer berries, as well as pies and jams from Briermere Farm, in Riverhead, on the North Fork. The highlight of the day was a pie-eating contest; in which 12 hungry contestants competed for a Crossroads Farm T-shirt, strawberry plants and glory. The competitors were allowed to open the sealed Continued on pAge 3
A summer of entertainment headed to the village By MADISoN GUSlER mgusler@liherald.com
The Village of Malverne has several fun events lined up this summer, including the return of its popular concert series, as well as a free play and movie screening — all open for the enjoyment of the entire community. “Our summer concert series is a wonderful long-standing tradition of offering several outdoor entertainment options that look to appeal to members of our community,” Malverne Mayor Tim Sullivan said. “This summer, Malverne is poised to offer more than we have ever
before.” All events are free for members of the community, and the programs, which are sponsored by the village, take place in the local parks. Audience members are reminded to bring their own seating. Kicking of f the concer t series will be perfor mances from The Nassau Pops Symphony Orchestra, on July 12 at 3 p.m., and Risky Business, on July 25 at 7:30 p.m., both at Gazebo Park, near the Long Island Rail Road station in Malverne. Formed in 1984, The Nassau Pops is an orchestra that plays music from popular movies,
Broadway shows, and more — accompanied by two vocalists throughout the show. T he orchestra first performed in the village in 1988 and has played in Malverne nearly every year since then. “It’s a great venue for an intimate performance,” Louis Panacciulli, The Nassau Pops’ music director, said. Panacciulli explained that direct sunlight can damage musical instruments, but the tree shade provided in Gazebo Park allows the orchestra to perform outdoors during the day, which it doesn’t do anywhere else. “We get several hundred peo-
ple at these perfor mances,” Panacciulli said. “When people come to these concerts, after it’s over, they visit the stores and attend a lot of the nice restaurants that Malver ne has there for dinner.” Risky Business is a sevenpiece band made up of veteran performers who showcase hits from every decade. The band is
known for getting people on the dance floor, and during last year’s performance, members of the Malverne community danced the night away to its tunes. Also, the village will host a screening of the 2024 musical drama “Muf asa: T he Lion King” at Whelan Field, on July Continued on pAge 20