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Vol. 32 No. 34
AUGUST 21 - 27, 2025
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SadBois bring dance music to Echo Park Island artists — they were all an inspiration that set us on the path to become what we are A free concert is coming to today.” West Hempstead, as Echo Park Electronic dance music will welcome the SadBois and emerged in the late 1980s, and other talents of electronic dance has evolved as it became music on Aug. 26 increasingly popufrom 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. lar over the past This is part of the four decades to To w n o f H e m p include a range of stead’s neighborgenres and styles. hood block parties, a The Costidises series of live music be gan releasing events taking place music as the Sadthroughout the town Bois in 2019, when this summer. George’s desire to The SadBois is create and perform the stage name for music combined brothers Elias, 27, with Elias’s interest and George Costiin producing. The dis, 28, natives of brothers compare Carle Place. They their sound to artgot into music in ists like Illenium m i d d l e s c h o o l , ElIAS CoSTIDIS and Said the Sky. w h e n a f a m i l y SadBois “We have a really friend introduced great bond,” George them to DJ-ing. Playing local said. “And because we were parties and high school dances, into the same type of music, it the brothers discovered new just kind of flowed very natumusic, including dif ferent rally.” styles of EDM. In addition to their music, “Its been over 10 years since the Costidises also work as spewe’ve been grinding and figur- cial education teaching assising out how we love making tants, Elias in the East Meadow music,” Elias said. “The music school district and George in department at Carle Place High Oyster Bay. School, connecting with our Next week they will perform friend, and listening to Long Continued on page 14
By MADISoN GUSlER
mgusler@liherald.com
Glen Cove
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Volunteers distributed more than 300 bags of school supplies at the 5th annual Back to School giveaway hosted by the naaCp Lakeview branch and the Lakeview public Library.
Lakeview community leaders promote literacy, learning By MADISoN GUSlER mgusler@liherald.com
The Lakeview community displayed unwavering support for childhood education on Saturday, showcasing two programs to highlight the importance of learning. To kick off the day, the Lakeview branch of the NAACP partnered with the Lakeview Public Library to host the 5th Annual Back To School Giveaway. “Because we live in a middle class area, we think that the need is not there,” Sheila Duke, first vice president of the Lakeview NAACP, said. Doris Hicks-Newkirk, branch president Glen Cove
and a former educator, launched the event five years ago to highlight the importance of education for children in the community. The giveaway allows the NAACP to not only advocate for local education, but also to support it. “Our first year, when we had so many different families coming, we were like, ‘This is something that we have to do annually,’” Duke said. “So five years later, to see this bigger, growing, touching more families, just giving them a great start to the beginning of an academic year, is amazing.” Sponsors and volunteers gathered in the library’s parking lot, connecting with comContinued on page 20
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