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Welcome to your newspaper As you go about your daily routine in Malverne, West Hempstead or Lakeview, it’s easy to forget how special your neighborhood is. The local parks, schools and festivities are part of the fabric of life. But when you take a step back, you realize how much our neighborhoods are shaped by the people in our communities. The Malverne/ West Hempstead Herald is your community news source, and we take that mission seriously. Every week we give you the local news you can’t find anywhere else. The Herald is your source for school budgets, village projects and local elections — but it’s more than that. Only in the Herald can you open the paper and read about the history of the local Little League, a profile of successful high school alum, or a story about a charity event hosted by your neighbors. That’s what it means to be your local newspaper — to bring you stories that you care about. This week’s Herald is being mailed to every home in the neighborhood, and includes a copy of our popular Malverne & West Hempstead Community Guide. It’s filled with great information you can use MALVERNE / WEST HEMPSTEAD HERALD
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Farm to table fundraising
Benefit dinner raises money for Crossroads Farm By MADISoN GUSlER mgusler@liherald.com
Crossroads Farm at Grossmann’s in Malverne held its annual benefit dinner on Saturday, with more than 100 attendees expressing their support for the farm and its initiatives. Billed as a “Taste of Long Island,” the event offered farm to table treats throughout the evening. “It’s well known that Crossroads Farm is not only the jewel of our Village of Malverne, but certainly of Nassau County,” Malverne Mayor Tim Sullivan said. “Tonight’s not only a night to support the farm financially but to bring people together that really care for not only open spaces, but organic farming and community events.”
While the benefit dinner is an annual event, “this year is special because the contributions are going to the barn restoration,” farm operations manager Michael D’Angelo said. The funds raised would allow staff to install insulation at the farm, replace some of the rotting windows and doors, and hook up running water in the barn. D’Angelo said the farm has not undergone any major renovations since the 1970s, and these upgrades would improve the farm’s infrastructure and allow it to continue providing meaningful services for the local communities. “As a not-for-profit organization, these are the moments where we can really create an event for people that has a focus,” D’Angelo ConTInuEd on pAGE 20
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