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Annual Chabad family festival Mushka Wolowik, 4, showed off her face paint and nails at the Chabad of the Five Towns Camp Gan Israel family festival on July 21.
history in schools,” Amanda Morrison, spokeswoman for National History Day, said. There was an open call for Hewlett High School’s Mariapplications to the program, ah Duffy, a social studies teacher, and incoming senior Izzy and any teachers and students Ginsberg represented New who met the qualifications York state at the second annual were eligible to apply. “I was very Young People’s involved with the Continental ConNational History gress in PhiladelDay competitions, phia, in mid July. and I got an email Ginsberg, first about this program time vice president and the application of the high school’s process,” Ginsberg History Bowl Team said. “It sounded and president of its really intriguing to National Social me.” Studies Honor SociBoth particiety, said she is p a nts submitted “really passionate” written essays about social studabout themselves, ies. Duffy, who has and their reasons taught at the high IzzY GINSBERG fore joining the school since 1998, YPCC. said she has “loved Incoming senior, “It was really history since I was Hewlett High School clear from the a young student essays they had to myself.” I n O c t o b e r , G i n s b e r g submit that Mrs. Duffy and Izzy approached Duffy about the were really passionate about program, which is sponsored not only this time period of hisby National History Day and tory but about expanding their Carpenters’ Hall, the site of the knowledge in general, and were nation’s First Continental Con- selected for the program,” Morrison said — one of 27 studentgress in 1774. “Our mission is to improve teacher teams from across the the teaching of learning and Continued on page 7
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A major stretch of Broadway welcomes some new businesses By BRIAN NORMAN bnorman@liherald.com
Broadway, one of the main roads that run through Hewlett and Woodmere, is undergoing noticeable change. Cleared storefronts, active construction sites and new signage are hints of new businesses soon to open. Over the past year, several new establishments have already arrived, with more expected in the coming months, signaling a broad revitalization effort along the commercial strip. Throughout the summer, construction crews have been cleaning out old spaces and renovating them, preparing for new tenants.
David Friedman, president of the HewlettWoodmere Business Association for the past 10 years, said he was thrilled by the activity. “We’re very excited about the new businesses that have joined us, and the ones that are in the process right now,” he said. “There is more variety for the community and the consumers, and of course every new business is supporting our local economy, our schools and employing people, and these things are all very important to having a vibrant community.” Ready Coffee, a Hudson Valley-based chain, is opening a new location at 1600 Broadway in Hewlett. The outlet is replacing Dairy Barn, part Continued on page 9
s someone who loves history, I thought it was so magical to be immersed in this key location in our country.