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Kiwanettes of O’Side honor Betsy Transom before moving to Oceanside in 1989. “That was the first thing I Betsy Transom’s dedication did,” she said. “I’d get up at to the Oceanside community five, six in the morning, and I spans decades, beginning with was in a soup kitchen down in her efforts to plant pine trees the city.” Once she settled in Oceanat the Merle Avenue track. Since then, she has contin- s i d e, s h e d ove i n t o l o c a l uously channeled her energy causes, guided by a desire to into many initiatives that improve public spaces — especially those that h ave e n r i c h e d could benefit chillocal life. To show dren. A long-time appreciation, the stay-at-home mom, Kiwanettes of Transom has Oceanside, a group always made time that is also celeto help her commubrating its 70th nity. anniversary, will “I had the time present Transom to do it,” she said. with the Public “I felt that commuService Award at BEtsy tRANsOm nity service has Lambrou’s Cater- Kiwanettes honoree been my job since ing Hall in Island the 1980s.” Park on March 27. Her first major project in “She’s a rock star,” said Jeanine Badalamenti, who Oceanside was planting pine will be receiving the Kiwan- trees at Merle Avenue. She ettes Leadership Award. “She also made her mark in the is really somebody who has local PTA when her three sons given there all to Oceanside attended School 5, spearheadand the families within the ing the creation of a nature trail, starting an American community.” heritage committee, and decorating school hallways every Early community involvement Transom’s community ser- Veterans Day with the names vice began when she lived in of students’ family members Manhattan in the 1980s, volun- who served in the military.
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Oceanside gets raucous for Challenger game The crowd was wild on March 11 for the Challenger basketball game between Long Beach and Oceanside High, where kids with disabilities were in the spotlight. Story, more photos, Page 10.
Town approves development rezoning By KEPHERD DANIEL kdaniel@liherald.com
The Hempstead Town Board voted to approve a petition from Fieldstone at Oceanside LLC to redevelop the Oceanside Jewish Center property, on Brower Avenue, into residences. The decision paves the way for the development of 59 townhomes on the site, which has sparked significant debate in the community. The Jewish Center has tried for years to sell due to a shrinking congregation. With the rezoning of the property, the center can begin to seek a smaller space to operate. The rezoning approval passed unanimously on March 11. “The approval of this application will help
address housing concer ns in the area and expand the tax base by moving forward with development consistent with the character of the community,” the town’s director of communications, Brian Devine, said. The project, led by developer Fieldstone Capital Group, would entail the construction of townhomes on the 4.3-acre property. The project, called Fieldstone at Oceanside, will create 59 two-story luxury two- and three-bedroom homes, each with a garage, a driveway and dedicated guest parking. The property would also have green space, fencing around the perimeter and a traffic light at the entrance. The developer would not take on a paymentin-lieu-of-taxes agreement. Proponents argue Continued on page 18
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