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Not-for-profit brings clothing, care to seniors seen, valued and loved,” she said. At the Oceanside event, Danielle Pagoulatos-Lieble- tables and racks were filled in is working to bring dignity, with sweaters, jackets, pants comfort and human connection and other clothing. While to nursing home residents much of the inventory is gently used, Pagoulaacross New York — tos-Lieblein careone rack of clothfully inspects each ing at a time. i t e m t o e n s u re The 55-year-old that it is clean, brought her nonappropriate and profit, Nursing comfor table for Home Warrior, to residents. Oceanside Care Her efforts Center on Sunday, stem from a long transfor ming a career in nursing common room into homes, which a boutique-style began when she shopping experiwas 17. Over the ence for residents past 37 years, she who rarely have said, she has the opportunity to observed a recurchoose new clothDANIELLE ring issue: Many ing. re s i d e n t s cycl e P a g o u l a t o s - PAGOULATOSthrough the same Lieblein, a part- LIEBLEIN few outfits. time dietitian in Owner, Nursing Home “A lot of them the Bronx, organizWarrior we a r t h e s a m e es pop-up shops in three pieces of n u r s i n g h o m e s, where residents can browse clothing every week,” she said. According to Pagoulatosracks of clothing and select items free of charge. The Lieblein, financial limitations events are staffed by volun- are a major factor. Residents teers and designed to feel per- who rely on Medicaid typically sonal, welcoming and empow- receive only $50 to $60 per month for personal expenses — ering. “I just want them to feel
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A slice of in-your-face The Leadership Club at Francis X. Hegarty Elementary School, in Island Park, hosted a Pie-ATeacher raffle fundraiser on St. Patrick’s Day to celebrate Pi Day, three days earlier, raising over $1,100 to benefit the Ronald McDonald House of Long Island. Above, second-grader Reese Vascellaro pied her former kindergarten teacher, Brittany Driscoll.
E.F. Barrett facility eyed for major revamp By ABIGAIL GRIECO agrieco@liherald.com
The E.F. Barrett Power Station in Island Park is under consideration for a significant upgrade as National Grid weighs whether to modernize the facility’s aging infrastructure — an overhaul that officials argue could lower costs and improve efficiency while sparking renewed debate over the region’s energy future. The plant — also known as the Island Park Energy Center — sits at the heart of the Island Park, Barnum Island and Oceanside communities, where its presence has long shaped both the skyline and the local tax base. Owned and operated by National Grid, and under contract with the Long
Island Power Authority, the facility is among the largest generators on Long Island. National Grid is in the early stages of evaluating whether to “repower” the Island Park site, along with plants in Northport and Port Jefferson. The concept would replace decades-old steam turbine units with newer combined-cycle technology that generates electricity more efficiently and with lower emissions. Company officials said the shift reflects a changing energy landscape in New York, where delays in renewable energy projects and a broader “all-of-the-above” strategy have restored interest in maintaining and upgrading fossil fuel infrastructure. “We’ve been looking at it from a high level and CONTINUED ON PAGE 10
hese people had full lives — they worked, they raised families, they served their communities. Now they’re in a place where they need us.
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