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Work begins on I.P. housing for veterans member of the Tunnel to Towers executive board, said during the April 17 groundbreaking cereThe Tunnel to Towers Foun- mony. “It will provide compredation broke ground on its hensive mental health, legal and Island Park Veterans Village, career support that these vetermarking the start of a major ans deserve.” The ceremony opened with a housing initiative for veterans at presentation of the the site of the forcolors by the Island mer Long Beach Park Fire DepartMotor Inn. ment, Nassau CounThe project, at ty Police Depart3915 Austin Blvd., m e n t a n d Fo r t will transform the Hamilton Honor for mer motel — Guard, followed by long considered a an invocation from blighted property Father Gerard Gorassociated with don of the Nassau crime and neglect County Police — into a 58-unit Department. affordable housing “Our flag silentcomplex for veterly speaks to us of ans. the countless men Nassau County GAVIN NAPLES and women who transferred ownerhave sacrificed all ship of the proper- Senior vice president, for us,” Gordon ty to the founda- Tunnel to Towers said. tion in November Carroll, a retired member of 2025 after years of debate over what should replace the former the New York City Fire Departmotel. Construction is expected ment, reflected on his own expeto finish by the end of 2027, with riences responding to the Sept. a grand opening in 2028. Veter- 11 attacks and thanked police ans can begin applying for leases and fire departments for helping the city in the aftermath. He also in the next year. “This is the start of the Veter- noted the current project would ans Village that will offer more not be possible without the supthan just a roof,” John Carroll, a
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Longtime friends Stephen Oswald II and Linda Cole organized and ran the first Long Island Pinball Rumble at the Oswalds’ Oceanside home last Saturday.
Pinball wizards meet in Oceanside By ABIGAIL GRIECO agrieco@liherald.com
The rat-a-tat of pinball machine flippers and balls ricocheting between bumpers, and the ring of accumulating points filled an Oceanside garage Saturday as Stephen and Lisa Oswald hosted the first Long Island Pinball Rumble, drawing nearly 20 of players from across the region for a day of competition, nostalgia and community. The event, sanctioned by the International Flipper Pinball Association, featured 19 players competing in eight rounds of group match play on nine machines set up in the Oswalds’ home on Cypress Avenue. The $25 entry fee covered not only the sanctioning costs but pizza and drinks as well, with the remaining money split into cash prizes for the top four finishers.
Stephen Oswald II, 48, said the idea of hosting a tournament at his home had been in the works for years. A collector who has owned pinball machines for about two decades, Oswald said he only recently began playing competitively. On the tournament scene, he met fellow enthusiasts Linda and Dennis Cole, who had hosted events in their home in Oakdale and helped organize the Oceanside tournament. “We had talked about it for a couple of years,” Oswald said. “I have a decent amount of machines, and Linda knows how to run the tournaments. We figured April would be a good time, because the weather would be nicer and we could keep most of the games in the garage.” Linda Cole, 47, served as tournament director, organizing the matchups and scorCONTINUED ON PAGE 10
t’s simple in its concept, but it’s powerful in its impact. Affordable housing is not a veteran issue. It’s an American issue.
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