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opening “an important milestone in our long history of serving the South Shore of Mount Sinai South Nas- Long Island,” noting that the sau marked a major mile- new design is already helpstone on Oct. 21 with the ing reduce wait times and dedication of its new $150 improve care in the emermillion Feil Family Pavilion gency department. The proj— a f o u r - s t o r y, 1 0 0 , 0 0 0 e c t , h e a d d e d , re fl e c t s a decade of plan -square-foot addining to meet the tion that expands g r ow i n g h e a l t h the hospital’s needs of the suremergency, surgirounding commucal and critical nities. care services For Shar ma while positioning and the hospital’s it to introduce leadership team, o p e n - h e a r t s u rthe dedication gery next year. re presented the Hospital leadculmination of e r s, c o m m u n i t y ye a r s o f e f f o r t members and and the foundaelected of ficials tion for what joined Mount comes next. The Sinai Health Sys- RABBI DAVID pavilion is part of tem executives for LERNER a 10-year master the opening cereplan to expand mony and ribbon services, enhance cutting, celebrating the largest capital project in the t e ch n o l o g y a n d c o n t i nu e Oceanside hospital’s history. transfor ming Mount Sinai The new pavilion features an South Nassau into a regional expanded Fennessy Family medical hub. “The facilities are so modEmergency Department, 40 intensive and critical care ernized and patient-centered b e d s a n d n i n e a dv a n c e d that our staff are able to take operating suites expected to e ve n b e t t e r c a r e o f t h e patients,” Sharma said. “We open in the spring. The hospital’s president, designed it to be so that Dr. Adhi Sharma, called the CONTINUED ON PAGE 9
By ABIGAIL GRIECO
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There was no shortage of lightsabers at the Oceanside Library last Sunday.
OceanCon marks eight years of comic fandom and whimsical fun By ABIGAIL GRIECO agrieco@liherald.com
Superheroes, stormtroopers and story lovers gathered once again as OceanCon, Oceanside’s annual comic convention, returned for its eighth year last Sunday, transforming the Oceanside Library into a celebration of pop culture. The daylong event drew 1,100 fans and cosplayers for an experience that blended fantasy and philanthropy. Outdoor attractions included a food truck, the Ghostbusters’ Ecto-1 vehicle and a life-size Lightning McQueen model car. Inside, the activities included cosplay contests, Jedi training sessions, comic-art classes, Harry Potter wand-making, video game tournaments and a superhero makeup demonstration. “It makes us feel overjoyed and warms our hearts that everyone loves the library as much as we love this community,” Michelle
Samuel, the library’s assistant director, said. “Having events like this is what really brings us joy during moments like this.” Janet Pearsall, president of the library’s board of trustees, echoed that sentiment, and noted that OceanCon has become one of the hamlet’s most anticipated events of the year. “I just love watching the community come together and really enjoy themselves,” Pearsall said. This year marked the first appearance at OceanCon by the Comic Book Depot, a shop in Wantagh. Sales associate Francis Imbergamo said the event was a perfect opportunity to connect with young readers. “We knew we would have a lot of kids around,” Imbergamo said. “We actually just got a big shipment in from Marvel’s distributors, who have done a bunch of comics for Halloween, all $1 each.” He added that the Comic Book Depot regularly hosts reading CONTINUED ON PAGE 10
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