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Inn to become veteran housing Deed is signed turning I.P. property over to Tunnel to Towers Foundation life-changing support for veterans. The inn, which had been in The site of the former Long business for over 30 years, has Beach Motor Inn — the once been closed since Superstorm dilapidated, crime-ridden motel Sandy ravaged the region in at 3915 Austin Blvd. in Island 2012. The property has been in disrepair for over a Pa rk — w i l l b e decade, and gained transformed into a a re putation for major housing inibeing a hot spot for tiative for veterans illicit activity. after Nassau CounThe move caps a ty turned over ownlong legal battle to ership of the propclose the troubled erty to the Tunnel motel, which area to Towers Foundaresidents and law tion on Nov. 3. enforcement offiThe foundation, cials had de-scribed a national nonprofas a persistent danit created after the ger to the commuSe pt. 11 attacks, nity. provides mortgage“We tried many free homes to the GAVIN NAPLES times to close the families of fallen Senior vice president, hotel, and after sevfirst responders, Tunnel to Towers eral court cases, we Gold Star families were finally able to and catastrophically injured service members, do it,” Blakeman said. “There while also working to eradicate was a lot that we could have done with it, but we decided the homelessness of veterans. Nassau County Executive that we wanted to make an Bruce Blakeman signed the investment with our veterans.” The for mer motel will be deed transferring ownership of the property during a public replaced by at least 50 units of per manent supportive housceremony, signaling the start of a redevelopment that county ing for veterans. The project is officials stressed would both backed by a $20 million investenhance public safety and offer CONTINUED ON PAGE 10
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Long Island champions! Oceanside High School’s girls’ soccer team captured its first-ever Long Island title last Saturday, defeating Northport in overtime, 1-0, on a goal by Cathryn Evans. Story, more photos, Page 6.
Oceanside’s Frank Luisi honored with National Football Leadership Award By ABIGAIL GRIECO agrieco@liherald.com
Oceanside High School NCAA coordinator Frank Luisi has been named the National Football Foundation’s East Region recipient of the Chapter Leadership Award, a national honor reserved for just five people each year. Luisi will be formally recognized in December at the NFF’s 67th annual awards dinner in Las Vegas. The award highlights Luisi’s 51 years of service to Oceanside students and his decades-long role supporting the NFF’s mission to preserve, promote and protect the game of football while fostering academic excellence, citizenship and leadership in young people.
After playing quarterback in college, Luisi returned to Oceanside, where he built his career as an English teacher, football coach, administrator and, most recently, the adviser for NCAAbound student-athletes. His work has helped generations of Oceanside students leverage their athletic abilities into college opportunities. His guiding philosophy — “Attitude and effort are everything in the game of football and in life” — has become a fixture of the district’s athletics culture. “Coach Luisi is a remarkable educator and extraordinary person,” Oceanside High’s associate principal, Keith Mekeel, said. “His belief in [students] is unwavering, but, more importantly, CONTINUED ON PAGE 13
his is about providing a platform of rehabilitation and reintegration back into the community.