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Historical Society launches new survey By KElSIE RADZISKI kradziski@liherald.com
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South Side High School’s girls’ volleyball team repeated as Nassau Class A champs last Saturday with a straight-set victory over Plainedge. Story, more photos, Page 6.
The Rockville Centre Historical Society has begun an intensive survey of the Riverside Park neighborhood, the first step toward having the area recognized by National Register of Historic Places and local landmark ordinances. The survey follows preliminary approval from the New York State Historic Preservation Office, which found that Riverside Park could potentially qualify as a historic district. The area is bounded roughly by Merrick Road to the north, Lincoln Avenue to the east, Shell Bank Place to the south and the Mill River to the west. “This Riverside Park is so historic at a high level that the New York State Office of Historic Preservation said go forward,” Continued on page 9
RVC Little League celebrates another successful year By AlYSSA R. GRIFFIN agriffin@liherald.com
The Rockville Centre Little League celebrated the 2025 seas o n w i t h i t s 7 2 t h a n nu a l awards dinner last week, at which league Vice President Paul Sewell was honored with the Mort Geller award for his years of dedication to the organization. Hundreds of young players crowded the Coral House in Baldwin on Nov. 5 for appetizers and dinner. League President Peter Klugewicz reminded the gathering that league teams had won six championships in the national organization’s Dis-
trict 30 in each of their respective age brackets. M ayo r F r a n c i s M u r r ay spoke next. “I’d like to thank Vice President Paul Sewell for his dedication and commitment to the young ladies in the softball,” he said, referring to the lea gue’s softball division. “Thank you so much for all you’ve done playing. I’ve seen how much this league has grown, and I’d like to thank the parents and coaches and the board for all they do to advance this program and teach our children what it’s like not just to play sports, but camaraderie and how to really act with one another.”
Nassau County Legislator Scott Davis, a former youth football coach himself, offered some advice to the families in attendance. He told a story of how he got upset one year with his quarterback — who happened to be his son — for throwing an interception, and benched him. “When I went back to work on Monday, sitting at my desk, I thought about that, and I said, ‘That was the worst thing that I could ever have done,’” Davis recalled. “So what I did was, I called that young man, and I apologized to that young man. I tried to use it as a lesson that that young man would take with him the rest of
his life. And that lesson was that although we are adults, we can make mistakes, too.” Sewell introduced the next speaker, Leah Boggs, who plays for the professional fast-pitch softball team the New York Rise. “A star softball player at the University of Virginia, four-year starter, one of the top catchers in the (Atlantic Coast
Conference), which I can appreciate as a for mer catcher myself,” Sewell said. “Before her collegiate career, she was a standout multi-sport athlete in high school, playing basketball and volleyball. Today she shares her passion for softball by training inspiring young players in teamwork, dedication Continued on page 10