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Kiwanis bike challenge returns to N.S. tance cyclist, said the club gave him a way to tur n personal g ratitude into community For nearly three decades, action. “I kind of put two and two cyclists have gathered at Harry Tappen Beach to ride through together,” DeStio said. “Kiwanis was a community-minded the winding, scenic roads of Long Island’s North Shore. This organization, and they gave me year’s 29th annual Nassau Bicy- a tool to possibly put together a cle Challenge, on June 29, con- bike ride to raise money to give tinues that tradition while rais- to the hospital, to the trauma ing money for children’s health center.” He began orgaprograms supported by the Kiwanis nizing the event Club of North with the help of a Shore Long Island. f r i e n d , wh o h a s The charity ride since passed away. of fers two scenic “ We had a options: a 25-mile 55-mile ride, a route with 1,060 feet 65-mile ride and a of elevation and a 30-mile ride, which 35-mile challenge we did,” he said. with 1,600 feet of SAUL SCHACHTER “As we built the climbing. The lon- Sea Cliff rider r i d e u p, we g o t ger ride begins at 8 more clubs a.m., with the involved. We were 25-mile option starting at 8:30 raising anywhere between a.m. Both routes pass through $8,000 and $20,000 with the waterfront communities includ- event.” ing Sea Cliff, Glen Cove, BaySince its founding, the Nasville, Oyster Bay, Glen Head sau Bicycle Challenge has and Locust Valley. raised more than $300,000 to Tom DeStio of Sea Cliff, support the Kiwanis Club of whose son was born premature- North Shore Foundation, a ly and received care at the 501(c)(3) organization. Proceeds Kiwanis Pediatric Trauma Cen- benefit the Pediatric Trauma ter at Cohen Children’s Medical Center, Pediatric Lyme Disease Center, created the event in Foundation, Kamp Kiwanis, 1997. DeStio, an avid long-disCONTINUED ON PAGE 2

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More than 70 residents gathered June 5 at the American Legion 190 on Glen Head Road in Glen Head for a rally featuring speeches from government officials, leaders of local civic organizations, activists, and North Shore residents.

North Shore residents rally against Propel NY project By LUKE FEENEY lfeeney@liherald.com

Members of the same grassroots coalition of Glen Head, Glenwood Landing and Sea Cliff residents who pushed back against the proposed Oyster Shore Energy Storage doubled down on their efforts to cancel a separate project focusing on modernizing Long Island’s aging electric transmission system and secure an outright ban on lithium-ion battery facilities near homes in the area. More than 70 residents gathered at the American Legion Post 190 on Glen Head Road in Glen Head for a rally on June 5 featuring speeches from government officials, leaders of local civic organizations, activists and North Shore residents.

“Let’s all tell Governor Hochul: Hell no, Propel must go!” Rob Mazzella, a Glen Head resident, and critic of the project said. Several attendees brought signs, reading “Our town, our say, Propel stay away,” “not in our town, shut it down” and “stop Propel” among others. The Propel NY project proposes to introduce three new underground electrical transmission connections across Long Island. The $3.2 billion project proposes 89.7-miles of underground transmission lines spanning multiple New York counties. Construction is slated to begin in mid-2026 and will continue for up to four years, with project completion anticipated by mid-2030. Crews are expected CONTINUED ON PAGE 7

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