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The Village of Cedarhurst hosted its Concert in the Park, “Summer Hits Rewind,” on Aug. 18 at Andrew J. Parise Park. The evening began at 7 p.m. with a pre-show performance by Warren Levi Martial Arts, followed by Peat Moss & The Fertilizers at 8 p.m.

The band entertained residents with classic summer favorites and feel-good hits. Families and friends gathered with lawn chairs to enjoy the summer evening and live music. The event was sponsored by Rason Materials, Bolla Market, 202 Convenience Store, Liberty New York

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Five Towns houses of worship get security funds

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By MELISSA BERMAN mberman@liherald.com

Congresswoman Laura Gillen announced that 11 faith-based institutions in New York’s 4th Congressional District, including several in the Five Towns, have been awarded more than $2 million in federal security funding to help protect houses of worship and community spaces. The funding comes through the Nonprofit Security Grant Program and will provide each institution with nearly $200,000 for security improvements, including physical barriers, surveillance cameras and contracted security personnel. “Long Islanders deserve to gather and pray safely without fear of violence,” Gillen wrote in a news release. “I’m proud to have secured this federal funding for religious institutions in Nassau County through the Nonprofit Security Grant Program.” Among the recipients are Young Israel of Woodmere, Hebrew Academy of Long Beach’s DRS Yeshiva High School and St. John’s Baptist Church of Inwood, providing new security resources to religious institutions throughout the Five Towns. “No American should feel threatened simply for practicing their religion,” Gillen wrote. “I will continue to work with all our houses of worship to bring more federal dollars back to Long Island and keep worshippers safe.” Young Israel of Woodmere will receive $190,000 through the program. “We are sincerely grateful to Congress-

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Young Israel of Woodmere is one of 11 faith-based institutions in New York’s 4th Congressional District, including several in the Five Towns, that were awarded federal security funding from Congresswoman Laura Gillen. woman Laura Gillen for her advocacy and support in securing this $190,000 Nonprofit Security Grant for Young Israel of Woodmere,” Steven Myers, executive director of Young Israel of Woodmere wrote. “The safety and security of our congregants, children, staff, and visitors is our highest priority, and these funds will allow us to further strengthen the measures we have in place to protect our community.” Myers said the funding comes as houses of worship continue to face changing security concerns. “At a time when houses of worship continue to face evolving security challenges, the Nonprofit Security Grant Program is an invaluable resource,” he wrote. “We deeply appreciate Congresswoman Gillen’s

commitment to ensuring that we have access to the federal resources needed to provide safe and secure environments for everyone who walks through our doors. This investment is not only in our synagogue, but in the safety and resilience of the broader Long Island community.” HALB, which serves students in the Five Towns and surrounding communities, will also receive funding. “Security is a core cost that grows heavier every year, and the threats we plan for today didn’t exist just a few years ago,” Rabbi Adam Englander, head of school at HALB wrote. “We’re deeply grateful to Congresswoman Laura Gillen and everyone who fought to bring this federal Nonprofit Security Grant funding to HALB,

helping us keep our students and faculty safe.” Rabbi Steven Saks of Congregation Sons of Israel also credited Gillen for her work securing security funding for houses of worship. “Congresswoman Gillen has been tremendously instrumental in ensuring that houses of worship get the funding we need for security purposes,” Saks wrote. “She is a strong supporter of Israel and the Jewish community. Her courage and leadership are truly appreciated.” St. John’s Baptist Church of Inwood will also receive funding. Dr. Ruth Stanislaus, the church’s first lady, said the grant will strengthen the institution’s ability to serve the community. “Receiving this Nonprofit Security Grant Award is both an honor and a responsibility,” Stanislaus wrote. “It strengthens St. John’s Inwood’s ability to provide a safe and welcoming place for worship, fellowship, and community services. We are truly grateful to Congresswoman Laura Gillen for her support and partnership.” The funding will be administered through the New York State Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Services and provided through the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Federal Emergency Management Agency. “This investment is not only in our church,” Stanislaus wrote. “It’s an investment in the people and community of Inwood that we are privileged to serve.”

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HAFTR teacher Allison Rahmani dies at 40 The Five Towns community is mourning the loss of Allison Rahmani, a Hebrew Academy of the Five Towns and Rockaway teacher and math coordinator who died Aug. 21 after the SUV she was driving crashed into an in-ground swimming pool at her Hewlett Bay Park home. Rahmani, 40, was driving a 2023 GMC in the driveway of a residence on Elinor Road at 9:29 a.m. when she lost control of the vehicle, according to Nassau County police. The SUV struck a tree and an unoccupied 2006 Honda before plunging into the backyard pool. Rahmani was removed from the vehicle before officers arrived. Responding officers performed lifesaving measures and she was transported to a local hospital, where she was pronounced dead. She had been able to call for emergency assistance following the crash. The circumstances surrounding the crash remain under investigation. Authorities have said foul play is not suspected and believe Rahmani may have suffered a sudden medical emergency before losing control of the vehicle. Rahmani, who turned 40 just days before her death, was known for her dedication to her students and her commitment to education. She was also a mother of four and the wife of Matthew Rahmani, president of the Irving Place Minyan in Woodmere. At Rahmani’s funeral at Boule-

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Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et vard-Riverside Chapels in Hewlett on Aug. 23, her husband delivered an emotional tribute, reciting “Eshet Chayil,” the traditional Jewish “Woman of Valor” prayer often sung to a bride at a Jewish wedding. “I’m sorry I didn’t say that at her wedding,” Matthew said. “I can’t imagine more fitting words for the woman you were.” He described Rahmani as the person who stood beside him through every stage of their marriage, including the difficult early years when the couple was building a life together. “You took me by the hand, you

pulled me, you said it would be OK, that you believed in me, in us,” he said. Matthew said Rahmani was unwavering in her support and helped guide the family through every major decision. The couple had been preparing to leave for a romantic trip to Paris on the day of her funeral. He described the way she nurtured their kids “like delicate plants” and said he would continue raising their children while carrying on the love and values she had given them.

“I will pick up where you left off,” he said. Rahmani’s mother, Rachelle Rohde, also delivered a eulogy, speaking directly to her daughter and the family she left behind. “We are broken,” Rohde said. “We will never be the same.” She told her grandchildren — Nathan, Jake, Zachary and Chloe — that their grandmother’s love would remain with them. “To my beloved grandchildren — Nathan, Jake, Zachary and Princess Chlo Chlo — and of course to the oneof-a-kind, her beloved husband, Matthew, Mama loves you all more than you will ever know and will be with you day and night,” Rohde said. Speaking to her daughter, Rohde said she believed Allison was watching over her family. “I know you are watching, I know,” she said. “We won’t let you down.” Shayna Unger, a close friend and fellow teacher, recalled how Rahmani created a makeshift beauty salon in her classroom, complete with brushes, hair gel, barrettes, scrunchies and snacks, and did the girls’ hair each morning. “She wanted them to walk into school looking and feeling like every other girl,” Unger said. “She wanted their school days to feel as normal as possible.” HAFTR officials said the school community is grieving Rahmani’s death. “She loved her students,” Unger said.

Community members express themselves at HWPL By AIDAN WARSHAVSKY awarshavsky@liherald.com

Writing poetry starts with an idea that grows into something more, as if it were a garden. That’s what a dozen community members are exploring together in their poetry group, which met at the HewlettWoodmere Public Library Aug. 20 for an Open Mike Poetry Night. The poets, ranging from people in their 20s to one who is 89, are part of poetry workshops that meet at the HewlettWoodmere, Rockville Centre and Long Beach Public Libraries. For Mindy Mangot, the group’s leader, the creative process is special. Mangot, who lives in Long Beach, taught in the English department at the New York Institute of Technology and retired after teaching for 17 nonconsecutive years in the New York City school system. She also works with the Barry and Florence Friedberg JCC, helping people with Parkinson’s and Alzheimer’s with journaling. Mangot starts each session with a mentor poem, which might feature Shakespeare or contemporary poetry in a discussion-like format. She then gives participants a half-dozen prompts, with the last one allowing the poets to express them-

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A dozen poets gathered at the Hewlett-Woodmere Public Library on Aug. 20 for an Open Mike Poetry Night, sharing intimacies with each other and their guests. selves. “I don’t want anyone to feel they’re in a box,” Mangot said. “What they come out with is just extraordinary and sometimes better than the mentor poem.”

Larry Oakner, 73, who frequents the poetry group meetings in Rockville Centre, has been writing poems since he was 13. A University of California Los Angeles graduate, the creative writer has three

self-published poetry books and joined the group as a way of connecting with other writers. “Poetry has been a really important part of my life,” Oakner said. “I like to share what I’ve done and the feelings I’ve had about an incident or a person.” When Oakner and his wife, Barbara Untracht, traveled to Nova Scotia, Canada, for three weeks, he thanked a tour guide for her hospitality by writing a poem about the greenery. “She had never had anybody thank her that way before,” Oakner said. “It warmed my heart to be able to share my gift of writing with somebody who might never read a poem in her life.” Oakner said the group’s diversity is spectacular, and regardless of each poet’s age, they all tell their own unique stories through their poems. Mangot said the group loves and respects one another and creates an intimate space where poets can express themselves in their writing — without prying. “We have a woman who never wrote a poem in her life, and we all almost fell out of our chairs,” Mangot said, noting it was sensitive. “The next time she came, she wrote a poem to the group thanking us.” The poem’s name? “A Quiet Place,” a place where she felt safe.

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nformation has never been easier to share — and somehow, it has never been easier to misunderstand. A text message can reach a dozen people in seconds. Emails can be forwarded with a click. group chats keep families, friends and co-workers connected. Businesses communicate through websites, social media, apps and automated messages. Yet confusion remains remarkably common. often, the problem isn’t that people disagree. It’s that they’re working with different information. one person thinks the family gathering starts at 2, while another was told 3. Two employees complete the same task because no one clearly assigned responsibility. A customer expects one thing, because that’s what a website says, only to hear something different from an employee. A plan changes, but the people affected never get the message. Then come the assumptions. People fill in gaps when information is missing. They guess what someone meant. They assume someone else handled a task. When things go wrong, frustration can quickly become anger or resentment. We should advocate for something simple but too often overlooked: better coordination and clearer communication. That doesn’t mean turning every decision into a meeting, copying everyone on every email or creating another group chat. It means being intentional. Who needs to know? What do they need to

know? Who is responsible? Has something changed? If it has, have the affected people been told? Consider your family. Planning a birthday party, a holiday gathering or a weekend outing can get complicated when several people make arrangements independently. Maybe someone buys food that someone else already bought. A guest is given one time, while everyone else has another. A few minutes spent making sure everyone has the same information can prevent hours of frustration. The same applies to friends and co-workers. When plans change, people need to know. When responsibilities are divided, everyone should understand who is doing what. When there’s uncertainty, asking a question is almost always better than making an assumption. Businesses and organizations have a responsibility, too. Customers shouldn’t have to navigate conflicting information depending on whether they visit a website, receive an email or speak with an employee. If hours change, services become unavailable or procedures are different, that information should be updated where customers are most likely to find it. Clear communication also means acknowledging when something has changed. Too often, people continue operating according to an outdated plan because no one made the extra call, sent the email or had the necessary conversation. A few minutes of communication can head off lots of unnecessary work.

Communication is a two-way responsibility. Sending information isn’t enough; sometimes we need to make sure it was understood. That can be as simple as asking, “Does everyone understand the plan?” or “Are we all on the same page?” Clarity builds trust. When people know what is expected, who is responsible and where things stand, they’re more likely to feel respected and confident. When information is unclear, people are left to guess — and guessing is where misunderstandings begin. There’s a broader lesson for our communities. Schools, municipalities, civic organizations, nonprofits and businesses are more likely to earn cooperation when people understand what is happening and why. Clear communication makes it easier for residents and customers to participate and understand decisions. The answer isn’t necessarily more emails, meetings or messages. It is better information delivered to the right people at the right time, with clear responsibility for what happens next. Before assuming someone else handled something or becoming frustrated because someone “should have known,” we should first ask whether they were actually told. In our families, friendships and workplaces and our dealings with businesses and organizations, we can all do a better job of making sure the right people have the right information. It takes little effort — and can save us a lot of time, frustration and aggravation.

LEttER to tHE EDitoR How much did county residents pay for that presidential rally? To the Editor: Re President Trump’s rally at the Nassau County Police Department’s training facility on Aug. 14 (“A high-profile Blakeman backer pays a visit,” Aug. 20-26): The rally’s theme was public safety, and how Nassau County is the safest county in the U.S. The truth is that

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our county first achieved that accolade under the leadership of then County Executive Laura Curran. As I watched the rally on television, it sure looked like a campaign event, with everyone running for office on the Republican ticket invited up to the stage to receive the president’s endorsement. The backdrop for all of this was the hundreds of police officers and trainees who were cheering on the same president who pardoned the folks who attacked police officers on Jan. 6, 2021, at the U.S. Capitol. I wonder how much of our county funds, raised by

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The Lawrence school district has completed a major renovation of the soccer field at Lawrence Middle School, on Aug. 8. The project, approved by the Board of Trustees on April 20, comes as frustration continues to grow among residents over the Lawrence High School football team’s lack of a home field. At the April 20 meeting, the board approved a $300,000 bid to renovate the middle school soccer field. The project was not included in the district’s 2025-26 school budget. “It’s going to completely redo the soccer field so our high school team should be able to start using it during the summer for practice,” Board of Trustees President Heshy Blachorsky said at the meeting. “This includes removing all the excess grass, repairing the sprinkler system and grading topsoil. Hopefully this will be able to get the soccer team off the ground and have a nice, brand new field to practice on.” The project ultimately cost about $570,000, including new bleachers, according to Superintendent Ann Pedersen. “The field was completely redone because we needed to make sure the drainage and irrigation were properly addressed,” Pedersen wrote in a text message. “There was a slight delay because of the irrigation work, but we

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The Lawrence school district has completed a major renovation of the soccer field at Lawrence Middle School, on Aug. 8. wanted to make sure the field stays in good condition for years to come.” Planning for the project began last year, Pedersen said, followed by the required bidding process. There was a slight delay as the district worked through the irrigation portion of the project, but facilities staff and contractors completed the work in time for the start of the soccer season. “We are incredibly proud of our

teams and having a dedicated soccer field for these champions is important,” Pedersen wrote in a text message. “Having this field ready for our students and teams is something we are very proud of.” The field will also serve as the home field for Lawrence High School’s varsity soccer teams. Sod was installed with enough time to allow the grass to develop roots before the first games.

The new bleachers, however, will not be ready for the beginning of the season. The concrete pad has been installed, and the district is encouraging fans to bring lawn chairs. Temporary seating also will be available. While the new soccer field has been welcomed by the district and soccer supporters, residents and football supporters have questioned why the high school football team remains without a home field. Mike DeRosa, a Lawrence High School alumnus and longtime supporter of the football team, said the situation has become particularly frustrating for players, families and fans. DeRosa said the football team will have to play all eight of its games away this season after the district was unable to secure a local field to serve as its home venue. The lack of a home field has raised questions about why the newly renovated middle school soccer field cannot also accommodate at least some football games. DeRosa noted that the soccer teams could potentially play 10 to 12 games on the new field during the season, including postseason games, while the football team would have only four home games if it were permitted to use the facility. “Why can’t this football team play a game there?” DeRosa asked. “Even have a homecoming game, to have something at home.”

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The Village of Cedarhurst’s expanded Washington Avenue Parking Field No. 10 is nearing completion, with the project expected to be substantially finished and ready for use in approximately two to three weeks, weather permitting and barring any unforeseen construction issues. The project marks a major expansion of one of the village’s smaller municipal parking fields, more than doubling its capacity and adding approximately 50 spaces. Once completed, the lot will have well over 100 parking spaces, providing additional parking for residents, shoppers, diners and visitors to Cedarhurst’s busy downtown. Village officials said the project is part of an ongoing effort to address parking demand while reducing congestion on surrounding streets. “Cedarhurst continues to attract shoppers and visitors, and the availability of convenient parking remains essential to preserving the Village’s character, supporting local commerce and ensuring that the business district remains accessible and welcoming,” Mayor Benjamin Weinstock wrote in a news release. “This project reflects the Village’s commitment to practical improvements that directly benefit residents, merchants and visitors. We are excited to see Parking Field #10 approaching completion and look forward to opening the additional spaces very soon.” The expanded parking field is expected to provide a safer and more efficient layout, with improvements to vehicle circulation and lighting. The project also includes a comprehensive drainage system designed to capture water runoff on the property, as well as landscaping and other aesthetic improvements. Village officials gathered recently at the Washington Avenue site to mark the

project’s progress. Weinstock was joined by Deputy Mayor and New York State Assemblyman Ari Brown, Trustees Daniel Plaut and Israel Wasser, Trustee Myrna Zisman, Cedarhurst neighbor and community supporter John Erbis, and members of the project team. The parking expansion comes as Cedarhurst continues to see significant activity in its downtown business district, which has approximately 200 stores and few vacancies. Officials described the village’s commercial success as a “good problem,” while acknowledging that the popularity of the business district creates an ongoing demand for parking. Rather than allowing increased activity to contribute to additional congestion, the village has continued to invest in offstreet parking and infrastructure. The Washington Avenue expansion is intended to take more vehicles off nearby streets while making it easier for customers to access local businesses, including stores, restaurants and offices. “This project represents a meaningful investment in the Village’s infrastructure and in the long-term vitality of Cedarhurst’s commercial corridor,” village officials said. Construction has included months of planning and preparation, along with site work, drainage improvements, lighting coordination, parking layout revisions and paving. With the project now in its final phase, officials are thanking residents, businesses and visitors for their patience during construction. The village will provide additional information regarding the official opening of the expanded Parking Field No. 10 as the completion date approaches. The expansion is the latest effort by Cedarhurst to support its merchants, improve quality of life for residents and visitors, and maintain the village’s reputation as a destination for shopping, dining and business on Long Island.

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