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dren and inexperienced swimmers. This central feature will serve as a controlled environState of ficials have con- ment in which beginning swimfirmed that the long-awaited mers can build skills and confirenovations of the East Bath- dence. The oceanfront pool house at Jones Beach are complex will also be fully accesexpected to be completed this sible, following Americans with summer, and the Disabilities Act facility will once guidelines, with a again be open to “zero-entry” area t h e p u b l i c. A n that gradually opening date has slopes into the n o t b e e n water. a n n o u n c e d , bu t There will also the project be a deep-water remains on schedsection for experiule as construcenced swimmers, tion continues. as well as a splash When it is compad and interacpleted, the East tive water play Bathhouse is areas. expected to serve “The project as both a hub for advances the NY beachgoers and a SWIMS initiative destination in its DAN KEEFE by helping meet own right, offering Public information Governor Hochul’s upg raded recregoal of teaching officer, state Office of ational amenities. more children how Parks, Recreation and T h e r e d e ve l o p t o sw i m , ” D a n ment project is Historic Preservation Ke e f e, a p u bl i c part of the state’s infor mation offiNY SWIMS initiative, intended cer for the state Office of Parks, to expand access to swimming Recreation and Historic Preserfacilities and improve water vation, wrote in a recent email safety across New York. to the Herald. The East Bathhouse The project also includes the upgrades include a new learn- rehabilitation of the historic to-swim area designed for chil-
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Kate Churchill, a pro bono scholar and a legal intern at the Central American Refugee Center, left, with Andrea Sacasa, a legal counsel for the Suffolk County Office of New Americans and a representative of CARECEN, and Peg Stein, a member of the management team of League of Women Voters of East Nassau, at the Levittown Public Library forum.
League of Women Voters hosts immigration forum in Levittown By HUNTER FENollol hfenollol@liherald.com
The League of Women Voters of East Nassau invited legal experts for an in-depth look at evolving immigration policies at a recent forum at the Levittown Public Library. Residents spoke with experts, hoping to separate fact from misinformation amid a rapidly changing national landscape. The event featured speakers from the Central American Refugee Center, known as CARECEN, who outlined major federal policy shifts and their real-world impacts on immigrant communities. Andrea Sacasa, a legal counsel with the Suffolk County Office of New Americans and a representative of CARECEN, said the
goal of the presentation was to provide clarity during a time of uncertainty. “We know that there’s a lot of misinformation, a lot of fear, and so our goal is to tackle that with straightforward facts and information,” Sacasa said. She explained that CARECEN, a Long Island-based nonprofit, offers a range of services to immigrant communities beyond legal aid. “We provide free legal services, but we also have community programs that range from English classes to naturalization classes,” Sacasa explained. The organization frequently partners with community groups such as the league to host free educational events and legal clinics. Sacasa and another presenter, Kate CONtiNuEd ON PAgE 11
he project advances the NY SWIMS initiative by helping meet Governor Hochul’s goal of teaching more children how to swim.
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