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Vol. 73 No. 50
DECEMBER 11 - 17, 2025
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Hundreds run in Seaford’s sweetest race John Scaparro, president of Seaford Public Library Board of Trustees, and Margaret Hundreds of runners gath- Grub, Seaford Chamber of ered in Seaford on Saturday Commerce president, were chomorning for the Seaford Well- sen as the race’s honorary ness Council’s 20th annual Hot starters. Starters are chosen from the general community Chocolate 5K Run/Walk. The race began at 9 a.m., and the chamber’s designated with the start and finish lines Businessperson of the Year. established in front of Seaford Scaparro, a retired detective High School, at 1575 sergeant with the Seamans Neck NYPD, also serves Road. as president of the “The people that Nassau Library m a ke t h i s c o m e System’s board and together have just is active in the Seabeen outstanding fo rd K n i g h t s o f through the years,” Columbus. He preMike DiSilvio, the viously served as wellness council’s grand knight and MIKE DISIlVIo president, said. “It’s financial secretary, just a wonderful President, Seaford and was on the holiday and festive Wellness Council board of the Memoevent.” rare Caterers. John Schmuck, a 22-year-old He said he was honored to Westbury resident, was the help start the race — and joked overall winner of the race, that the role involves “less movclocking in with a time of 17:13. ing around,” compared to when The top female finisher was he used to walk the 5K. Grub, 44-year-old Long Beach resident recently named Seaford BusiCristin Delaney-Guille, posting nessperson of the Year, also an impressive time of 18:56. serves on the library board as Race participants received a secretary and works as a real shirt with a uniquely designed estate salesperson with Centuevent logo and were treated to ry 21 AA Realty. She retired as h o t ch o c o l at e, b a g e l s, a n an assistant principal with the awards ceremony and extensive New York City Department of raffles after the race.
By lUKE FEENEY
lfeeney@liherald.com
Courtesy Maya Manashirov
Students at Temple B’nai Torah, in Wantagh, ranging in age from 6 to 17, have fun mixing fairy tales in the temple’s fall production of “Into the Woods Jr.”
Into the woods once more
Wantagh’s Temple B’nai Torah bring fairy tales to life with large, diverse cast of children and teenagers By lUKE FEENEY lfeeney@liherald.com
A diverse cast of students at Temple B’nai Torah, in Wantagh, have hit the stage in the temple’s annual fall production. There have been two performances of “Into the Woods Jr.” at the temple, with the final show scheduled for this weekend. “We have a cast of 32 children ranging in age from 6 to 17,” Lisa Shubin, the production’s executive producer, said. “They’ve been working very hard since September on this, rehearsing several times a week.” The show is directed by the congregation’s co-president, Alisa Baroukh. “I’ve been with the congregation my entire life,” Baroukh, 49, who grew up acting in productions staged by the temple, said. “One of the things I really like about directing is that I have the opportunity to take what I have in my head and make it a reality.” “Into the Woods Jr.” is a one-act version
of the musical “Into the Woods,” by Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine, adapted for younger performers. The musical weaves together characters and plots from classic fairy tales including “Little Red Riding Hood,” “Cinderella,” “Rapunzel” and “Jack and the Beanstalk,” and was written to be more accessible to younger actors and audiences. The first two performances were last Saturday and Sunday, and the final showing is this Saturday at 7 p.m. “It’s a great performance,” Baroukh, an East Meadow resident, said. “The kids have put all their heart, their soul, into it. It’s amazing.” The plot of the musical centers on a baker and his wife who want to have a child, but are shadowed by a curse. To break it, they must find a cow as white as milk, a cape as red as blood, hair as yellow as corn and a slipper as pure as gold in order to concoct a cure. Along the way on their search, they ConTInued on page 15
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