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Friday, May 22, 2020
Vol. 69, No. 21
N E W H Y D E PA R K
HONORING FALLEN HEROES DURING A PANDEMIC
W.P. TRUSTEE DUNN DIES
TOWN OK OKss COVID-19 RELIEF MEASURES
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Nassau beaches open only to county residents Curran backs measure as Cuomo allows elective surgeries again BY R OB E RT PE L A E Z Nassau County beaches have remained open throughout the coronavirus pandemic, but on Wednesday the county’s legislators approved a bill to limit access to Nickerson Beach and all other Nassau beaches strictly to county residents. The measure passed by an 18-1 emergency vote, according to county officials. “With Nassau beaches open with limited capacity a small fraction of New York’s eight million residents could overwhelm our beaches and barrier island roads,” Nassau County Presiding Officer Richard Nicolello (R-New Hyde Park) said. “It is important that Nassau residents have access to the beaches they pay taxes to maintain.” Nassau County Executive Laura Curran, a Democrat, expressed support for the legislation. “There is no summer on Long Island without the beach, and now
more than ever our shores will serve as much-needed relief for residents looking to beat the heat,” Curran said. Curran said beach officials will be checking licences of residents before they enter the beach in order to keep the state-mandated 50 percent capacity. Curran, who first made the announcement on Tuesday, said the decision was made after speaking to New York City Mayor Bill DeBlasio. Gov. Andrew Cuomo said he would allow Nassau County hospitals to conduct elective surgeries and ambulatory care in the ongoing mission to begin phased reopening throughout Long Island. Cuomo made the announcement at Northwell’s Feinstein Institute for Medical Research in Manhasset on Tuesday. He previously announced that the state will allow elective outpatient treatments to resume in hospitals and Continued on Page 28
PHOTO COURTESY OF NORTHWELL HEALTH
Northwell Health President and CEO Michael Dowling embraces Desiree Mohammodi, 7, of Syosset. Mohammodi had donated her life savings, just over $50, to essential efforts for nurses and doctors in the Northwell system. See story on page 6.
Sewanhaka seniors look toward future BY E M M A J ON ES
expressed excitement, albeit tinged with apprehension, at Despite the unusual end to graduating in June. Saji, who will attend Stony their final year of high school, Sewanhaka High School vale- Brook University in the fall, dictorian Ann V. Saji and salu- where she will major in comtatorian Jordan S. Shamoun puter science, and Shamoun,
who plans to study physics at Vassar College, credited Sewanhaka with preparing them for life after graduation. “It exposed me to a lot of different experiences, such as Continued on Page 29
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