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Friday, September 10, 2021
Vol. 70, No. 37
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F.P. HONORS SOLDIER
CURRAN CALLS FOR LEGISLATURE TO RETURN
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New Hyde Park preps for street fair
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Returns after COVID cancellation BY B R A N D ON D U FF Y New Hyde Park and the Willistons will host their street fairs on the weekend of Sept. 17. Both villages canceled the fairs last year due to COVID-19, and this fair will be the first for New Hyde Park since 2018 due to LIRR construction two years ago. New Hyde Park will hold its fair on Saturday and the Willistons will hold the festivities on Sunday. The fair for the Willistons, which is being hosted by the Chamber of Commerce of the Willistons, will begin at 11 a.m.. The national anthem will kick things off and be performed by Julie O’Donnell. The street fair has been a tradition spanning over three decades, said Nancy Zolezzi, the Chamber of Commerce treasurer. Residents can expect to see a showing of local businesses, organizations and the villages from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Hillside Avenue between Willis Avenue and the railroad tracks, she said. Expected
to attend are historical societies, libraries, fire departments, the Rotary Club, American Legion, VFW and New York Islanders representatives, to name a few. There will be live music and demonstrations from the Hidden Talents Dance Center from Williston Park and the Hannah Kroner School of Dance in Albertson. Alongside the musical demonstrations, local martial arts studios will perform. The Village of New Hyde Park is hosting its 24th annual street fair after having to cancel the previous two. It will be held from 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. on Jericho Turnpike from New Hyde Park Road to Covert Avenue. Residents will see local service organizations, businesses and first responders in attendance. According to Mayor Christopher Devane, residents can expect no shortage of things to do. “There’s going to be loads of vendors, loads of food and hopefully loads of fun,” he said. Continued on Page 34
PHOTO COURTESY OF THE HERRICKS SCHOOL DISTRICT
Denton Avenue students began the 2021-22 school year last week.
Flooding from Ida impacts North Shore BY R OB E RT PELAEZ
with damage to some homes across the North Shore last week. Gov. Kathy Hochul visFlooding from Ida resulted in delays on the roads and the ited the Great Neck station Port Washington branch of the last Thursday to speak about Long Island Rail Road, along some of the delays that the Port
Washington line endured as a result of the storm. Though record rainfall was seen in parts of Nassau County and Long Island, Hochul said, preparations will be made in case the Continued on Page 20
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