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Won’t enforce Hochul mandates: Blakeman Continued from Page 4 as of Wednesday. Albertson’s 11507 ZIP code, New Hyde Park’s 11040 ZIP code, Great Neck’s 11021 ZIP code, Port Washington’s 11050 ZIP code, Roslyn’s 11576 ZIP code and Great Neck’s 11020 ZIP code all had 100 percent inoculation rates. The 11020 ZIP code consists
primarily of the Village of Lake Success and University Gardens. Some of this area is also made up of Great Neck South Middle and High School, North Shore Hebrew Academy and the Fresh Meadow Country Club. The 11042 ZIP code of New Hyde Park continues to have the lowest rate at 24.9 percent of people vaccinated, according
to statistics. That area, however, consists primarily of businesses south of Northern State Parkway and along Marcus Avenue. The next lowest vaccination rate on the North Shore is the 82.1 percent in the 11024 ZIP code of the Great Neck peninsula, which includes the Village of Kings Point. The next lowest one is also in Great Neck, with
the 11023 ZIP code at an 88.5 percent rate, according to the figures. This area incorporates parts of the villages of Great Neck and Saddle Rock, along with Great Neck Gardens and Harbor Hills. The statistics also show vaccination rates of 99.8 percent in Roslyn Heights, 97.4 percent in Williston Park, 96.2 percent
in Mineola, 94.8 percent in Manhasset and 90.1 percent in Floral Park. In total, the 14 North Shore ZIP codes average a 90.1 percent vaccination rate. Without the 24.9 percent figure in the 11042 ZIP code, the average for the remaining 13 ZIP codes increases to 96.1 percent.
G.N. girl, 15, dies in Woodmere car crash Continued from Page 3 Namdar’s family held a funeral on Sunday night before flying with her body back to Israel for another service on Monday. A source said “a few hundred people” gathered at the American Airlines cargo
terminal, with volunteer ambulance members providing some with oxygen so they would not pass out from grieving the loss. The source described the scene as “tragic.” Namdar’s father, Efraim, reflected on his daughter’s memo-
ry during a eulogy on Mount of Olives in Jerusalem on Tuesday. “I am thanking ‘HaShem’ [God] for giving me ‘zekhut’ [merit] of being Liel’s father,” Efraim Namdar said with tears in his eyes. Village of Great Neck Mayor
Pedram Bral, who knows the family, said the death came as a shock to the entire community. “I can say that the past few days for me have not been the same,” Bral said in a phone interview. “Being a parent, it makes it extremely difficult to
cope. It’s such a huge loss. My thoughts and prayers are with her parents, siblings and grandparents. I wish them patience and I hope that they can come to an understanding and make as much peace as possible with the situation.”
Hempstead opts out of retail cannabis sales Continued from Page 2 that have opted out of the law include East Hampton, Oyster Bay, Islip, Shelter Island and Smithtown. Babylon and Southampton are the two towns that have opted into the law. The Town of North Hempstead was scheduled to
make a decision during a virtual Thursday night public meeting. The town’s cannabis task force, led by Clerk Wayne Wink, has held three hearings that featured input from residents and experts on cannabis since September. The rest of the panel consists of Deborah AbramsonBrooks, Sue Auriemma, Maria Elisa Cuadra, Leslie Da-
vis, Dr. Betty Hylton, Jordan Isenstadt, Nikki Kateman, Jack Kott, Jeffrey Reynolds, Michael Sahn, Gloria Su, Marianna Wohlgemuth and Desiree Woodson. The task force, officials said, was to make a presentation on Thursday and conclude with a recommendation on what the town should do.
COMMUNITY & SCHOOL NEWS
Hempsteads OKs $305K grant to The INN Town of Hempstead Supervisor Don Clavin, along with the entire Hempstead Town Board, authorized a $305,040 relief grant to The INN (Interfaith Nutrition Network) for the reimbursement, purchase, and distribution of food items and prepared hot healthy meals (soups, meat/protein with starch and vegetables) for individuals and families who are hungry and unemployed amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Clavin made the announcement along with senior Councilwoman Dorothy Goosby, Councilman Bruce Blakeman, Councilman Anthony D’Esposito, Councilman Dennis Dunne, Sr., Councilman Tom Muscarella, Councilman Chris Carini, Town Clerk Kate Murray, Receiver of Taxes Jeanine Driscoll, and The INN’s Chief Executive Officer Jean Kelly. Between March 2020 and March 2021, the Mary Brennan INN soup kitchen served a total of 239,599 nutritious meals
to nearly 56,431 guests and 15,898 pantry bags of groceries were given out to families. This grant has been made possible through the federal CARES Act funding provided to the Town of Hempstead last year. Millions of dollars in CARES funding was allocated by the Town of Hempstead to provide economic aid to local organizations, nonprofits, and individuals impacted by the pandemic, including a previous one million dollar grant to The INN last year to cover unbudgeted expenses incurred by the pandemic such as personal protection equipment including masks, gloves, and sanitizers to the staff, volunteers, and those who seek assistance safe. “Thank you, Senator Schumer for securing the extension of the CARES Act funding that made initiatives like this one possible as the pandemic continued into 2021,” said Supervisor Clavin. “It is our pleasure to partner once again with
(L-R) The INN’s Chief Executive Officer Jean Kelly, Supervisor Don Clavin, Councilman Tom Muscarella and Town of Hempstead’s Receiver of Taxes Jeanine Driscoll. The INN, an organization that continues to work non-stop to meet the increase in demands of families in need. It is critical to provide families and individuals
with meals as well as the peace of mind of not having to think about when the next one is going to be.” Every day, The INN receives
hundreds of guests. Staff, volunteers, LVM Events, and Diane’s Desserts work together to prepare nutritious meals in volume. With the CARES Act grant, The INN will be able to purchase additional meals for Thanksgiving and Christmas. Even though the organization will be closed during the holidays, they will give out holiday meals before and send each guest home with a frozen meal to heat up those days. “We have seen a significant increase in the number of guests who need our services in the community,” said Jean Kelly, chief executive officer of The INN. “Thank you to Supervisor Clavin and the Hempstead Town Board for their overwhelming support in providing a critical service to families and individuals affected by COVID-19. We have seen the extent and severity of how this pandemic has affected the guests we serve every day, but this grant is helping us combat those effects.”
