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Friday, May 28, 2021
Vol. 9, No. 22
OBSERVING MEMORIAL DAY
FLOWER HILLS OKS GARBAGE CONTRACT
OFFICIALS REACT TO TIMES SQUARE ATTACK
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Protests on N. Shore for Israel, Palestinians Competing events in Great Neck, Garden City BY S A M U E L E PETRUCCELLI Two demonstrations, one in support of Israel and another in support of the Palestinians, were held in Nassau County on Sunday afternoon after days of violent clashes between Israel and Hamas. In Great Neck’s Firefighters Park, Nassau County Executive Laura Curran, among other local elected officials, attended a demonstration to show support for Israel.
Further south, demonstrators in support of the Palestinians closed part of the intersection of Old Country Road and Glen Cove Road after marching from U.S. Rep. Kathleen Rice’s office in Garden City. Adele Tehrani, who worked to organize support for Israel in Great Neck, said to the crowd: “We are all here today for one sole purpose: to recognize and express our love and support for Israel and demand that she has the God given right to defend herself.
Recognize we are a peaceful people who value life, and just desire the same level of respect and awareness that others receive when their people come under fire.” At the demonstration for the Palestinians, Toufique Harun, an organizer with Muslims for Progress, gave his reason for attending the march, saying though he doesn’t want Israelis to die, he also doesn’t want Palestinians to die. “We reject this notion that human Continued on Page 34
$350K donated for Grist Mill renovations PHOTO VIA TWITTER
A North Shore High School student works on his final project in Margaret DeLima’s Advanced Drawing and Painting class.
Work to turn historic building into education center continues BY R O S E W E L D ON With the restoration of the Roslyn Grist Mill continuing through the COVID-19 pandemic, the project’s organizer has announced two major donations to assist in making the centuries-old structure into an educational center.
The Roslyn Landmark Society reported Monday that two separate donations received in the last month would go toward the grist mill project. The first donation was the result of two match-challenge campaigns, which raised a total of $100,035 from the Roslyn Landmark Society’s preserva-
tion fund, membership, sponsors and Roslyn High School students. The second also came from an organization close to home. The Gerry Charitable Trust awarded the project $250,000 for restoration efforts. This trust had been established by Continued on Page 34
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