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Friday, September 24, 2021
Vol. 9, No. 39
GUIDE TO FALL
W.P.-BASED OFFICER RICE VOTES AGAINST DRUG DIES OF COVID PLAN IN COMMITTEE
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Landmark gets new leader
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HOMECOMING HOTSHOTS
Richard Mayer replaces Mogul BY R OB E RT PE L A E Z A new face has taken over the Landmark on Main Street in Port Washington, as the organization’s board of directors named Richard Mayer as executive director. Mayer, who was named the 2013 Theatre Person of the Year by the New Orleans Times-Picayune, touted Landmark for its reputation throughout the North Shore and said he looks forward to meeting members of the community during his tenure. “Landmark has such a strong reputation for live performance,” he said. “I’m really looking forward to getting to know the people of Port Washington and surrounding communities.” “Richard brings a wide array of talents which will benefit Landmark and our community,” Marlene Munnelly, chair of Landmark’s Executive Director Search Committee, said. “We are excited for this next chapter.” Most of Mayer’s work in the theater has been in New Orleans, Continued on Page 42
PHOTO COURTESY OF ROSLYN PUBLIC SCHOOLS
Roslyn High School will have its homecoming game on Saturday, Sept. 25. See story on page 7.
Roslyn part of L.I. football history Mepham’s Sofia LaSpina, 15, becomes first female to score TD BY R OB E RT PELAEZ
on Saturday. The 5-foot-5, 140-pound LaSpina, a junior, caught three Mepham High School’s So- passes for 45 yards against Rofia LaSpina, 15, became the first slyn, but none more important female football player to score a than the four-yard touchdown in touchdown in Long Island his- the second half. “I turned around and the tory in a 49-21 win over Roslyn ball was right on target and I was in the end zone,” LaSpina told Newsday. “The guys were all pumped up.” LaSpina received praise from prominent figures on
the North Shore. “Congratulations to Mepham High School wide receiver Sofia LaSpina, who caught a fouryard touchdown pass Saturday during a 49-21 win over Roslyn High School to become the first female football player in Long Island history to score a touchdown in a high school football game,” ESPN analyst and Roslyn resident Adam Schefter tweeted. “A big congratulations to #NY04’s Sofia LaSpina on the
history-making catch and for being an inspiration to all the other little girls out there with football dreams of their own,” U.S. Rep. Kathleen Rice (D-Garden City) tweeted. “Congratulations to @MephamHS Junior Sofia LaSpina for making HERstory this weekend as the first female football player on Long Island to score a touchdown,” Nassau County Executive Laura Curran tweeted. Continued on Page 42
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