Town 9/11 Walls of Honor

The Town of Oyster Bay has announced that applications are now available for families to add the names of loved ones to the Town of Oyster Bay’s 9/11 Walls of Honor which recognize all those with a connection to the Town who gave their lives and succumbed in their battle against 9/11 related cancers and illness. Each September, the

Town unveils newly inscribed names into the Walls of Honor which recognize the family members, friends and neighbors lost to this toxic legacy.

Town Supervisor Joseph Saladino stated, “We remember and give thanks to those who ran into danger in order to help the victims of a cowardly act of terror. This includes first

Hicksville Superintendent of Schools Marianne Litzman students Katelyn Suarez and Marion Rai Hicksville Supervisor of English Reading and Libraries Brendan McGowan English teacher Eva Shtein student Beau Flay and HicksvilleBoard of Education President Brenda Judson. Photo courtesy of Hicksville Public Schools

BY GARY SIMEONE

responders, downtown workers, residents, students and so many others with cancer certified to be 9/11-related. The events of 9/11 continue to take our heroes and survivors – and members of our community will continue to face darker days ahead. We watch each week as more of these heroes pass, in an ever-in-

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Three students from Hicksville High School were recognized at a Board of Education meeting last month for their writing accolades. The students earned the awards from the Scholastic Art & Writing through the Alliance for Young Artists & Writers competition.

Eva Shtein, creative writing teacher at the high school, said that the Scholastic Art & Writing is an annual competition that offers students a chance to display their writing and poetry prowess.

“The school district has been partnering with this organization for several years as a way for students to showcase their creative and artistic abilities,” said Shtein.

The three students who won the awards were seniors Marion Rai, Katelyn Suarez and Beau Flay. Rai was the recipient of two Gold Key awards, the highest honor bestowed by the organization, for two of her poetry submissions.

Rai, who immigrated to the United States from Nepal in her freshman year, said that her poems reflected her experiences in becoming acclimated to her new surroundings.

“I submitted two poems

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