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Friday, January 3, 2025
Vol. 85, No. 1
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Menorah lighting ushers in Hanukkah Speed awareness
devices installed near school
Responding to concerns expressed by parents and community members about speeding on Washington Avenue in Plainview, Nassau County Legislature Deputy Minority Leader Arnold W. Drucker (D – Plainview) has announced
the installation of two speed awareness devices that will improve traffic safety near H.B. Mattlin Middle School. The devices, which were installed approximately a half mile apart, will check speed See page 6
North Shore Synagogue's Senior Rabbi Jaimee Shalhevet, Syosset Woodbury Chamber of Commerce President Russell Green, and Nassau County Legislator Arnold Drucker and families attended the annual lighting of the menorah. STORY AND PHOTO BY RIKKI MASSAND Just before sundown on Christmas Day, Syosset Woodbury Chamber of Commerce President Russell Green hosted the annual lighting of the menorah at a prominent display between Underhill Boulevard and the Jackson Avenue/Cold Spring Road intersection. Just before lighting, Nassau County Legislator Arnold W. Drucker welcomed the small crowd assembled in front of the Plaza Realty property, and said the annual celebration of
Hanukkah and the menorah in Syosset “withstands the test of time and all the elements here.” He called the display a “hallmark” for uniting the community, in a “perfect location” visiblefrom the Syosset LIRR station and well-traveled local roads. A Christian Nativity scene is also nearby. Leg. Drucker also looked forward to the local Kwanzaa celebrations this week, and called the Syosset, Woodbury, Jericho and Hicksville area a “melting pot and a mosaic of all the different faiths.”
“Today is a special day – the fact we are united in this community, and we have all the holidays together with Hanukkah happening on Christmas and with Kwanzaa, it’s very special at this time of year. We are getting together now and we can all pray that 2025 brings us peace around the world, and love in all our hearts,” he said. To recite the blessings in Hebrew and English Chamber President Russell Green invited Senior Rabbi Jaimee Shalhevet from North Shore Synagogue, See page 6
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Nassau County Legislature Deputy Minority Leader Arnold W. Drucker (D – Plainview) shows speed awareness device installed near H.B. Mattlin Middle School.
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