The Lindenhurst Moose Lodge recently hosted one of the Village of Lindenhurst’s Summer Concert Series shows. During the show, members of the Moose Lodge collected donations for the Christina Renna Foundation, in honor of September being childhood cancer awareness month.

“No parent should hear the words ‘your child has cancer and there is nothing we can do’,” recounted Mayor Lavorata from the foundation’s website, “The Christina Renna Foundation is doing important work to get to a place where those words do not need to be spoken.”

Pictured: Moose Lodge President Bridgett Ahlers, Mayor Michael Lavorata, Deputy Mayor RJ Renna, Phil and Renee Renna, along with members of the Renna Family and Officers of the Moose Lodge.

The Lindenhurst Board of Trustees recently recognized and honored this year’s Village of Lindenhurst Summer Camp “Kienle Award” winners. Named after Summer Camp Program Founder Ed Kienle, the prestigious annual awards are given to the most Outstanding Campers. This year’s award winners are Lexi Varricchio & Nick Gordon. Summer Youth Director Mike Canobbio praised both campers for their leadership, cooperation, enthusiasm, and for setting the standard for all other campers to follow.

Mayor Michael Lavorata said, “This season marked the 75th Anniversary of the Lindenhurst Summer Camp, and the Village is so proud of the history and success of this beloved youth program. Congratulations to Nick & Lexi for achieving this top honor. Lindenhurst is proud of you!”

Pictured here (left to right) are: Deputy Mayor RJ Renna, Camp Counselor Valerie Cruciata, Summer Youth Director Mike Canobbio, Nick Gordon, Lexi Varricchio, Mayor Mike Lavorata, and Trustees Douglas Madlon, Maryann Weckerle, and Patrick Pichichero.

The Lindenhurst Veterans of Foreign War Post 7279 recently celebrated their re-opening with a Ribbon Cutting Ceremony organized by the Lindenhurst Chamber of Commerce. The Chamber, along with several State, County, Town and Village officials, joined Post Commander Tom Kelly and other VFW Officers to officially commemorate their re-opening (pictured here).

The Wade-Burns Post Hall, located at 560 North Delaware Avenue, had a devastating fire in September 2019, and was forced to close its doors. Through the generosity, and hard work, of local officials, craftsmen, laborers, VFW members, and the community, the hall was rebuilt, and is now open for use by the VFW membership, Scout troops, community groups, and private rentals.

Lindenhurst Village Square Park was recently filled to capacity with people and excitement during the much-anticipated performance of “Totally Taylor: A Taylor Swift Tribute Act”. Part of the Lindenhurst Free Summer Concert Series, the evening featured songs from Taylor Swift’s 11 albums, custom-made colorful outfits, and well-precisioned choreography — all to mirror the glitz, glamour, energy, and sounds of Taylor Swift!

Mayor Michael Lavorata said, “The concert was amazing, especially for the many young people in attendance. It felt like you were at a Taylor Swift concert! Thank you to all who attended this extra-special summer concert in our Lindenhurst downtown.”

Pictured here (left to right) are: Alyssa Ragogna, Carolyn Ash, Mayor Michael Lavorata, Totally Taylor Tribute Artist Kelsey Elquist, Nicole Lavorata, Joe Conti, and Joci Lavorata

The Lindenhurst Rainbow Senior Citizens Center recently held a “50 Years of Fun” day to celebrate their half-a-century of service to the seniors of our community. The carnival-themed party was a huge success with games & prizes, special crafts, music, food, and gift bags for each senior filled with goodies!

The Rainbow Senior Citizens Center staff and volunteers, helmed by Senior Center Manager Dawn Shipsey, host a number of activities, including bingo, quilting classes, exercise classes, art classes, coffee, coloring and conversation clubs, horse racing, karaoke, movie days, luncheons, and special events and trips. The Rainbow Senior Center is also a nutrition site in conjunction with the Town of Babylon, where hot meals are served to seniors Monday-Thursday. For more information, call them at 631-957-7526.

Village Trustee Maryann Weckerle said, “We thank the staff and volunteers – both past and present – of the Lindenhurst Rainbow Senior Citizens Center for 50 years of dedicated service to our community. The Rainbow Center is a place where we strive to make our seniors feel welcome, happy, healthy, empowered, supported, and loved.”

Pictured here (left to right), enjoying the cotton candy that was provided by East Neck Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, are: Village Administrator Joe Barone, Senior Center Manager Dawn Shipsey, Mayor Michael Lavorata, Trustee Maryann Weckerle, Trustee Doug Madlon, and Rainbow Center staff members Susanne Rochel & Joan Carenza.

Lindenhurst Junior Mayor Kennedy Pugh (pictured here) came to the Village Board with a proposal to help get her community to spread more kindness. Her idea was to create a “Kindness Wheel” – people could spin a color wheel and receive a color-coded “random act of kindness” task to perform. The Village Board thought this was a fantastic idea, and in cooperation and coordination with the Lindenhurst Chamber of Commerce, Kennedy set up her Kindness Wheel at the August “Wednesdays on Wellwood” street fair. At the event, over 300 people spun her Kindness Wheel, creating a positive effect in the Lindenhurst community and beyond.

Deputy Mayor RJ Renna said, “I spun the Kindness Wheel and had to say hello to a stranger. It was a lot of fun to do, and I hope everyone else enjoyed spreading their kindness as well. I was so impressed by Kennedy’s creativity and drive in coming up with this idea and seeing it through to fruition. Small actions can create a large impact.”

The Village created the Junior Mayors program in 2023, in partnership with the Lindenhurst School District, as part of its Centennial celebration. It was such a great success, the Village decided to continue the program, to annually recognize and nurture our young leaders of tomorrow!