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jyoung@post-journal.com The annual YMCA Firecracker Run returns to the village of Lakewood on July 3. The event, which includes a 10K and 2-mile run, was approved by the village board this week. P-J file photo LAKEWOOD The YMCA Firecracker Run will return to the village on July 3, which is good news following a string of canceled events including the Fourth of July fireworks celebration. The Lakewood Village Board approved the 10K and 2-mile run at a regular meeting this week, and also authorized the restaurant Group Ther-Happy to hold live music performances on Sundays throughout the summer. These developments are a welcome return to regular summer activities in the wake of so many COVID-19 restrictions, and Lakewood residents will also have the added benefit of a newly-refurbished-and-updated Chautauqua Avenue by the end of the summer thanks to the ongoing greenstreet retrofit project. ....
nholland@post-journal.com Joe Stelmach is pictured pouring a draft beer for a patron at Group Ther-Happy in Lakewood. Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced this week that bars and restaurants will have a new midnight curfew. P-J photo by Nikk Holland Although restaurants and officials across the state have called for the lifting of curfew restrictions, local reactions to the new midnight curfew are mixed. Gov. Cuomo announced Wednesday that restaurants are now able to stay open until midnight. This is part of an ease of COVID restrictions as a result of a dramatic decrease in hospitalizations from the virus and an increase in vaccinations of New York residents. ....
nholland@post-journal.com Joe Stelmach is pictured pouring a draft beer for a patron at Group Ther-Happy in Lakewood. Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced this week that bars and restaurants will have a new midnight curfew. Photo by Nikk Holland Although restaurants and officials across the state have called for the lifting of curfew restrictions, local reactions to the new midnight curfew are mixed. Gov. Cuomo announced Wednesday that restaurants are now able to stay open until midnight. This is part of an ease of COVID restrictions as a result of a dramatic decrease in hospitalizations from the virus and an increase in vaccinations of New York residents. ....
jyoung@post-journal.com Lakewood was forced to cancel its Summerfest event due to the challenges of COVID-19, and is in the process of deciding whether or not to open its beach for the summer season. P-J photo by Jay Young LAKEWOOD Village residents will not be able to enjoy Summerfest or typical Fourth of July celebrations this year, which were officially canceled by the village board at a meeting Monday. Last week, Lakewood Mayor Randy Holcomb announced that the village would not be holding its Independence Day fireworks celebration due to COVID-19. On Monday, the board discussed how the pandemic might impact summer activities at Hartley Park, in particular the beach. ....