The Village of Lindenhurst culminated their 100th Anniversary Year in the same way they kicked it off – with a New Year’s Eve Ball Drop! While last year’s event drew hundreds of residents, families, and visitors out in the rain, the milder weather this year brought thousands to Village Square to celebrate 2023 and welcome 2024!
Sponsored by the Village of Lindenhurst and the Lindenhurst Chamber of Commerce, the event featured live music by The Good Life band, fun giveaways, dancing robots, the ball drop, and fireworks!
During the evening, Mayor Michael Lavorata and the Village Board also recognized the extraordinary athletic accomplishments of Lindenhurst High School graduates Will Ruckert and Jack Winey. Will and Jack were both outstanding members of the 2023 S.U.N.Y. Cortland “Red Dragons” football team that, for the first time in the University’s history, won the NCAA Division III National Championship. Will was a starting Defensive Lineman, and Jack, a starting Linebacker, was named to the 2023 Associated Press Division III All-American Team. Both young men were honored by the Lindenhurst Village Board with days in their honor.
The Village also celebrated Joseph Randazzo, Lindenhurst’s only surviving WWII Veteran, as the evening’s honoree to help drop the Lindenhurst New Year’s Eve Ball. Unable to attend at the last minute, Mr. Randazzo, who was just eighteen-years old when he enlisted in the U.S. Army through the Draft Board on June 6th, 1944 – D Day, and fought in the Battle of the Bulge, was proudly represented by his daughter and extended family.
The Lindenhurst New Year’s Eve Ball designed and built by long-time Lindenhurst resident Floyd Chivvis, and his crew at Chivvis Enterprises, Inc., was operated with the assistance of the Lindenhurst Fire Department. When the countdown ended, a spectacular Fireworks by Grucci show wowed the happy crowd!
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