All Entries in the "News" Category
Expansion Loan for LCFD Looks to be On Track
By Raimundo Ortiz After nearly 20 months of stops and starts, the Lawrence Cedarhurst Fire Department’s quest to build a two-story, two-bay extension facing Washington Avenue appears on track to get started. According to Ben Weinstock, Deputy Mayor of Cedarhurst financing the project was the major hurdle. The LCFD, Village of Cedarhurst, and Village of [...]
Peninsula Counseling Center Announces “A Tasteful Evening” Honorees
On Monday night, October 15th, the Woodmere Club will be filled with 300 guests supporting Peninsula Counseling Center at “A Tasteful Evening 2012.” The ballroom will be lined with tables highlighting Italian, Japanese, Mexican, American, Continental, Greek and Asian Fusion specialties; the bar room will be filled with delicious desserts and fine wines. It’s all [...]
McCarthy Has Wide Lead in Fundraising: Incumbent Has More Than One Million On Hand
By Ryan Lavis As the three-way race for New York’s Fourth Congressional District continues into the fall, the campaign of Rep. Carolyn McCarthy has currently raised the most amount of funds when compared to the other candidates, Republican Francis Becker and Conservative Party Nominee Frank Scaturro. Since June 2011, Rep. McCarthy, the incumbent Democratic candidate, [...]
Many Bids, Confusion on No. 6 School Sale; New Buyer in the Mix
By Danielle Puma Confusion reins over the sale of the Number Six School on Church Avenue in Woodmere. Dr. Kenneth L. Berman, Past President and current Chairman of the Jewish Community Center Board, said the JCC’s $1 million deposit was recently returned to them by the School Board. Their offer to purchase the Number Six [...]
Officers Assaulted in Making Five Towns Arrest
By Ryan Lavis Two officers with the Fourth Precinct suffered injures while trying to arrest a Queens man on Lawrence Avenue last Thursday evening, police said. According to detectives, George J, Towns, 27, of Jamaica, Queens, was walking southbound on Lawrence Avenue yelling and cursing, which caused neighbors to become alarmed. Officers from the Fourth [...]
Lawrence May Foot Bill for LCFD Firehouse Renovation
By Raimundo Ortiz The Lawrence-Cedarhurst Fire Department will finally have clarity on the $2 million two-bay extension they want to build on Washington Avenue, according to Benjamin Weinstock, Deputy Mayor of Cedarhurst. Upwards of 25 firefighters showed up in uniform to the Cedarhurst Town Board meeting on Tuesday night to demand resolution to the issue [...]
County Says Pensions Will Bankrupt Governments
By Ryan Lavis Nassau County Comptroller George Maragos has warned Albany lawmakers that rising pension costs could cause municipalities across the state to go bankrupt. “The continuing double digit increases are unsustainable and may bankrupt every municipality across the State,” Maragos said after he received pension contribution estimates for 2014. The State Comptroller estimated that [...]
Heroes of 9-11 Recalled At Cedarhurst Ceremony
By Ryan Lavis As Dennis O’ Rourke sat alongside his family at the 9-11 Memorial Ceremony held in Cedarhurst’s Andrew J. Parise Park Tuesday afternoon, the crisp, blue sky and glistening sun provided a somber backdrop as families paid tribute to their lost loved ones. “It never gets easier. I talk about it now and [...]
Latest Scores–Lawrence/Hewlett/Shul League Championship
By Raimundo Ortiz and Ryan Lavis Sophomore Jordan Fredericks led the way for the Lawrence Golden Tornadoes, scoring five touchdowns in a multitude of ways in their season opening 62-7 romp at Lawrence High School against the Glen Cove Big Red. Tyler Fredericks, the older brother of Jordan also chipped in with 173 yards on [...]
Hewlett Taxis Join New County Patrol Program
By Raimundo Ortiz Ollie’s Taxi and Airport Service in Hewlett will be taking part in a new initiative to keep Nassau County’s streets safer called the Taxis on Patrol Program. According to Nassau County Executive Edward Mangano this new program is intended to expand crime prevention efforts while increasing public awareness. “It’s a win-win situation [...]
Sewer Privatization Nixed by NIFA; Mangano Unhappy, Pledges Not to Rasie Taxes
By Ryan Lavis At a public meeting last Thursday, members of the Nassau County Interim Finance Authority (NIFA) reiterated that they would not approve a 2013 County budget that included Nassau County Executive Ed Mangano’s proposed sewer privatization plan. The Democratic leaning NIFA board members highlighted the financial woes currently gripping Nassau County, noting the [...]
National “Gridlock” as Gas Line Replaced on Broadway
By Raimundo Ortiz Horns have been honking and lines of cars have been moving at a snail’s pace this week on Broadway between Woodmere and Hewlett this week, due to construction being done at the intersection of Broadway and Franklin Avenue in Hewlett that was beautifully re-surfaced mere weeks ago. According to Wendy Ladd, a [...]
