Friday, October 4, 2024
Vol. 1, No. 6
THE GATEWAY TO NASSAU COUNTY SERVING FLORAL PARK, BELLEROSE AND STEWART MANOR
4 tons of illicit cannabis seized from warehouse
SEWANHAKA HS HOMECOMING
Sewanhaka High School’s homecoming on Sept. 28 kicked off with a spirited parade, featuring the marching band, cheerleaders, Rockettes, floats and more. See page 19.
BOE presentation on bond vote
In anticipation of a bond project, the Floral Park-Bellerose School District Board of Education will hear a presentation from Interim Superintendent of Schools Lisa Ruiz and Assistant Superintendent for Business Dr. Linda Macias at its Oct. 10 regular meeting. During the meeting, Mrs. Ruiz and
Dr. Macias will present three options covering possible heat, ventilation and air conditioning upgrades and installation. Members of the Floral Park-Bellerose community are invited to attend the meeting and hear the presentation. The meeting will be held at 7:30 p.m. at
the John Lewis Childs School, 10 Elizabeth Street, Floral Park. It is anticipated the board will adopt one of the three options at its Nov. 7 meeting for a community vote to be scheduled in January 2025.
Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz announced the seizure of over four tons of illicit cannabis and cannabis product from a storage facility in Floral Park following the execution of a search warrant at the location on Tuesday, September 17. In addition to the unregulated cannabis products, police say they found a smaller quantity of crystal meth and psilocybin (hallucinogenic mushroom) products during the raid. The enforcement action was taken at a warehouse located on Little Neck Parkway. Police say that in addition to the extensive storage area, they observed a separate area where concentrated cannabis products were allegedly produced by pressing the vegetative cannabis to obtain the liquid extract, which would then be loaded into plastic cartridges. According to the Queens District Attorney's office, two men, Awad Aziz, 31, and Muneer Kassim, 34, both of Brooklyn were arraigned and charged with of criminal possession of a controlled substance in the second, fourth and fifth degree and two counts of criminal possession of cannabis in the first degree. If convicted of the top count, they each face a potential maximum sentence of up to 10 years in prison. District Attorney Katz said: “The proliferation of illegal cannabis shops in our neighborhoods are supplied by large warehouse operations without any oversight or regulations in place. We are targeting these locations to prevent dangerous, unregulated and untaxed products from being sold in our communities. My office stands resolute in cracking down on the illegal production and sale of recreational drugs in our neighborhoods."
Floral Park High School Homecoming PAGE 8 Friends of the Library holds Lawn Sale PAGE 10