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New Elmont traffic lights to be installed tion and a lifelong Elmont resident, said she recalled the tragedy, because Gabrielle attended Nassau County Legislator school with Hallop’s daughter. She said that traffic safety Carrié Solages has announced traffic safety improvements for has been a hot issue in Elmont for years. “It is a Elmont, which will nightmare here at include two new times,” she said. traffic lights— one “The only thing we at the intersection have as a weapon of 238th Street and against this is trafDutch Broadway, fic signals.” and another in In another incifront of the Elmont dent, in October post of fice, on 2018, a motorist lost Elmont Road. The control of his vehilights will be cle, careened of f installed early this Elmont Road and spring. struck four teenagAccording to a ers, causing serious news release about injuries. Two of the safety upgrades, them were in critiSola g es said the loRI HAlloP cal condition after new signals are a Vice president, the crash, Hallop response to numersaid, and one took ous accidents on Parkhurst Civic over a year to fully D u t ch B ro a dw ay Association recover. and Elmont Road, “The kids take including three their lives in their hands every fatal crashes since 2015. One of those accidents, on time they go to school,” she Dutch Broadway in February said. After the 2018 accident, 2016, resulted in the death of Elmont Memorial High School Solages requested that a traffic seventh-grader Gabrielle John- study be undertaken at nearby intersections, which led to the son. Lori Hallop, vice president installation of a traffic light at of the Parkhurst Civic AssociaContinued on page 9
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Julia Martinez, left, and her husband, andres Martinez, said operation Shower provided muchneeded support for their soon-to-arrive baby.
‘Operation Shower’ hosted by Islanders at UBS Arena By RENEE DeloRENZo rdelorenzo@liherald.com
The New York Islanders hosted 25 families with active service members for a twohour baby shower at the UBS Arena Club suite-level for the 4th Annual Operation Shower event. Military families were showered with gifts on March 12 at noon as the team and organization gifted them various items to help mothers and fathers-to-be support their newborn babies. The expectant parents received a variety of baby accessories including Diaper
Genies, nightlights, baby rockers, baby monitors, breast care kits, toys, boxes of diapers, and more. Families were also provided with a buffet lunch including steak, mashed potatoes, salads, vegetables, and desserts. The festivities kicked off with hosts Sofia Davis and Andrew Sykora, who led the group in icebreaker activities, trivia games, raffles, and spirited conversation. In addition, Amy Belle Isle, the chief creative officer of Operation Shower, and Daniel Etna, the marketing manager of global events for Ryan Tax, the tax advisory partner for the Continued on page 4
t is a nightmare here at times. The only thing we have as a weapon against this is traffic signals.