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Community remembers Wayne Lipton cis X. Murray said in a statement. “His leadership, generosity, and passion for our commuof the Herald nity touched every corner of Wayne Lipton, former depu- the village. We are stronger ty mayor and trustee of Rock- because of his remarkable legaville Centre as well as an entre- cy. On behalf of the entire vilpreneur, civic leader and lage board, and our community, accomplished musician, died we extend our deepest condoon Feb. 18 from complications lences to [his wife] Karen and of recent surgery. He was 74. the Lipton family.” Lipton grew up Lipton was also in Valley Stream deeply involved in and Baldwin, gradhealth care leaderuated from Baldwin ship. He served on Senior High School the board of direca n d we n t o n t o tors of Mount Sinai ear n a degree in South Nassau hosbiochemistry from pital for 10 years, Harvard in 1973. DR. ADHI SHARMA and most recently For 20 years he President, joined the board of owned and operattrustees at Molloy Mount Sinai ed Richmind-Way University. South Nassau Stores, a chain of “Wayne was a drug stores whose very close member largest location was in Rock- of the Mount Sinai South Nasville Centre. sau family, and he just gave all A dedicated civic leader, Lip- of his time and energy to the ton served on the village Plan- board,” Dr. Adhi Sharma, the ning Board from 1989 to 1999, hospital’s president, said. “He including eight years as chair- was one of these gentlemen, man. He was elected as a trust- and a consummate gentleman, ee in 1999, and served as deputy who was a big thinker, had mayor from 2003 until 2007 great questions.” alongside Mayor Eugene J. Sharma said that Lipton was Murray. instrumental in pushing the “Wayne Lipton dedicated his hospital to improve patient life to serving the Village of care and access. “Mostly he Rockville Centre,” Mayor FranContinued on page 16
By BRIAN KACHARABA & KYlE DENSoN
Courtesy Johanna Garschina
Blizzard bliss in the village Rockville Centre residents Jay Garschina and son Teddy, 4, made the most of Monday morning’s winter wonderland after a blizzard dumped around 24 inches of snow in the village. Despite the storm’s fury, these two are all smiles, proving that a snowy day is the perfect opportunity to make new memories. Story and more photos, Page 8.
Big Propel NY energy project coming to area later this year By AlYSSA R. GRIFFIN agriffin@liherald.com
Propel NY Energy, a large-scale regional transmission project spanning multiple communities across downstate New York, includes plans to install underground transmission lines along portions of Long Beach Road in Rockville Centre as part of its broader infrastructure upgrades. Village officials discussed the proposal at the Feb. 9 village board meeting, where Mayor Francis X. Murray and Trustee Gregory P. Shaughnessy said the project is designed to strengthen Long Island’s connection to the statewide power grid and to meet a growing demand for electricity.
“It is a needed project,” Shaughnessy said. “We … are very lucky and unique to have our own electric department, which gives us a lot of different mechanisms for where we can buy our power, and that is why we’re one of the lowestcost providers in the tri-state. So [this is] another unique thing to Rockville Centre that’s very important and, I think, this project is very important in people being aware of what’s happening and why. It’s a good thing.” The New York State Power Authority and NY Transco, a private company formed by several major utilities to develop, build, and operate highvoltage electric transmission projects across New Continued on page 19
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