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Friday, December 21, 2018
Vol. 93, No. 51
NEW YEAR’S DINING GUIDE
GROENE HONORED WITH PLAQUE
REASSESSMENT HEARING DRAWS A CROWD
PAGES 31-34, 39-42
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N. Hempstead sets limits on med marijuana
THE BUTCHER, THE BAKER...
Caps dispensaries at two, limits them to industrial, medical districts BY JA N E LL E CL AUSEN
According to the legislation, dispensaries could only be located in industrial districts or hospiThe Town of North Hempstead tal zones and must not be within passed a second law aiming to 1,000 feet of schools, day care cencontrol marijuana dispensaries on ters and places of worship or withTuesday night, capping how many in 500 feet of a residential district. The law also states that only dispensaries can be in the town at two and relegating them to specific two medical marijuana dispensaries can exist in the town and that districts. they must be in a The passage building with a medicame despite a See related cal office. decision by MedTown officials reMen, a cannabis marijuana coverage iterated that they are company, to cancel PAGE 4 not against medical a plan to move a marijuana and unNorth New Hyde Park-based medical marijuana dis- derstand the need for it, but that pensary to Northern Boulevard in they do not want future dispensaries clustered in North Hempstead. Manhasset. “It’s not meant to be prejudi“We’ve moved on,” Daniel Yi, a spokesman for MedMen, said cial,” Town Supervisor Judi Boswhen asked why company officials worth said, noting that the town would not attend that night’s meet- had no issues with the medical ing. “It’s unfortunate but we’ve marijuana facility’s Lake Success moved on. Nobody said this would location. “It’s just meant to be be easy.” Continued on Page 49
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Marie Blachère, a well-known bakery in France, will be opening its first U.S. location in Great Neck next year. See story on page 2.
G.N. lawyer assesses viability of local theaters BY D E M I G U O
theater in its current state. Though “maintaining a The lawyer for the compa- movie theater is not off the tany that purchased the Manhas- ble,” part of the space will have set and Roslyn Bow Tie cinemas to be devoted to other uses, the said that it is “not financially lawyer, Paul Bloom, a former viable” to leave Manhasset’s Great Neck village justice and
trustee, said at a meeting of the Council of Greater Manhasset Civic Associations last Wednesday. He represents Cinemas GMC LLC, the new owner of# the two theaters. Continued on Page 69
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