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Friday, November 15, 2019
Vol. 94, No. 46
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Rotary club prepares for turkey drive
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Meal deliveries to reach 1,500 families BY R OB E RT PELAEZ The Sunday before Thanksgiving, the Rotary Club of Great Neck and other local organizations will gather at the Merchant Marine Academy to orchestrate their Turkey Drive, providing Thanksgiving meals to those less fortunate. “We all share the same goal of giving back to the community,” Roger Chizever, executive secretary of the Rotary Club, said. “We like to think about this event as providing people with an actual, sitdown family dinner they can enjoy.” Started 30 years ago, the Rotary Club began by providing several families with turkeys to enjoy on the holiday. Over the years, the organization provided more complete meals and extended its reach to hundreds of families. This year, the club will ship out meals consisting of turkey, stuffing, potatoes, other side dishes, and a dessert to 1,500 families in roughly a 20-mile raContinued on Page 59
PHOTO BY ROB PELAEZ
Cub Scout Pack 178 walks along Middle Neck Road as part of the Veterans Day Parade. See story on page 2.
Traffic study shows high crash rate Dangers of Middle Neck Road intersections highlighted in county’s analysis BY R OB E RT PELAEZ
wide average after a traffic study of the road was conducted earlier this year. The study which was conNassau County Department of Public Works officials found ducted over several months by that intersections off of Middle the public works department Neck Road see more crashes per and L.K. McLean Associates, was million vehicles than the state- presented to a group of more than 50 community members on Thursday. The results confirmed many of the concerns that local officials and residents have raised in recent years.
“There were many goals and objectives of this study that took place,” L.K. McLean’s President and CEO Raymond DiBiase said. “The overall goal is to find solutions that can help both the drivers and pedestrians in the area.” Three main intersections were highlighted as prominent vehicular crash sites over the past four years. The intersection of South Station Plaza and Great Neck Road has seen 123 crashes in
four years, exceeding the statewide rate of 2.42 crashes per million entering vehicles, according to the study. The three intersections, which also include Middle Neck Road and Grace Avenue, and North Station Plaza and Cutter Mill Road, have seen a combined 248 crashes in the past four years. All three have at least a 19 percent crash rate as a result of Continued on Page 59
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