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Friday, March 9, 2018
Vol. 6, No. 10
SCHOOLS & EDUCATION
MANHASSET TEEN RELEASES SINGLE
PHILLIPS CAUGHT IN GUN CONTROL CROSSFIRE
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4 Manhasset villages to get radar signs
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Town gives devices to Plandome, N. Hills, Plandome Manor, Munsey Park BY JA N E LL E CL AUSEN North Hempstead town council members unanimously approved a resolution to give radar speed signs to 11 North Shore villages last Tuesday in a move that aims to slow drivers down and improve safety. The move will give the signs, which post the speed of a driver, to the villages of Baxter Estates, Great Neck Estates, Kings Point, Munsey Park, North Hills, Old Westbury, Plandome, Plandome Manor, Roslyn Estates, Sands Point and Thomaston. According to the resolution, “various incorporated villages within the Town have expressed interest in obtaining signs” and nothing prohibits North Hempstead from transferring signs to incorporated villages. The new signs come atop
speed signs Westbury, Williston Park and East Williston received in 2015. Money from two New York State Division of Criminal Justice Services grants – a $100,000 one from 2014 and $65,000 in 2016, respectively – is being used to pay for the signs. Michael Tomicich, the village clerk-treasurer of Roslyn Estates, said he believes the speed radar sign will “definitely” help get drivers to slow down along Mineola Avenue. “There’s a lot of speeders up and down there,” Tomicich said, adding that he also sees it in his own commute. Old Westbury Village Administrator Brian Ridgway said that while speeding is not typically a major issue in the village, it will serve as a “subtle reminder” for people to watch their speed Continued on Page 67
PHOTO BY AMELIA CAMURATI
Nassau County District Attorney Madeline Singas of Manhasset, center, speaks with Nassau County Executive Laura Curran and Nassau County Police Commissioner Patrick Ryder after a news conference March 1 about opiod statistics and overdose mapping. See story on page 6.
Noone runs on fiscally conservative record BY A M E L I A C A M U R AT I
election this month. Noone, who was originally elected in 2014, has lived in Munsey Park Trustee Jen- Munsey Park for 11 years with nifer Noone is the lone incum- her husband, Brian, and their bent in a heated Munsey Park five children, ranging from 12
years old to 3. “As trustee, I have dedicated my time to spearheading various projects throughout the village, including the imContinued on Page 79
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