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Friday, February 15, 2019
Vol. 7, No. 7
GUIDE TO HEART SURGERY SPECIAL OCCASIONS FOR SUSAN LUCCI
CUOMO BOOSTS HUB PLAN WITH GRANT
PAGES 41-48
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Munsey Park bans the sale of marijuana
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Law is stricter than the Town of North Hempstead’s legislation BY T E R I W EST The Village of Munsey Park banned the manufacturing and sale of marijuana and any products containing cannabis or THC Monday night, making it the first village in the Town of North Hempstead to do so. The law, an amendment to the prohibited uses section of the village code, passed unanimously, with both Mayor Frank DeMento and Trustee Jennifer Noone absent for the vote. The legislation bans the drug regardless of whether it is meant for recreational or medicinal purposes.! Trustee Lawrence Ceriello said the ban is meant to be preemptive. “There is no business in the village right now that is licensed to dispense drugs, period,” he said. “But there may very well be.” The law is more restrictive
than all three of the marijuanarelated laws that the Town of North Hempstead passed recently, which zone medical marijuana dispensaries, ban them from selling recreational marijuana and ban recreational marijuana stores altogether. Village resident John Boyle questioned why the Board of Trustees was regulating medical marijuana, voicing concerns during the public hearing preceding the vote. He argued that the dictionary defines the word “dispense” as including the act of prescribing a medicine. By banning marijuana from being dispensed in the village, the village is banning doctors from prescribing the drug, Boyle said. Ceriello said he disagreed with the definition Boyle cited. “The law as written is exactly Continued on Page 70
PHOTO COURTESY OF MANHASSET PUBLIC SCHOOLS
Manhasset School District fourth graders participated in PSEG Long Island’s Electric Safety Town, an interactive presentation that teaches young people how to stay safe in potentially dangerous situations. See story on page 61.
Restaurant aims to be a Center Cut above BY T E R I W EST Over the course of five years, Justin Aronoff has gone from standing behind the counter at a butcher shop to owning his own store along
with a catering service. In his latest meat-related entrepreneurial venture, he is opening a restaurant. BLVD 25, which is planning to welcome its first customers within the next few weeks at
the location formerly home to Nick & Pedro’s in Manhasset, will be an American grill, said the Roslyn High School graduate. Expect high-quality meats Continued on Page 20
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