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Friday, August 9, 2019
Vol. 7, No. 32
GUIDE TO COHEN DOCTOR RECOVERS COUNTY NEARS SENIOR LIVING FROM ACCIDENT BALANCED BUDGET PAGES 27-32, 41-46
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Schools review lunch volunteer opportunities
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RECYCLING GRAIN
Elementary principals may limit parent program to grades K-2 BY T E R I W EST Manhasset’s elementary school principals are re-evaluating a favorite opportunity for many parents and students: lunch duty. Parents who attended a summertime Board of Education meeting expressed how much they cherish volunteering in the cafeteria to principals who are set to make a decision about lunch duty changes by the beginning of the school year. The main change the schools have been considering is limiting the volunteer opportunity to kindergarten through second grade, said Munsey Park Elementary School Principal Chad Altman. As the schools re-evaluate their safety policies, they are leaning toward fewer visitors to the campus, he said. Lunch duty can also become a hassle when parents stray from their outlined responsibilities, perhaps touching a child or wandering the halls, he said.
Those incidents lead to awkward conversations and sometimes years of lost trust between the parent and the school, Altman said. “The idea of parents being in the lunch room is not in itself bad,” he said. “It’s some of the externalities that come about.” Roder said he is now requiring each teacher to host two schoolday events for parents to attend this year. They will provide parents with the chance to see their child in the school setting, an aspect many enjoy about lunch duty. About 10 parents in attendance urged Altman and Shelter Rock Principal Richard Roder to make as few changes to lunch duty as possible, saying it gives them a window into their children’s lives during the school day and the opportunity to bond with their child. “It’s such a special part of Manhasset,” said parent Christine Schwartz. Distinctions between students Continued on Page 71
PHOTO BY TERI WEST
Roslyn’s Matthew Fiasconaro co-owns Brewer’s Crackers with his brother Kyle. See story on page 3.
Flower Hill closes public hearing on cell nodes BY B I L LY F I T Z PAT R I C K The Village of Flower Hill has decided to close the public hearing about ExteNet installing 18 cell nodes throughout
the area – with certain exceptions. The village’s Board of Trustees agreed to close the public hearing except to those directly affected by an alternate amendment presented to
the board Monday night who might not have been notified about the proposed changes. Those include residents living at 22 and 32 Walter Lane in Manhasset, two houses where Continued on Page 69
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