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Friday, October 26, 2018
Vol. 67, No. 43
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ELECTION G.N. LIBRARY CANDIDATE CHARLES WANG GUIDE ASSAILED AT STREET FAIR DIES PAGES 41-48
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Veterans get mobile medical unit in NHP Appointments three days a week
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North Hempstead Town Supervisor Judi Bosworth and Councilman Angelo Ferrara among other elected officials and veterans for the ribbon cutting.
North Hempstead Town Supervisor Judi Bosworth, local elected officials and veterans cut the ribbon on a new mobile care unit for veterans Monday. “Our veterans advisory committee,” Bosworth said, “they’ve been the backbone behind this. When we talked about what we needed to see in the Town of North Hempstead they said this was an absolute need.” The van will be stationed at Clinton G. Martin Park in New Hyde Park three days a week. Mondays will be dedicated to physical therapy, Wednesdays to podiatry and Thurs-
days will focus on primary care. Bosworth and other speakers took turns stressing the importance of spreading awareness of the new mobile unit to those in need. “If you know a veteran or have a family member that is a veteran please let them know about this wonderful opportunity,” Bosworth said. “We’re going to do everything we can to make sure people know about this.” Bosworth explained that the new mobile unit ties into the town’s Project Independence, a program of the Department of Services for the Aging. Continued on Page 62
Town seeks zoning for dispensaries BY T E R I W EST
according to town press officials. One amendment would The North Hempstead Town prevent medical marijuana disBoard will introduce two amend- pensaries from selling recrements to the zoning code that ational marijuana if the drug is regulate the sale of marijuana, fully legalized in New York. The
other would limit where medical marijuana dispensaries can be located. MedMen, a company registered to sell medical marijuana in New York, is in the process of moving its dispensary in North New Hyde Park to Northern Boulevard in Manhasset. Vocal critics in Manhasset have said that it is too
close to schools and homes, particularly if recreational marijuana is legalized in New York and the facility converts into a more general dispensary. The new legislation is a bipartisan effort within the Town Board, said Carole Trottere, the town’s director of communications. The board planned to set November public hearing dates
for the amendments at its Thursday meeting. “These proposed amendments to our Town Code will preserve the quality of life that North Hempstead residents expect and will prevent this area from becoming Nassau County’s future hotspot for retail recreational marijuana, should the state laws change,” said CouncilContinued on Page 62
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