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Friday, December 7, 2018
Vol. 67, No. 49
N E W H Y D E PA R K
GUIDE TO PARTIES, DINING
SHOPPING
HOLIDAY GUIDE PAGES 33-48
RITZ OPENS 2ND PHASE PAGE 3
NIFA OK OKss COUNTY BUDGET PAGE 6
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Herricks staffers press board again Teachers’ association frustrated with negotiations BY J E D HENDRIXSON For the second time in three months, members of the Herricks Teachers’ Association attended the Board of Education’s regularly scheduled meeting to voice complaints over contract negotiations. “For the first time ever, we are now approaching the beginning of the sixth-month mark of working under an expired teachers’ contract,” union President Nidya Degliomini said at the meeting last Thursday. “Although we con-
tinue to meet, talks between the district and the HTA have reached new and unprecedented levels.” The teachers’ association has been working without a contract since June 30. At a previous meeting, hundreds of members of the Herricks district staff showed up in solidarity over the contract dispute. Though far fewer attended Thursday night, there was still standing room only in the crowded sea of blue. “In the last five years we have worked together with
the board, administration, parents and community to foster a more positive and amiable relationship,” Degliomini, a sixth-grade English language arts and social studies teacher at Herricks Middle School, said. “This hard work took much effort from all involved parties and our students have benefited a great deal from this partnership.” Though Degliomini and Superintendent Fino Celano declined to discuss the disagreements publicly, Celano commented on the status of Continued on Page 67
Supervisor Gillen unveils new interactive road map PHOTO BY JED HENDRIXSON
Nassau County Executive Laura Curran (left) and Legislator Siela Bynoe holding measure that restored tuition assistance to volunteer fire service members. See story on page 60.
Town site will help residents determine whom to contact BY J E D HENDRIXSON Hempstead Supervisor Laura Gillen last Thursday announced the launch of a new town interactive road map for determining which municipalities to contact about road maintenance.
The map, which is available on the town’s website and is touted as the first of its kind on Long Island, is intended to help residents report potholes and other problems to the appropriate municipality. “The Town of Hempstead is on the front lines and is often the first call for residents with
questions, concerns or complaints about roadways,” Gillen said at a news conference. “The problem is that with so many different layers of government and so many different municipalities having jurisdiction over these roadways, finding the right answers may not always Continued on Page 67
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