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Vol. 68, No. 22
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NHP honors those lost in the line of duty Memorial Day parade commemorates 56 area men who died in service BY B I L LY F I T Z PAT R I C K
PHOTO BY BILLY FITZPATRICK
Marchers move down Hillside Avenue during Memorial Day parade.
Residents of New Hyde Park gathered on Saturday to pay tribute to those who made the ultimate sacrifice defending our freedom. The Village of New Hyde Park held its Memorial Day parade in memory of the 56 men from the area who lost their lives while serving in various wars. “There’s no greater sacrifice that anybody could give,” said Mayor
Lawrence Montreuil. “To think that a lot of these young men just barely put their caps and gowns aside from high school and picked up uniforms … I just pray that we never add another name to that list.” The parade began at 10 a.m. on the corner of Lakeville Road and Jericho Turnpike with its first stop made at Village Hall. A ceremony was held there to honor three men from New Hyde Park who were killed during the Korean War: Cpl. Norman Weidy, Continued on Page 98
NHP pool contractor declares bankruptcy BY T E R I W EST
on May 17. The company, WantaghThe contractor that renovat- based Gramercy Group, is not ed Clinton G. Martin pool in New liquidating, but is instead a debtHyde Park and is currently in a or in possession meaning it can dispute with the Town of North still keep some of its contracts Hempstead filed for bankruptcy and collect debt with the assis-
tance of an appointed trustee, said company attorney Michael McKennon. North Hempstead is currently withholding $1.97 million from Gramercy Group for aspects of the pool project it alleges are incomplete. The town’s total debt to the company is closer to $2.7 million because of the contract balance and changes Gramercy Group was ordered to complete
beyond the contract, McKennon said. There is “no question [Gramercy Group] will” seek to regain the full debt the Town of North Hempstead owes, the lawyer said. “That’s not up for discussion,” McKennon said. “The major difference is that the decision will be rendered in bankruptcy court.” The combination of payment
withheld for the pool, and an “adverse judgment” in a lawsuit Gramercy Group has been engaged with since 2016 led to the bankruptcy filing, he said. Gramercy Group sued Hawaii-based D.A. Builders three years ago, and the suit is now in a confidential settlement stage, said Gramercy Group’s general counsel, Marie Ann Hoenings. Just weeks before Gramercy Continued on Page 98
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