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Friday, October 30, 2020
Vol. 69, No. 44
N E W H Y D E PA R K
ELECTION GUIDE 2020
BELMONT WORKER CHARGED IN HORSE DEATH
BUDGET CHANGES SUBMITTED BY GOP
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Progress made on 3rd track Final NHP grade crossing removed BY R OB E RT PE L A E Z More progress has been made to modernize the Long Island Rail Road with interlockings being installed in two locations and the elimination of the final railroad crossing in New Hyde Park. Workers recently installed two interlockings, pieces of infrastructure critical to prepare PHOTO COURTESY OF HERRICKS PUBLIC SCHOOLS for installation of a third track. The interlockings will allow trains to move from one track to Herricks has kept students moving despite the pandemic’s challenges. In accordance with the Centers for Disease another with the use of a series of switches. Control and Prevention and New York state education guidelines, Herricks physical education classes are practicing “Once the LIRR Expansion safe distancing while promoting fitness, agility, balance and self-awareness. Project is complete, the interlockings and third track will provide the railroad with the ability to increase service by nearly 50 percent, route trains around problem areas, and provide true bidirectional service during peak morning and afternoon periods,” officials said in a news release last week. backed into a corner. My choices B Y R O S E W E L D O N accept a settlement from Ex- prove 5G cellphone service. The two interlockings were Councilwoman Mariann are either to approve the 13, or teNet Systems to construct 13 installed in the past few months, The North Hempstead Town cell nodes in its unincorporated Dalimonte, whose district would reject the 13 and clear the way one just east of the Merillon Av- Board unanimously voted to areas at a virtual meeting last be directly affected by the nodes, for 16. So, I will be voting to apContinued on Page 41 said: “I don’t want to approve prove the settlement, because Thursday night. Members said they were any wireless facilities being in- it’s better than the alternative. only doing so because they stalled right outside of people’s And that’s what’s sad here. If we had no choice, but residents homes. But I believe this is an ac- as the board deny it, they’re gosaid they could have done ceptable compromise under the ing to put 16 in. If we accept it, they’re gonna put 13 in ... We are more to fight the nodes, circumstances. Continued on Page 53 “The federal law has us which are intended to im-
New Normal
Town agrees to ExteNet settlement Residents say board could have done more; trustees seek federal help
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