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Herricks picks new leaders
SCHOOL’S IN FOR SUMMER
Hassan named ed board prez BY S A M U E L G L A S S E R Brian Hassan was elected president of the Herricks school board on Thursday, succeeding Nancy Feinstein, who remains a board trustee. Juleigh Chin was elected vice president at the board’s annual organizational meeting. She succeeds Christine Turner, who retired from the school board after 27 years. Newly elected school board Trustee Henry Zanetti and reelected Trustee James Gounaris were also sworn at the board’s ďŹ rst meeting of the 2017-18 school year. Feinstein served as the board’s president for two years. Gounaris preceded her, leading the board from 2013 to 2015. Turner was the president for several years before Gounaris. Looking back at 2016-17, district Superintendent Fino Celano said, “We have a lot to be proud of.â€? Celano said preliminary data showed that students’ academic
PHOTO COURTESY OF THE HERRICKS SCHOOL DISTRICT
A group of “Camp Invention� students put their planet model into orbit during the Herricks school district’s summer activities. See story on page 51.
3rd track gets Senate leader’s OK Flanagan approves $1.95B to fund LIRR project after threat to block it BY N O A H M A N S K A R
The Republican state Senate leader agreed to fund the Continued on Page 59 Long Island Rail Road’s third
track project on Tuesday, removing a major political roadblock for the Metropolitan Transportation Authority. Senate Majority Leader John Flanagan (R-East Northport) said he is satisďŹ ed with the MTA’s plans to assuage any potential harm to communities along the project’s 9.8-mile corridor
and to upgrade existing railroad infrastructure, including aging signals at Penn Station. Flanagan previously threatened to block $1.95 billion in funding for the project, forcing the MTA to withdraw and resubmit on June 30 an amendment to its 2015-2019 Capital Program that contained the money.
“I’m pleased that communities impacted by the proposed ‘third track’ will receive the safety and quality-of-life upgrades they have said were critical,â€? Flanagan said in a statement on Tuesday. â€œâ€Ś There is more work to be done to ensure Long Island Rail Road commuters have the short-andContinued on Page 59
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