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Vol. 3, No. 34
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Leeds Pond culvert repair to move forward
WRITING IN BRAILLE
Plandome Manor mayor says state OKd contractor, town to hold phone vote BY JA N E LL E CL AUSEN The North Hempstead Town Board plans to conduct a phone vote to approve awarding a contract for the Leeds Pond culvert reconstruction project, according to the mayor of Plandome Manor, following a blessing from the state Department of Labor. The mayor, Barbara Donno, said she had received a call from Town Supervisor Judi Bosworth confirming that the Department of Labor approved Woodstock Construction, which offered to do the project for $1.52 million. “It’s pretty much the amount of that grant that they have from former [state] Sen. Martins,” Donno said, referring to a $1.5 million state grant the town received for repairing the culvert. Town Attorney Elizabeth Botwin previously said the town needed to make sure the company was in compliance with regulations
about apprenticeships and get a sign-off from the Department of Labor about the contractor. “We didn’t get enough information in time to allow for a vote for today, but if we find there is compliance it is possible to, with all members of the board’s agreement, to award the bid and ratify it at the next meeting so that the construction can move forward,” Botwin previously said. “I know everyone is anxious to get going with this project.” Donno said she is now “happy that it’s moving forward.” “As I said to the supervisor, I appreciate that they’re working with us, but I think our sense of urgency far exceeds their sense of urgency,” Donno said on Wednesday. “That concerned me a little bit but I appreciate that they are now moving forward with it.” The bid results were initially opened on July 19, just two days after a Town Board meeting. The Continued on Page 69
COURTESY OF CAROLE MARKOWITZ
Sophie Markowitz, bottom right, has her name typed out on a Perkins Brailler at the Helen Keller National Center. Markowitz visited the center with her family after she raised money for the center. See story on page 3.
Foldable suitcase goes from shark bait to success BY LU K E TORRANCE
Roslyn and member of the Port Washington Chamber of Commerce, was attending a trade Before the world saw it on show for the Travel Goods As“Shark Tank,” Earl Jacobs saw sociation in 2014 when he saw the Biaggi Zipsak, a suitcase it in Las Vegas. Jacobs, a new resident of that could fold up.
“I saw the product on the day they launched and I was very impressed with the design and the technology,” Jacobs recalled. “It was the world’s first and only four-wheel foldable Continued on Page 59
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