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Vol. 3, No. 40
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SCHOOLS & EDUCATION
ACTIVISTS PROTEST NRA EVENT IN NHP
TOWN UNVEILS $105.72M BUDGET
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New efforts to curb speeding in Flower Hill
PRIDE IN PORT
Village to add stop signs, discusses other preventative measures
BY LU K E TOR R A N C E An incident where a speeding motorist drove around a stopped school bus has sparked anger in Flower Hill over reckless driving. Several residents on Bonnie Heights Road — a relatively straight stretch that has been prone to speeding — traveled down the street to Village Hall to seek action from the Board of Trustees. “I know that this is an issue that … had been raised a while ago and continues to be a problem,” Trustee Brian Herrington!said during the Flower Hill Board of Trustees meeting on Monday. The road has two school bus stops, one where Bonnie Heights Road intersects with Elderfields Road and another at the intersection with Knolls Lane. Although most of the residents were from up the street, village Administrator Ronnie Shatzkamer said the board was concerned about speeding throughout Flower Hill after an
earlier accident on! Middle Neck Road. Residents expressed their! frustration to the Board of Trustees and Officer Joseph Oginski of the Nassau County police. Oginski suggested that a patrol officer could be stationed on the road on certain weekday mornings, although the officer would leave if there was an emergency call. “Your requests have been heard and … disseminated among the patrol units,” Oginski said. But he also said he could not promise anything specific. Mayor Robert McNamara said that speeding was so widespread that the police would not be able to catch everyone. “Every road in [Port Washington] has a problem with people speeding and not caring,” he said. But the residents agreed that something would be better than nothing. Continued on Page 67
PHOTO BY LUKE TORRANCE
Students from Manorhaven Elementary hold their school’s banner during the “Pride in Port” parade on Saturday. See story on page 22.
Waterfront moratorium extended through 2018 BY LU K E TORRANCE
Port Washington waterfront that will run through the end of the year. The moratorium covThe North Hempstead! Town Board voted last ers a stretch of land between Thursday to extend a morato- Manhasset Bay and Main rium on development on the Street, from the Town Dock to
Dolphin Green. As long as it is in effect, no!building or demolition will be permitted and no special permits given out. Before the meeting, the moratorium was set to expire on Nov. 1. Continued on Page 67
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