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Friday, October 4, 2019
Vol. 4, No. 40
Port WashingtonTimes SCHOOLS & EDUCATION
ALPER’S HARDWARE WINS AWARD
NASSAU’S FUTURE SEEN IMPACTED IN DEMOS, CENSUS
PAGES 27-32, 41-46
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32 apartments proposed at Haven Marina
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Property owner says development to include waterfront yoga studio BY J E S S I C A PA R K S Some 32 waterfront apartments are expected to be constructed at Manhasset Isle’s Haven Marina in a project featuring Long Island’s first waterfront yoga studio, according to developers. The proposed mixed-use development at 20 Matinecock Ave. received zoning approval as it is situated within the village’s Business Overlay District and is expected to go before the village Planning Board on Oct. 15. The overlay district comprises the C-1, C-2, C-3 and E-1 zoning districts and according to village code was designed to promote mixed-use development above existing businesses that are permitted in those districts. Ed Meyorian, one of the property’s owners, said that the apartments will be incorporated into the existing marina. While he said he was not sure whether the marina would be
available for public use, the applicant is planning amenities for the property that would be accessible to the public. Meyorian said that a boardwalk out to the water will be constructed that will be open to the public and there are plans to build a small gazebo close to the water. In addition to the proposed two-story apartment building, the application includes a belowground parking garage and two commercial units, one of which Meyorian said would be home to Long Island’s first waterfront yoga studio. The property is situated on the southern side of Matinicock Avenue in Manorhaven’s Manhasset Isle and sits next to La Motta’s Waterside Restaurant. Manorhaven residents have raised concerns about overcrowding on Manhasset Isle, an area zoned for residential, commercial and industrial use. Most recently, Continued on Page 69
PHOTO COURTESY OF NASSAU COUNTY LEGISLATOR DELIA DERIGGI-WHITTON’S OFFICE
Nassau County Legislator Delia DeRiggi-Whitton secured funding for new radio repeaters for the Port Washington Fire Department. See story on page 59.
Port Washington mom of triplets in need of kidney BY J ES S I C A PA R K S Vivian Jepp – a Port Washington resident, mother of triplet boys and former school teacher of 21 years – began her
long battle with kidney disease just after graduating from college when she was diagnosed with lupus. Four years ago, her kidney from a transplant she had 20 years ago failed, which result-
ed in Jepp’s return to dialysis treatments, forcing her to quit her job, she said. She currently undergoes treatment three times a week for four hours a day. Continued on Page 69
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