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Friday, September 17, 2021
Vol. 6, No. 38
Port WashingtonTimes GUIDE TO STREET FAIRS
FOYE DECLINES LEADERSHIP ROLE
NASSAU HOUSE PRICES SET RECORD
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Rodent problem for F.H. Village says it will take action BY B R A H M J OT KAUR Flower Hill residents complained at a village Board of Trustees meeting on Monday about a rodent infestation, and Mayor Brian Herrington said the village is taking action. “You should not be dealing with rodents in your backyard,” he said. The residents voiced frustration about a rodent infestation on Ridge Drive West behind Joanne’s Gourmet Pizza and Dunkin Donuts. An unidentified resident said at the meeting that the Nassau County Health Department inspected the restaurants in the area and met with residents. Herrington said the board has been in contact with commercial properties in the area to work on the issues. He also said the village is in contact with public health officials and a lawyer to see if there have been violations and what updates can be made in the vilContinued on Page 61
PHOTO BY KAREN RUBIN
The Town of North Hempstead held a ceremony to commemorate the 20th anniversary of Sept. 11 at Manhasset Valley Park last week.
Reflecting on 20 years since 9/11 Former Manorhaven Trustee and Vietnam vet Ken Kraft describes attacks as officer BY R OB E RT PELAEZ
and town officials recalled the tragic events 20 years ago. The park is the new home The Town of North Hemp- to a monument commemorating stead hosted a Sept. 11 remem- and honoring North Hempstead brance and recitation of names residents who died during the ceremony at Manhasset Valley terror attacks. Officials presented the 19Park on Saturday. State, county foot monument, a steel beam salvaged from the wreckage, with a plaque listing the names of the 56 North Hempstead residents who died directly in front
of it. Town Supervisor Judi Bosworth said the beam is visible from the LIRR overpass, the rail line so many of the victims took on their way to work that day. Furthermore, Bosworth said that the monument is pointed and angled directly at ground zero, 17 miles away. The monument is not completely finished. A wall of remembrance will be added commemorating first responders and
those who succumbed to illnesses from Sept. 11. “It’s hard to fathom an entire generation in this world exists since the day this horror occurred,” said Town Clerk Wayne Wink. “Never forget the pain we felt, and the pain we still feel.” “These were our friends, our family, our neighbors, our coworkers and they will never be forgotten,” Bosworth said. In the recitation of names Continued on Page 50
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