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Continued from Page 2 Arm Programs. The program uses camera monitoring to boost bus stop safety. Bus cameras can catch negligent drivers and ticket cars that illegally pass a bus that is waiting to pick up or drop of children.
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In November, there are plans to test a new bus time app for parents called StopFinder. The app ofers bus location and messages, updates and alerts in real-time for parents. The district will fully release the app in January.
Thirty-nine students are not completely immunized against polio. The board said nurses are following up on the cases that they can. Most unimmunized pupils are new to the country, are on a catch-up plan or are not yet ready for their next shot.
The next Board of Education meeting will be on Oct. 18 at 6:30 p.m. It will be at the Schreiber Auditorium and also livestreamed.
“It’s me giving back to the sport, to these kids and what the people before me gave to me,” he said. “That’s part of it. If you want to be successful in the sport, you have to have a really insane level of commitment and dedication. We try to teach the kids that. The only way you can really teach that and instill that is if you are like that as well, right?”
He has spent the last two years as the owner and operator of Advantage Wrestling Camps, Section 11 USA Wrestling secretary and Nassau County Section VIII Wrestling vice president.
Schettino has also received three Nassau Coach of the Year titles, the Long Island Ofcials’ Association Sportsmanship of the Year Award and inductions into the PYA and Schreiber Athletic Hall of Fame.
Yet, he said that his upcoming induction doesn’t represent an end for him. Alongside his family, he said honors serve as sources of motivation.
“It defnitely flls my cup,” said Schettino. “But my staf and I have a real focus. We have a mission statement and a focus on what we’re doing. I’m excited about what we’ve been able to do all these years. I’m excited about the future.”
The core premise of his mission is to create strong people. Not only on the mat but beyond it. Schettino looks at how students carry themselves alongside their performances. He said when focusing on the complete individual and not just the wrestler, they succeed more.
“When I started this whole coaching career, I think my focus was more on success on the mat. That has evolved over the years,” he said. “Now, my focus and my staf focus more on trying to teach these kids to just be great people. To be the best versions of themselves, like, hey, let’s kick butt in the classroom. Because hard work is the greatest equalizer in life.”
His peers have also recognized him for the path he has paved and is still paving for others.
“Coach Schettino has been a gift to our Port community and student-athletes for several decades,” said Port Washington Superintendent Michael Hynes. “It is amazing to think about the impact he has made for generations and hopefully for many more years to come.”
Athletic Director Nick Schratwieser said he is eager to share Schettino’s accomplishment.
“I’m incredibly proud to work alongside ‘Hall of Famer’ Coach Schettino,” he said. “His dedication to our wrestling program and the student-athletes involved is inspiring.”
Port resident to enter wrestling HOF
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PHOTOS COURTESY OF ANTHONY SCHETTINO
Photos of Anthony Schettino. After decades in the sport, he will be inducted into the National Wrestling Hall of Fame on Oct. 1.
Camp Jacobson told to halt operations
Continued from Page 4 cation down in January 2017 without issuing a decision. The JCC fled an instant appeal proceeding in February 2017. (A state or municipal agency’s judgment may be appealed to the state courts through an Article 78 proceeding.)
The ZBA released its verdict in May 2017 and said that the proposed use would be detrimental to the area. They added the applicable zoning rules did not permit it as a conditional use.
To respond to the ZBA’s written decision, the JCC submitted an amended CPLR Article 78 petition in August 2017. The State Supreme Court rejected the changed petition and efectively dismissed the proceeding by decision dated Dec. 11, 2017. The JCC then fled an appeal.
The ZBA found the JCC’s programming did not meet the criteria for deferential zoning treatment.
“Although the JCC is a religious organization,” the court flings said, “the evidence presented to the ZBA supports its determination that the activities and programs ofered at the Day School and Camp are standard recreational activities that are ofered at any summer camp.”
In addition, the flings say the evidence supports the ZBA’s conclusion that the JCC’s camp program is primarily recreational rather than educational.
“Specifcally, the evidence in the record established that the camp is operated under a children’s camp permit issued by the Nassau County Department of Health and the activities ofered are predominately athletic and recreational in nature, e.g., sports, swimming, horseback riding and diving,” the court flings said. “Further, no evidence was presented to demonstrate that the staf employed by the camp are qualifed to instruct in subjects which are part of a regular school curriculum.”
It said testimony from neighboring property owners supports the ZBA’s fndings that the JCC’s intended usage would be detrimental to the area and its residents.
