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Friday, June 22, 2018
Vol. 6, No. 25
NASSAU HOUSING PRICES JUMP 8.1%
ROSLYN SCHOOLS PREP OPIOID OVERDOSES FOR SUMMER WORK DOWN IN NASSAU
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Chamber questions new parking rules
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Mayor in favor of business committee, would like to replace meter machines BY A M E L I A C A M U R AT I Members of the Roslyn Chamber of Commerce spoke against the village’s new parking meter rules Tuesday night, citing concerns from business owners and patrons alike. Roslyn Chamber of Commerce President Steve Blank said at the Board of Trustees meeting that the two main complaints he has heard are about removing the 10-minute free ticket option and extending the metered time by two hours, changing the hours to 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. Tuesday through Sunday. “We also need to consider the health of the businesses on Old Northern Boulevard and in the village,” Blank said. “Losing a customer can be very expensive for a business, and you get a reputation. You’re already seeing that on social media.” Knit owner Cheryl Lavenhar said the new hours particularly
hurt her business, which opens at 10:30 a.m., because her customers, who often spend time in the shop working on knitting and other crafting projects, either have to remember to run to the meter at 11 a.m. or pay extra when they park around 10:30 a.m. Lavenhar said she was unaware the meter rule changes were being considered until she read about the approval in the Roslyn Times. Trustees approved the changes in May after!a study by traffic engineer Gerard Giosa, and Durkin said no residents or merchants came to that meeting to voice concerns before the changes were adopted and took effect on June 1. Before June 1, parking was metered from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. seven days a week, and a 10-minute free parking ticket was available. Mayor John Durkin said the hours were changed after a recommendation by Giosa to allow Continued on Page 69
PHOTO BY AMELIA CAMURATI
Roslyn High School senior Edwin Torres leads the line of students during the district’s Senior Walk on Tuesday through East Hills School.
Farmingdale man runs car into Roslyn vet BY A M E L I A C A M U R AT I
police said. Wymann Wiggins, 28, of Farmingdale, was spotted at A Farmingdale man fleeing 12:20 a.m. Monday by a NasNassau County police crashed sau County highway patrol ofhis vehicle into a Roslyn veteri- ficer allegedly driving a white nary clinic after missing a turn, BMW on the Long Island Ex-
pressway near Exit 40 at a high rate of speed, and the officer attempted to stop the vehicle. Police said Wiggins refused to pull over and continued driving, exiting the expressway Continued on Page 59
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