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SENIOR LIVING, ROSLYN SCHOOLS RANKED NIFA NIXES MORE BACK TO SCHOOL 33RD IN COUNTRY COUNTY BORROWING PAGE 2
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East Hills seeks to quiet airplane noise
SWING FOR A CAUSE
Mayor Michael Koblenz focuses letter to officials on new health study BY A M E L I A C A M U R AT I East Hills Mayor Michael Koblenz recently wrote a letter to a dozen local, state and federal elected officials after a study showing excessive airplane noise could be detrimental to residents’ health. “As you are no doubt well aware, our village strongly advocates for equitable distribution of airline traffic over our community in Nassau County, Long Island, New York,” Koblenz wrote. “At the present time, the noise and pollution is abysmal. Now our residents may also be subjected to actual health risks.” Recipients of Koblenz’ letter include Gov. Andrew Cuomo, Sen. Charles Schumer, Sen. Kristen Gillibrand, U.S. Rep. Tom Suozzi, U.S. Rep. Kathleen Rice, state Assemblyman Charles Lavine and state Sen. Elaine Phillips. The study in mice, done by scientists at the Johannes Guten-
berg University Medical Center in Mainz, Germany, and reported by Science Daily in June, shows that nighttime noise has a particularly harmful effect, especially on sleep patterns, and identified an enzyme that scientists said is responsible for vascular damage related to aircraft noise. “With this new study, we can demonstrate for the first time that ‘night-time noise’, i.e., noise during the sleep phase of the mice, and not the noise during the waking phase is responsible for vascular dysfunction,” Professor Thomas Münzel said in a statement. “We can also show that the elimination of the enzyme phagocytic NADPH oxidase, which is located mainly in inflammatory cells, completely avoids aircraft noise-induced negative effects on vessels and brain.” Residents can find an airplane noise complaint form for the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey on the Village of East Hills’ Continued on Page 67
PHOTO COURTESY OF SID JACOBSON JEWISH COMMUNITY CENTER
A young boy plays a game during the luncheon at Sid Jacobson Jewish Community Center’s 32nd annual Golf and Tennis Outing at Glen Oaks Club in Old Westbury. See more photos on page 20.
Army of quails released to fight ticks at beach BY LU K E TORRANCE
bobwhite quails into the wild as part of a pest control program. “We’re saying goodbye to Having grown them from when they were eggs, North them and wishing them well,” Hempstead held a ceremony said Town Supervisor Judi BosTuesday to release Northern worth. “It’s kind of like sending
your kids off to college.” The quails, though, were released into the woods not to the strains of “Pomp and Circumstance” but to “Circle of Life” from the Disney movie Continued on Page 67
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