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Friday, September 6, 2019
Vol. 7, No. 36
BACK TO SCHOOL
NRA TO HOLD 2ND EVENT IN NHP
DiNAPOLI HITS LONG BEACH FOR PAYOUTS TO SCHNIRMAN, OTHERS
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Flower Hill trustees nix 18 cell nodes Reject Extenet application unanimously BY J E S S I C A PA R K S Flower Hill’s seven trustees voted unanimously to deny ExteNet’s application to install 18 small cell nodes throughout the village’s right of ways on Tuesday. The move was met with words of gratitude and applause from many members of the audience. In a post on the village’s website, the board outlined its decision to deny the application, saying it was primarily due to ExteNet’s failure to specify the exact locations of the proposed cell nodes despite village requests to clarify the matter. The application was also found to be incompatible with the village code and relevant criteria governing cell nodes that included aesthetics, mitigation efforts, available alternatives, wireless service coverage and alleged gaps or improvements, according to the village website. ExteNet, a wireless infrastruc-
ture provider contracted by Verizon to install devices to support its 4G network, filed the application in the village in April. Since then, the village has hosted a series of public hearings in which many hours of public comment were heard. At the hearings, many residents raised concerns about the cell devices’ potential impact on the health of their children and themselves. However, ExteNet representatives said their tests have shown that outside of a 15-foot radius of the antenna, radiofrequency emissions fall to 1 percent of the permissible level allowed by the federal government. The board maintains that it did not consider comments on potential health effects when making its decision, as stated on the village website. The village board said that ExteNet did not identify substantial gaps in cellphone coverage and Continued on Page 67
PHOTO COURTESY OF ROSLYN HIGH SCHOOL
Roslyn High School’s Marching Bulldogs Band performs at Homecoming last year.
Roslyn H.S. marching band preps for the fall BY R O S E W E L D ON With the new school year in full swing, Roslyn High School’s Marching Bulldogs Band is preparing for another busy fall season. Comprising 140 students and a 10-person staff, the two-
time state champions are led by band director and music teacher Frank Mauriello. “I knew it was a great program walking into it,” Mauriello said. “The administration’s fantastic, the parents are great, the kids are great, so I knew I was walking into something
already established and something wonderful.” The band rehearses once a week on Wednesdays and adds an extra rehearsal on nonperformance weekends in season. Every season is capped off with state championships at the New Continued on Page 77
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