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Friday, April 14, 2017
Vol. 5, No. 15
ARTS EXHIBIT AT GOLD COAST
STATE REPORT PANS LIRR
BLANK SLATE WINS 10 STATE AWARDS
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Traffic death brings call for safety reforms
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Fatal accident outside Roslyn temple sparks improvements BY M A X Z A H N Sion Bakhshi, a longtime member of Temple Torah Ohr in Roslyn, walked in and out of the synagogue every day for years. After Shabbat services on the night of Feb. 18, the stroll across nearby Mineola Avenue became the 82-year-old man’s last, when a car struck and killed him. “My father meant a lot,” said Daniel Bakhshi, his son and a synagogue member. “He was one of the people encouraging the young kids to come more and more to synagogue.” Since the accident, members of the temple have demanded changes from Nassau County that could make the four-lane road safer for pedestrians to cross. “They have to fix it,” said Rabbi Doron Baalhaness, the head of Temple Torah Ohr, who has contacted officials with the Village of Roslyn Estates, the Town of North Hempstead and Nassau County.
The county, which is responsible for the road, has since taken steps toward securing the dangerous intersection at Mineola Avenue and Hillside Avenue, cutting down trees to improve pedestrian sight lines, Baalhaness said. But he said the changes are not sufficient. The county should cut down more trees and add a painted crosswalk, Baalhaness said. “I would like them to put out a new traffic light at Hillside Avenue and Mineola Avenue,” he added. The Nassau County Department of Public Works has identified and scheduled four trees for removal, according to the office of Nassau County Legislator Richard Nicolello. “With respect to the request for a traffic signal at Mineola Ave and Hillside Ave, [the Department of Public Works] indicated on March 24 that they would commence an investigation as soon as workload Continued on Page 47
PHOTO COURTESY OF SID JACOBSON JCC
Guests at last year’s Sid Jacboson JCC Friendship Circle Luncheon gathered for a cocktail reception, raffles and lunch. This year’s event will be held on May 10. See story on page 22.
Jaime Peters, son of mayor-elect, dies at 37 Paul Peters found his son dead last Monday morning, Jaime Peters, the son of just a day before he was to lead Roslyn Estates Mayor-elect his first meeting as mayor. The Paul Peters and a graduate of cause of death is unknown. “He was such a good soul,” Manhasset High School, died Paul Peters said of his son. on April 3. He was 37.
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“Family was so important to him, as it is to most Italians. But it was really important to him.” Jaime Peters was born in Manhasset, where he grew up Continued on Page 47
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