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Roslyn waives parking fees for holidays
HERE WE COME A-CAROLING
Village covers meters in hopes of bringing more shoppers to town BY A M E L I A C A M U R AT I The Village of Roslyn officials have waived parking meter fees for downtown parking lots for the second consecutive year. Roslyn Mayor John Durkin announced during the village’s Christmas tree and menorah lighting on Wednesday that the meters would be free through the end of the year. Roslyn Chamber of Commerce Vice President Lou Federico said the chamber requested again this year that the village waive fees, and Village Clerk Anita Frangella said the meters would be covered through Jan. 1. During the fee suspension, parking spots will have a two-hour limit. Signs have been placed on the meters in the parking lot on Old Northern Boulevard, covering payment slots so residents do not accidentally pay. Federico said the chamber makes this request every year to promote local businesses and make
PHOTO BY AMELIA CAMURATI
The Village of Roslyn suspended fees for parking meters downtown during the holiday season for the second consecutive year. it more conducive for North Shore residents to shop in the village. “I think it certainly causes some of the shoppers to not frequent Roslyn village as much as they would,” Federico said. “Restaurants have valet parking in many cases, so that helps, but I think it’s more the issue of shoppers who want to spend time Continued on Page 67
PHOTO BY AMELIA CAMURATI
The Rev. Margaret A. Peckham Clark, center, leads a group of carolers in Roslyn after the village’s Christmas tree and menorah lighting. See more photos on page 23.
Little Gym of Roslyn offers growth for kids BY A M E L I A C A M U R AT I When Annie Young was looking to rejoin the work force, she said, she wanted to work with young children
again, molding their brains and bodies into confident and strong adults. Young, a mother of two boys from Manhasset, taught early childhood classes for 15 years, teaching 4-, 5- and
6-year-olds in Manhattan as well as serving as math intervention teacher at East Hills School. “When I had my second child, I left the classroom, and Continued on Page 67
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