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Friday, October 11, 2019
Vol. 68, No. 41
SENIOR LIVING
STACKED SCHEDULE OF CANDIDATE FORUMS
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Boy Scout troop for girls to form in E.W. Community Church to host Nassau district’s 1st BY TOM MCCARTHY
PHOTO COURTESY OF THE COMMUNITY CHURCH OF EAST WILLISTON
James Lark, pictured with his daughter Seren, said the Boy Scouts of America’s decision to allow girls and young women to join was a great chance for his daughter to get involved in scouting.
James Lark said the Boy Scouts of America’s decision to allow girls to join was a chance to get his 12-year-old daughter, Seren, involved in Scouting, a dream of hers. Lark, an assistant cub master for Cub Scout Pack 8 in East Williston and a former Scout, said Seren would often come to BSA events and want to be a part of the organization. “Our story is the same that is being told over and over nationally. My daughter spent a lot of time participating in Pack 8 activities and always wanted to join,” Lark said. Now she will be able to join a BSA troop for girls that will
be hosted by the Community Church of East Williston. The troop is the first of its kind in the BSA Shelter Rock District, which encompasses the northwest quadrant of Nassau County. While several other girl BSA troops have formed in Nassau County since the new policy’s implementation Feb. 1, there had not previously been any local options, Lark said. He said his daughter’s desire to become a Scout and possibly earn the BSA’s highest rank, Eagle Scout, inspired the Larks to pursue founding a troop in the local community. Cub Scout Pack 8’s events are hosted by the Community Church of East Williston, which Lark said he felt was the best place to host a new girls BSA
troop. “Already acting as Pack 8’s charter organization, the CCEW seemed the obvious choice to charter a girls BSA troop. I had not even finished asking Reverend [Marcus] Tillery about it and he was on board,” Lark said. The Community Church of East Williston announced Sept. 30 that it had finalized a partnership with the Boy Scouts of America to become the official charter organization for a BSA troop for girls. Tillery, who was a Scout growing up, said, “There is no other program that prepares leaders for life like Scouting. We are thrilled to be able to offer this opportunity to the young women of the community.” Continued on Page 58
Mineola eyes cutback in metered parking BY TOM M CC A RT HY
metered parking hours at 6 p.m. His declaration at a board Mineola Mayor Scott Strauss meeting came after Mineola said last Wednesday that the vil- resident Allison Martinez said lage board is considering ending during a public comment period
that with the recent increase of staffing in Mineola and metered parking hours extending as late as 9 p.m., ticketing has been heavily enforced, saying, “At 8:01 p.m. we’re getting ticketed.” Martinez, who said she lives on Harrison Avenue between Mineola Boulevard and Willis Avenue in a twofamily home, said that due
to heavy traffic on her block, parking can be very difficult and sometimes she has to park at meters. She said that she has to go outside to pay a meter every two hours. Mineola Clerk Joseph Scalero said in a previous interview that issues of understaffing have led to less code enforcement and
regulations like metered parking on Saturdays have always existed in the village. “The Saturday rules have always been in place. We haven’t changed those,” Strauss said. Martinez said she has corresponded with Strauss on the issue via email, saying that Strauss cited the need for metered parkContinued on Page 59
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