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Friday, September 4, 2020
Vol. 69, No. 36
BACK TO SCHOOL
I WASN’T CONSULTED ON FALL SPORTS: NAGLER
DiNAPOLI WARNS OF THREAT TO MTA
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Curran wants fall sports Says it’s ‘vital’ that athletes play BY R OB E RT PELAEZ Nassau County Executive Laura Curran said she is an advocate for high school sports being played this fall, despite the county council of superintendents’ unanimous vote to postpone them until next year. “I supported Governor Cuomo’s science-based guidance allowing the resumption of high school sports, and I believe it’s vital that our independent school districts implement plans to safely get student athletes back on the field this fall,” Curran said in a statement Tuesday night. The council of superintendents voted 7-0 to postpone high school sports until the end of the calendar year, with the intention of condensing all three sports seasons between January and June, officials said. Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced last week that he would permit “lower-risk” high school sports to be played. Those Continued on Page 34
PHOTO BY ELLIOT WELD
Piccola Bussola, owned by former Mineola Chamber of Commerce President Tony Lubrano, was destroyed in a fire Thursday.
Blaze destroys Piccola Bussola No injuries reported in fire at popular Jericho Turnpike eatery and apartments BY E LL I OT W E L D
ber of Commerce and other organizations for many years, was Piccola Bussola, a Mineola destroyed in a fire last Thursday restaurant that has been a meet- afternoon along with apartments ing place of the Mineola Cham- on the second floor. None of the building’s eight tenants were injured. Tony Lubrano, the owner of the building and restaurant on Jericho Turnpike, said he was on his way
to work to open the restaurant when he got a phone call from his security alarm company but thought nothing of it, since the company frequently sends out false alarms. Upon arrival, Lubrano said, he could see flames coming from the building, concentrated near the back. “The building is pretty much
gone but thank God nobody got hurt,” Lubrano said. The restaurateur said he had just spent $130,000 to renovate the building and “now it’s all gone.” County officials said they could not say what the cause of the fire was, saying it was still under investigation. Continued on Page 35
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