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Friday, April 9, 2021
Vol. 70, No. 15
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WILLISTON WILLISTON PARK • EAST N MINEOLA • ALBERTSO SEARINGTOWN
GUIDE TO THE WILLISTONS
HEARING SET FOR ANTI-ASIAN ACTS
FATE OF MARIJUANA IN NASSAU UNCLEAR
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9, 2021 Special Section • April A Blank Slate Media
LIRR expansion paused to review safety measures Decision to halt work comes after two incidents at Mineola station BY R OB E RT PE L A E Z Officials from 3rd Track Constructors, the company working on expanding the Long Island Rail Road, announced that work will be temporarily halted to review safety protocols. “Work on the LIRR Expansion Project is currently on a temporary hold, as we undergo a rigorous review of our safety protocols and procedures,” 3rd Track officials said in a statement last Thursday. “Since no construction activities are currently scheduled for the beginning of April, our typical monthly construction look-ahead will be issued later in the month.” Officials did not disclose how long the pause on the construction of adding a third track on the Long Island Rail Road’s Main Line will be. The pause follows several incidents involving workplace injuries at the railroad’s Mineola station. An ironworker was in critical condition after being electrocuted
while working on the third track project at the Mineola station in mid-March, according to the Metropolitan Transportation Authority. Officials from the transit authority said the incident occurred when crews were erecting a pedestrian bridge above the railroad tracks. Officials said the crane that the workers were using came into contact with high-voltage wires. Janno Lieber, the president of the authority’s construction and development, said the agency was investigating the incident. “The contact with the high voltage line created an arc to the bridge that seriously injured a female ironworker who was on the structure at the time,” Lieber said. “She was immediately rushed to the hospital and is in critical condition. Our thoughts and prayers are with her, her family, and our crews, and we will continue to do everything we can to support them.” Continued on Page 32
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A Boar’s Head box truck hit the overpass for Shelter Rock Road on the Long Island Expressway, killing its driver and passenger, according to the Nassau County Police Department. See story on page 7.
2 seriously injured in 3-car accident in Mineola BY R OB E RT PELAEZ
Sunday, according to the Nassau County Police Department. Detectives said the accident, Four people were injured in which was reported shortly afa three-car accident at the inter- ter 3 a.m., involved a Chevrolet section of Jericho Turnpike and SUV, a Lexus sedan and a Jeep Willis Avenue in Mineola early SUV. The sedan, driven by a
27-year-old man, was reportedly traveling eastbound on the Jericho Turnpike when it struck the Chevrolet driven by a 38-yearold man, detectives said. The Chevrolet then hit the Jeep, Continued on Page 32
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