ForestParkReview.com Vol. 109, No. 24
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REVIEW JUNE 17, 2026
A century of Goldyburgers PAGE 4
Flipping over Juneteenth at the Forest Park pool
Firefighters want to avert ‘burnout crisis’
Pleas to fund fire department and pensions arise during council’s annual budget discussions By JESSICA MORDACQ Staff Reporter
The annual Juneteenth Pool Party is a long-established tradition at the Aquatic Center.
TODD BANNOR
Forest Park firefighters are calling for the village to find a new source of revenue amid a burnout crisis they say is putting residents in danger. “You’re putting the community at risk,” said Travis Myers, a Forest Park firefighter, Local 2073 union president and pension board president, during public comment at a June 8 village council meeting. He added: “When it comes to raising revenue, however we get to that, it will go a long way in helping the citizens get what they would expect from us. I really hope you consider now, and in the upcoming meetings, ways to build revenue through your places of eating tax, or anything that you can do, because it’s needed, incredibly needed.” Village officials have always met in May at the start of the new fiscal year to review their budget
See JUNETEENTH on page 10
See FIREFIGHTERS on page 13
Classified . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Look back in time: News from Harlem, June 1897
Tom Holmes: Helping gambling addicts recover at the Wayback Inn
Events . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
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