Editorial: Keeping The Tradition

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Editorial: Keeping The Tradition

Friday, 21 September 2012 00:00

With this edition, we are assuming the role of editors of The Illustrated News. It is quite exciting because the region that the Illustrated News reports on is a wonderful area. New Hyde Park, Williston Park, East Williston, and Albertson are all charming villages with terrific community-minded people and excellent schools. Yet it is also challenging, because we know how highly regarded our predecessor, Maggi Whitely, was in these communities. Maggi was a fixture at school board meetings, village board meetings and community events. Over her many years of service she earned your respect and your trust and we hope to do the same. We wish Maggi well in all of her future endeavors.

Please feel free to contact us with any thoughts, suggestions, comments or general input that you may have. Great communities deserve great news coverage and we hope to continue to provide this as editors of The Illustrated News.

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News

Rebuilding Together Long Island

Last Updated (Monday, 29 November 1999 19:00) Saturday, 25 May 2013 00:00

After, Williston Park resident Joe Botkin, Massapequa resident Sol Goldstein and several friends helped finish building a house for a family 20 years ago for Habitat for Humanity, they had a question: “What do we do now?” They were all retired, had enjoyed working together and accomplishing something for a family in need, and wanted to do more.

“I was looking for something [to do] hands-on,” said Joe Botkin, a retired principal, who had worked with Goldstein in building the home.

New Hyde Park still seeking Sandy-related FEMA reimbursements

New Hyde Park is still awaiting Superstorm Sandy FEMA reimbursements, Mayor Robert Lofaro revealed. The village operates on a budget of about $5.8 million.

Public works superintendent Tom Gannon and village clerk Cathryn Hillmann spent numerous hours on forms and expenses for storm reimbursement. Lofaro said the fund balance is tiny and that if, say $300,000 was spent, the fund needs to be replenished quickly.

Sports

OLV Clinches Playoff Berth

Thursday, 23 May 2013 00:00

Our Lady of Victory CYO volleyball’s eighth-grade girls team clinched its fourth-straight playoff appearance after taking two games from St. Raymond’s and sweeping St Martin’s. The girls were led by spiking duo of Jennifer Jandovitz (pictured) and Ann Roberts along with a great serving performance from Mary Weissler.

MAA News

Thursday, 23 May 2013 00:00

Braves vs. Padres, May 3

The Dr. Barbaro Podiatry Padres took on Dominick’s Deli Braves on a sun-drenched Sunday afternoon. Hunter Dunn, Jake Gruosso, and Julian Dewitte laced three straight singles to start the home first for the well-oiled Dr. Barbaro Podiatry Padre machine. Solid hits were contributed by Thomas Vieni, Trevor Boshnack, and Ben Harnick. Michael O’Grady clobbered the second Padre double of 2013 into left center. In the field Stephen Coffey, Chris Erxelben, and Stephen Lopez provided amazing glove work.