New Hyde Park Cellini Lodge Holds 42nd Annual Awards Night

The New Hyde Park Order Sons of Italy Lodge No. 2206 held its 42nd Annual Awards Night at Marcus Christ Hall, on the grounds of the New Hyde Park Village hall.

Scholarship chairwoman Anna Mulea was in charge of the event and due to her hard work and diligence, it ran like clockwork along with the help of Cellini president Gina Ferrara.

Herricks School District Preps for Budget Re-Vote

It’s rare to see the small cafeteria of Center St. school filled for a June meeting of the Herricks Board of Education.  Following the one-vote defeat of the May 18 budget vote, it was easy to see why residents turned out last Thursday night to hear the latest news regarding what the board had planned for the revote which is less than five days away.

Budget Revote

Board President Richard Buckley announced that the school board learned that the state had approved a retirement incentive for “all its workers,” but little exact information is available.  

Jockeys at Annual Visit to Ronald McDonald House

Just days before the Belmont Stakes, a half-dozen jockeys from Belmont Park rode into the hearts of families at The Ronald McDonald House of Long Island (RMH-LI)  as part of the annual Jockey Day event.

New Hyde Park/Williston Park Never Forgets

Both the Village of New Hyde Park and Williston Park hold very impressive Memorial Day Parades every year and this year was no exception.  

Fortunately, the weather was picture-perfect on both days, albeit warmer on Monday, but not a drop of rain in sight.

Letter: Re: Dom’s Deli Meeting At Clinton Martin Park

Your coverage of the town meeting called by North Hempstead Town Councilman Ferrara and Councilwoman Seeman regarding the proposed rezoning of the property on Herricks Road and Wilson Boulevard from the current “residential” to “commercial” was most informative.

Having attended the meeting and being a resident very near the property under discussion, I find the issues and opposing points of view very interesting but also very self-serving.

Herricks School Budget Fails by Just One Vote

Whoever has said, “Oh, my one vote doesn’t count, ” was proven very wrong when the Herricks School Budget was defeated on May 18 by just one vote.

As the numbers were tabulated from one voting machine to the next it was fairly obvious that the number of positive votes were just not there.  Therefore, everyone relied on the absentee ballots to put them on the plus side, but after all was said and done, it was just one absentee vote of no that defeated the budget.

New Hyde Park Fire Department-100 Years and Going Strong

The New Hyde Park Fire Department held its gala 100th Anniversary celebration last Saturday and it was a winner.  

Planning this major event was no easy task, but former Chief Karl Bumeisters stepped up to the plate and everything came off without a hitch.

Unofficial School Election Results

Herricks Budget-Failed By One Vote

Budget Vote

No-1729     Yes-1728

Uncontested Reelected School Board Trustees
Paul Ehrbar-2166
Dr. Sanjay K. Jain-1734

New Hyde Park/Garden City Park Budget Vote

New Hyde Park/Garden City Park School
Yes-1511    No-1130

Hillside Library
Yes-1582    No-1029

Sewanhaka
Yes-1460    No-1097

Uncontested Reelected School Board Trustees
Ernest Gentile-1408
Joseph Bonjiorno-1481
Joan Romagnoli-1389

GCP Parents Frustrated at Lack of Response Over Alleged Attack Incident

At the last New Hyde Park/Garden City Park school board meeting, parents at the Garden City Park School expressed frustration, disappointment and anger at what they said was a lack of a timely response by administrators to an incident at the school when it is alleged that a male 6th grade student attacked a male classmate, also in the 6th grade.

According to the report of the police, and the parent of the child who was allegedly attacked, who was present and spoke at the meeting, the accused student removed his shirt, wrapped it around his classmate’s neck and then threatened him by holding a pair of scissors to his neck.

Community Gathers at Clinton Martin Park in Support of Dominick’s Deli

Many members of the immediate community gathered at Clinton Martin Park Recreational Center recently in support of Dominick’s Delicatessen, located on the corner of Herricks Road and Wilson Park.

North Hempstead Town Councilman Angelo Ferrara and Councilwoman Lee Seeman were representing the town board and Michael Levine, North Hempstead Town Commissioner of Planning was also present.