Nicolello Resigns as New Hyde Park School Board Attorney

The Board of Education of the New Hyde Park/Garden City Park School District recently announced that Richard Nicolello, Esq. will be stepping down as general counsel to the New Hyde Park Board of Education effective June 30, after 22 years of service.

Nicolello, who also serves as Nassau County Legislator, was recently promoted to be the head of the Insurance Coverage Group at the law firm of Congdon, Flaherty, O’Callaghan. While he remains committed to the educational goals of the school district, Nicolello believes that his new position will not allow him to devote the proper amount of time needed to maintain the level of services required of the school board’s general counsel.

The Re-elected Winners….

Herricks School Board

Herricks School Board Trustees Richard Buckley and Peter Grisafi were both re-elected at last week’s school elections. Final numbers for Buckley: 1,551, Grisafi 1,792 and for Debbie Beer the challenger, 688.

School Board President Patricia Rudd: “Senator Craig Johnson Lied to Us”

At the last New Hyde Park/Garden City Park School Board meeting president Patricia Rudd reported on a trip she made to Albany, with several other trustees, to meet with New York State Senator Craig Johnson. The purpose of the trip and the meeting was to plead with Senator Johnson to please not vote for the MTA payroll tax.

In their meeting with Senator Johnson he assured them not to worry, that he would not be voting for the MTA tax.

Senator Johnson Does An About Face

Senate Majority Agrees to Bailout MTA with Payroll Tax

The Metropolitan Transit Authority (MTA) has a slogan – “Going Your Way.” But it should possibly be changed to “Going in Your Pocket.”

The Senate Democratic Majority has voted to support a bailout of the MTA with a payroll tax that will be applied to all businesses in the areas the MTA serves including Nassau and Suffolk Counties.

There are still expected to be a 10 percent fare increase with the bailout. However, the fare increase isn’t as drastic as the 27 percent increase that was proposed without the bailout. Instead of those who use the MTA services bearing the full brunt of the MTA’s financial troubles, the transportation agency will be subsidized by every Long Island employer with the possible exception of school districts.

Herricks School Board Trustees

Beer to Run for Herricks Trustee

Debbie Beer has announced that she is running for Herricks School Board Trustee.  She is the mother of three girls; one attending Adelphi University, working towards her master’s degree and two younger daughters who still attend Herricks schools.  She graduated from Herricks in 1977 and has been a resident of Herricks since 1961.