Friday, 05 February 2010 00:00

15th Assembly District Seat Up for Grabs

The 15th Assembly District (A.D.) is up for grabs with Democrat Matt Meng of East Norwich and Republican Michael Montesano of Glen Head scheduled to face off in a special election on Feb. 9.

The seat, which has been held by Republican Rob Walker since May 2005, became vacant as of midnight Jan. 2 when Walker stepped down to accept a position as Nassau County’s Deputy County Executive. As a result, the winner of next week’s special election will, under state law, have to run again in November 2010, which is when the seat would normally be up for re-election.

Friday, 05 February 2010 00:00

Project to Be Screened by Planning Board Next

On Jan. 25, the Westbury Zoning Board of Appeals granted a zoning variance to Lowe Properties, the developer of the Westbury movie theater site on Post Avenue. The variance is conditioned upon the applicant’s construction of a parking deck over the existing village parking lot on Madison Street.

“The variance is consistent with the special use permit that the board of trustees granted to Lowe Properties in November 2009, and keeps the approval process moving forward. Design work is already being done on the parking deck and it looks as if that structure will yield up to 160 spaces for the theater and other uses that are contemplated by the plan,” said Westbury Village Mayor Peter Cavallaro, adding, “The planning board still needs to review the project, but they have already commenced their hearing, and I am hopeful that the process can be completed quickly so we can meet the target for the start of construction of the deck and the renovation of the theater in the spring.”

Friday, 05 February 2010 00:00

Following her sixth Skyline Conference Rookie of the Week honor, SUNY College at Old Westbury freshman Krystina Agard was named to the D3Hoops.com National Team of the Week for the first time this season after capturing her sixth Skyline Conference Rookie of the Week honor. The accolade is for games played from Jan. 11-17. The Team of the Week is D3hoops.com’s weekly honor roll, in its 13th season of recognizing the top performances at each of the five positions from the previous week.

Agard averaged 32.0 points, 7.0 rebounds and 3.0 assists while firing away at 59.3 percent (19-of-32) from the field and 83.3 percent (20-of-24) from the free throw line. She scored 30 points (9-of-16 FG) and grabbed nine boards against Farmingdale State and followed with 34 points (shooting 10-of-16) in addition to four assists, two blocked shots and a pair of steals against Sage.

Entering the week, Agard is ranked third in the nation in scoring with 23.4 points (ranks 2nd in Skyline Conference) per game and averages 4.67 assists (ranked 2nd in Skyline Conference), 4.27 steals (ranked 3rd in Skyline Conference) and 1.73 blocked shots (ranked 3rd in Skyline Conference). Agard is also shooting 86.5 percent from the free throw line (ranked 2nd in Skyline Conference) and 43.6 percent from the field (ranked 5th in Skyline Conference).

Friday, 05 February 2010 00:00

February 7 Event to Benefit Make-A-Wish Foundation

Members of the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) at the C.W. Post Campus of Long Island University are trading in their hats, scarves and gloves for bathing suits, goggles and towels on Sunday, Feb. 7 when they join the Long Beach Polar Bears in their annual Super Bowl Splash to benefit the Make-A-Wish Foundation of Metro New York.

The cold-weather swim in the Atlantic Ocean will be held at Riverside Beach at Riverside Boulevard and Broadway at 1 p.m. The C.W. Post SAAC hopes to raise $1,000 in support of the charity that grants the wishes of children with life-threatening medical conditions.