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Friday, October 28, 2016
Vol. 76, No. 42
Public comment welcomed on Duffy Avenue project
MAKING STRIDES AGAINST BREAST CANCER
BY GARY SIMEONE
The Division Avenue High School cheerleaders in the Levittown School District attended the annual Making Strides Against Breast Cancer walk, sponsored by the American Cancer Society, held at Jones Beach on Oct. 15. Wearing their pink “Cheer For A Cure” T-shirts and poms in hand, the girls walked the event’s five miles in support of the society’s breast cancer research, education and critical patient services.
Town preschool programs plan Open Houses
Town of Oyster Bay residents who are interested in enrolling their children in a Pre-School Program are invited to attend an open house at one of the Town’s two pre-schools, located in Woodbury at the Syosset-Woodbury Community Park and in Massapequa at Marjorie R. Post Community Park, Town Councilwoman Michele M. Johnson announced. Parents are welcome to visit our facilities and learn more about this popular program. The Pre-School Program is for children between the ages of three and four years old. The Town will host two open
houses beginning with the Syosset-Woodbury Community Park (located on 7800 Jericho Turnpike, Woodbury) on Monday, November 14, from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. The second open house will be held in the pre-school located in Marjorie R. Post Community Park (located on 451 Unqua Road, Massapequa), and will be on Thursday, November 17, from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. “As the mom of young children, I know how important the early years of a child’s life can be in their development for the future,” Councilwoman Johnson said. “The Town’s Pre-School Program offers
a positive environment for each student to help and encourage their love of learning. Teachers focus on making learning and the social experience of the Pre-School Program fun for all children in an effort to make the first years of their education all the more enjoyable.” For more information on the Town’s Pre-School Program, contact the Town of Oyster Bay Department of Community and Youth Services at 797-7900. For further information on the Town and all Town programs, visit the Town’s website at www.oysterbaytown.com.
The site cleanup at 230 Duffy Avenue has been an ongoing process and the New York State DEC (Department of Environmental Conservation) is accepting comments from the public on its proposed remediation. The 6.67 acre site was formerly occupied by Amperex Electronics Corporation, which manufactured electrical tubes and now is the subject of an environmental contamination probe. “The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation is currently conducting a 45-day public comment period, which runs through November 28 on the proposed remedy for 230 Duffy Avenue in Hicksville,” said Project Manager at the Division of Environmental Remediation , John Sheehan. “The DEC will conduct a careful review of all of the comments received during the public comment period.” The Electronics Corporation’s plant which closed in the early 90’s had used chemical cleaning, heat trading, metal and glass working, cathode coating and metal plating in the manufacturing process according to the DEC. The main site feature includes a 122,900 square foot one and two story building with an outlying asphalt parking area with limited grass coverage. Follow up tests in the area were conducted by the DEC and State Department of Health and it was concluded that “the site posed a significant threat due to elevated levels of contaminants in groundwater and soil vapor.” Testing at the site included a geophysical investigation (test pits,) soil investigation, groundwater investigation and soil vapor investigation. After the public comment period has concluded the DEC will consider all comments and ultimately issue a final decision document. The NYS Department of Health must confer with the final decision. The final remedial work plan and decision document will be made available to the public. The detailed draft remedial work plan is currently available for review by the public at the reference desk of the Hicksville Public Library.
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