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State senators challenge PSEG storm preparedness ers of the State Public Service Commission is not the same as A virtual Joint Hearing the Commission has over suppliof the New York State Senate er Con Edison in New York City and Assembly on Thursday, and other utilities in the state. August 20 addressed “Power “My district got hit pretty and Communication Failures hard and we have a survey with from Tropical Storm Isaias,” information from about 1,600 which hit the region on August constituents. The vast majority 4, downing severof them noted that al thousand trees their power was out and utility wires. e are here today with for four days or more The purpose of the a hearing to try to figure and we know about hearing was to hold a 93-year-old that out what exactly is going had to be rushed to a Q & A session for officials with on….you must be able the hospital because leaders of the State to answer that question she is on the Critical Public Service Care list, she needCommission, and if those utilities failed to ed oxygen. PSEG receive testimony Long Island did not do their prep work. on the electricity respond at all, one outages and comof the many issues… NYS Senator munication failYou literally look at Kevin Thomas ures during and the LIPA Act which after the storm. specifically states Nearly eight years after the that jurisdiction of the Public company supplanted LIPA in Service Commission does not the wake of Superstorm Sandy, exist except for small and minPublic Service Electric & Gas ute areas. You advise LIPA and - Long Island, came under fire you strongly recommend, but I from Long Island’s elected offi- don’t believe the Public Service cials. Commission has the authority New York State Sen. James to fine them as you do with Con Gaughran, who represents Ed. Part of my frustration when North Shore communities from I listen to my State Senate colGlen Cove to Northport, told the leagues from the five boroughs Public Service Commission lead- talking about trying to have the ership last Thursday part of the problem may be that the powSee page 52
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Garden City postal service workers helped 16 year-old Matthew McCoy celebrate his birthday on August 21st with a parade of postal vehicles. Matthew, who is autistic, looks forward to seeing the street’s letter carrier each day, so the USPS delivered a special birthday to him. See page 53
New Hyde Park Road underpass opens two months ahead of schedule New Hyde Park Road reopened Monday, August 24, more than two months ahead of schedule. Mayor Theresa Trouvé, Trustee Mark Hyer, Village Administrator Ralph Suozzi and Department of Public Works Superintendent Joseph DiFrancisco joined MTA officials, the LIRR expan-
sion project contractor, 3TC, and neighboring Village officials, including New Hyde Park Mayor Lawrence J. Montreuil, for a ribbon cutting at the site. The grade crossing is one of eight street-level crossings along the LIRR Main Line being eliminated as part of the LIRR Expansion Project. New Hyde
Park Road now features a new five-lane underpass with pedestrian sidewalks on the east and west sides of the underpass. There is also a dedicated left-turn lane from southbound New Hyde Park Road to Clinch Avenue. A new ADA-compliant See page 53
Progress report on St. Paul’s stabilization PAGE 46 High school students raise funds for vets PAGE 8