Friday, August 27, 2021
Vol. 81, No. 35
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SERVING PLAINVIEW, HICKSVILLE, AND LEVITTOWN
GOING FOR THE GOLD
In a continuation of their partnership with the New York Special Olympics, the Bethpage School District Extended School Year Program held an internal, culminating event with students and staff on Aug. 6. Above, ESY teacher Dayna Vollmuth and Coordinator of Vocational Experiences Ryan Catterson presented Vice President of Downstate Operations for Special Olympics New York Diane Colonna with a donation on behalf of the ESY EATS vocational program. See page 16.
House fire injures one in Hicksville
A house fire at a home on Elwood Avenue, Hicksville, injured one of the occupants on August 20. According to Nassau County Police, the home was fully engulfed when officers arrived at at 12:10 p.m. .
Approximately sixty firefighters from local departments assisted including: Hicksville, Westbury, East Meadow, Levittown, Syosset and Bethpage. A 37-year-old male, who resides at the home suffered
burns to both of his hands and feet. He was transported to a local area hospital for treatment. The Nassau County Fire Marshal is investigating the source of the fire.
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Plainview water district adds more treatment equipment The Plainview Water District (PWD) has announced that it recently received approval from the New York State and Nassau County Health Departments to bring an additional Advanced Oxidation Process (AOP) treatment system online. This AOP treatment system is the sixth state-ofthe-art treatment system constructed by the District for the removal of 1,4-dioxane from the community’s drinking water. “This is a watershed moment for the District, our community and the quality of its drinking water,” said PWD Chairman Marc Laykind. “We are proud of the leadership this District has shown to expedite the installation of treatment for 1,4-dioxane to meet the new, strictest-in-the-nation standards. The proactivity of our team and the aggressive stance we collectively took to get these systems up and running in an expeditious manner is a testament to our dedication to provide the residents of Plainview-Old Bethpage with the highest quality water possible.” The latest plant to come online, Plant 3, located on Orchard Street, is a $2.2 million system specifically designed to produce up to two million gallons per day of the highest quality drinking water for the Plainview-Old Bethpage community. The District now has the ability to treat more than 11 million gallons of water every day for 1,4-dioxane. The PWD had begun
planning these treatment facilities back in 2018, two years before these regulations were put into effect. “My fellow commissioners, our staff and our engineers deserve all the credit in the world for getting us to this point in such a short period of time,” said PWD Commissioner Amanda Field. “We have been planning to execute this treatment endeavor for years now as it was always our policy to not seek a deferral from the Health Department and extend the amount of time we had to come into compliance. We met this goal and with the sixth AOP system now online, we have the capacity in place to ensure our residents are always receiving the highest quality water possible.” AOP treatment systems work by adding a small amount of oxidant (hydrogen peroxide) to the water to create a reaction as it passes through ultraviolet light which ultimately destroys the synthetic chemical. Once the reaction takes place, the water then travels into large Granular Activated Carbon (GAC) filtration tanks to remove any trace amount of oxidant that remain as well as organic and inorganic compounds (such as PFOA and PFOS). This treatment combination of AOP and GAC is the only approved method to remove all of these emerging contaminants by the NYSDOH and local health departSee page 10
Local stars lead the way in 10K run PAGE 6 National Night Out at Broadway mall PAGE 18