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Friday, November 10, 2017
Vol. 77, No. 45
TRY HOCKEY FOR FREE
Oyster Bay Town Supervisor Joseph Saladino (left) recently joined with New York Rangers’ Legends Rod Gilbert (center) and Ron Duguay (right) at the Town of Oyster Bay Try Hockey for Free Program held at the Town’s state-of-the-art Ice Skating Center. The Try Hockey for Free Program is coordinated with the Town of Oyster Bay and the New York Rangers. This program allows youngsters a unique opportunity to sample the sport of ice hockey.
Town creates quality of life task force
In order to protect and preserve the quality of life throughout the Town of Oyster Bay and address ongoing Town-wide issues with illegal housing, non-maintenance of property, and other quality of life concerns, Town Supervisor Joseph Saladino, Councilman Louis Imbroto, Councilman Tom Hand, and Town Clerk James Altadonna announced the creation of a Quality of Life Task Force. Officials joined with local homeowners who recently filed a complaint with the Town regarding illegal room rentals in a home across the street in their residential neighborhood in Bethpage. “This newly formed task force will focus on code enforcement for quality of life concerns such as illegal housing, zombie homes, noise, landscaping, and parking, amongst other issues,” Supervisor Saladino stated. The quality of life task force will be comprised of representatives from multiple Town departments, including members of Code Enforcement, Department of Planning & Development, and Town Attorney, as well as contain members of local law enforce-
ment and fire protection agencies. This inter-municipal cooperation will put the Town in the unique position to crack down on these types of quality of life issues that may be plaguing our residents in the quickest and most efficient way possible. “This task force will not only help protect our greatest asset, our quality of life, but also protect and preserve the safety and general well-being of our residents, as often these code violations can lead to dangerous and unsafe conditions,” Councilman Tom Hand added. One specific quality of life issue that the task force will focus on is the rise of illegal rooming houses which have cropped up not only in the Town, but all throughout Nassau County. Enforcement actions against these properties would be one of the task force’s top priorities, as it not only affects the quality of life of the neighbors, but the safety and well-being of the tenants. Residents who would like to report an issue of concern to the Quality of Life Task Force are urged to call Code Enforcement at (516) 624-6200.
Plainview health center offers a multitude of services
BY GARY SIMEONE
A new guidance and counseling services center has arrived in Plainview, and the non-profit organization hopes to cure people of their substance abuse disorders and mental health problems. Jeffrey Friedman is CEO of Central Nassau Guidance and Counseling Services, which is located on Newtown Road. “We needed an expansion of our facil-
ity because we were recently designated by the New York state government as the only certified healthcare center on Long Island,” said Friedman. Friedman said that the organization needed to free up space at their center on South Oyster Bay Road in Hicksville in order to accommodate their clinic. “We leased this new 10,000 square foot space in Plainview a little over six weeks ago.” He said that the center sees people
on an outpatient basis, and that a lot of the staff travel back and forth from the Hicksville location as part of a mobile outreach program. “CN Guidance and Counseling Services offers a safety net for people with mental health problems and opioid addiction and also serves as an outlet for parents who have children who are dealing with opioid and substance abuse problems.” CN Guidance and Counseling Ser-
vices has been in operation for 45 years and has multiple locations in Nassau County. There are over 350 employees who work for the non-profit organization. Friedman said that the community as a whole has embraced having a place that people can go to improve their quality of life. “The community has been very supportive of us and there are a lot of generous people here.”
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