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New Taxpayer Bill of Rights Instituted by County Van Strikes, Club Fires, Town Halls and Fences Fixed By Scott P. Moore Additional Reporting by Jonathan Walter & Susan Varghese
Hewlett Ace Hardware Hit By Van A van driven by a teenage boy crashed through the front window of the Ace Hardware store in the Peninsula Shopping Center on Sunday afternoon. Ace Hardware manager Justin Hay said the driver was either 15 or 16 years old and his parents had let him move the family van up into the spot before he accelerated into the front of the
store. The front of the store was boarded-up Monday morning. “He was supposed to move the car up a little bit,” said Hay with a sheepish smile. “He moved it into our store.” No one was seriously hurt during the accident, but Hay said the store lost a lot of merchandise that was in the path of the vehicle and the entire front window would need reframing and replacing. “No one was hurt, or at least we did not hear anything back,” said Hay. He added, with a
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Ace Hardware was open on Monday morning after a van crashed through the front window the day before. Photo by Scott P. Moore.
By JONATHAN WALTER Standard Staff Reporter
County Executive Edward Mangano and the Assessment Reform Team announced that they have unveiled a new process that will result in a more efficient handling of tax assessments in the county and save the county over $28 million, as well as unveiling a Taxpayer Bill of Rights. The Assessment Reform Team includes Lawrence resident Shalom Maidenbaum, who spoke about the new plan. “We wrote an approximately 30-page report and made recommendations that the administration is going to implement and it’s saving the county a lot of money and for the first time in years, giving homeowners the ability to have their cases looked at more fairly,” Maidenbaum said. “Its resolving tax assessments prior to them being paid out.” Maidenbaum also discussed changed in policy within the Department of Assessment regarding interaction with taxpayers. “The big change is that The Administration has changed the Department of Assessments into a user-friendlier department,” Maidenbaum said. “This is a huge change in Department of Assessment policy. What they are doing now represents a huge shift in the way
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The Beat Goes On for Lawrence Philharmonic Orchestra By Scott P. Moore
Standard Staff Reporter
If the music of George Gershwin sends chills through your body or the relaxing sounds of compositions by Leroy Anderson bring you happiness, the Lawrence Philharmonic Orchestra should be your next local concert choice. The group, made up of a mixture of high school students and local community members, has been in existence for over 15 years and serves as an inter-generational bridge within the local area, according to director Lonnie Ginsberg. Many high school alumni, such
The Lawrence Philharmonic performs classical pieces during the 10 year anniversary of 9-11 in Parise Park. Photo courtesy of Ginsberg Family.
as Ginsberg himself, are members of the orchestra. While you probably will not see the group of 40 to 50 musicians performing at Carnegie Hall in New York City anytime soon, the group delivers performances that provide more than ample entertainment to local residents. “We tend to play mostly community events,” said Ginsberg, who has been the director of the philharmonic for two years. “The last few years we’ve played at the [Andrew J. Parise] Park in Cedarhurst and we’ve done a lot of American music.” The group most recently performed at the 9-11 Memorial ser-
vices held at the park for the 10 year anniversary of the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center and Pentagon. “We played a lot of American music there, especially highlighting American composers such as Copland, Gershwin,” he said. “We also were able to play ‘Stars and Stripes Forever’... We were very proud to play there.” While the Philharmonic does not have another concert date definitively set, Ginsberg said he is looking towards later in the school year for another public performance --- possibly in March. Many of the
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Lawrence Offense Comes Up Big Over Plainedge in 56-40 Win The Lawrence Golden Tornadoes overpowered the Plainedge Red Devils 56-40 in front a home crowd on Thursday afternoon. Junior runningback Tyler Fredericks lit up the field, running in five touchdowns during the game. Brothers Jordan and Ryan Fredericks each had a TD, QB Joe Capobianco also added a TD. For more on Thursday’s game visit our website at standardli.com and pick up next week’s edition of The Standard on Wednesday for in-depth game coverage. Sports this week begin on page A6.
Hewlett Falls to Lynbrook 40-21 With Hewlett quarterback Mark Rizzo still injured and on the bench, the Bulldogs couldn’t get it together against Lynbrook on Thursday evening, falling 40-21. Visit our website at standardli. com for more details and see Wednesday’s Standard for complete game coverage.
Senior Ryan Fredericks, drives down the field during the fourth quarter leading to a touchdown in Thursday’s Lawrence victory. Photo By Scott P. Moore
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