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COSTCO PLANS GAS STATION ON ROCK TPKE
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By Natalia Kozikowska A public hearing was held on Wednesday in Hempstead’s Town Hall to discuss Costco Wholesale Club’s plan to add a 22-pump gas station on Rockaway Turnpike in Lawrence. Concerned residents oppose the proposal because they feel as though the station would generate more traffic and potentially dangerous situations on the already busy road. Several business owners were also in attendance, expressing their concerns for the increased competition. If the proposal passes, Lawrence’s Costco will be the first with a gas station on Long Island. Costco is seeking a permit to install three 30,000-gallon storage tanks in the southwest corner of Rockaway Turnpike and the Nassau Expressway.
HAFTR graduates David Korff, Jonathan Zylberberg and Yitz Oppen at their commencement held at York College yesterday evening. More photos on Page B9.
Photo by Natalia Kozikowska.
By Amanda Mayo Local village governments held elections on Tuesday for positions of mayor, trustee and, in the case of Lawrence, village justice. Throughout the history of these small municipalities, many elections have gone uncontested and many
By Deanna Del Ciello
Two years ago, Francis Becker and Frank Scaturro faced off in a Republican primary in their efforts to challenge Carolyn McCarthy for her seat in congress. Tuesday, history repeats itself as the candidates will be doing the same thing, with the same end goal in mind. Becker outpolled Scaturro 10,361 to 7,733 in 2010 and then lost to McCarthy in the general election by 7.2 percent, the closest win McCarthy has had since 1998. Because of his near success the first time around, Becker be-
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Fran Becker
lieves this year will be an easier win. “I was very successful last time,” Becker told The Stan-
dard in May. “I came extremely close and established a lot of relationships. I wanted to build off that success. I worked hard
Photo courtesy of the Village of Hewlett Harbor.
Village of Lawrence Mayor Martin Oliner was re-elected on Tuesday. more have even gone without challengers – basically giving the incumbent the vote. This year marked an increased trend where citizens exercised their democratic right of coming out to vote, showing sup-
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By Natasha Domanski Many Nassau County nonprofit organizations of are combining efforts in order to alert the public about possible public benefits the county residents would lose should the County Legislature approve funding cuts and county contracts in the coming weeks. Agencies such as the Coalition of Nassau County Youth Services, Inc., the Coalition of Behavioral Health Providers, YES Community Counseling Cen-
in the last two years and I’ve been campaigning since I lost last time” Both candidates have been campaigning consistently since their losses two years ago in order to maintain and gain some more support from the voters. “The biggest challenge is ignorance and apathy,” Scaturro said. A phenomenon that he has been fighting through phone banking, meeting voters at train stations during their morning commute and going door-to-door. “It’s refreshing to me but it’s also refreshing to a
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“Mr. Atlantic Beach” Howard Taub “Likes Owning Beachfront Property” By Amanda Mayo
Village of Hewlett Harbor Mayor Mark Weiss was reelected on Tuesday.
SOCAL SERVICE AGENCIES TO SEE BIG BUDGET CUTS IF NO COUNTY BOND ISSUE
Republican Congressional Primary Tuesday As Becker and Scaturro Reprise 2010 Tussle
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After the Westbury Beach Clubs in Atlantic Beach were devastated by Hurricane Irene last August, it became apparent that they no longer would be able to operate for the summer 2012 season. All of the club’s oceanfront cabanas were destroyed down to piles of concrete and rubble, along with many other main structures. Howard Taub, owner of the Sunny Atlantic Beach Club, decided to purchase the destroyed Westbury property along with other investors to give new life to a club that has become otherwise inoperable. Taub has been a key player in the Atlantic Beach beach club scene for the last 12 years. A graduate of Oceanside High School, Taub said he wasn’t always in the real estate business. “I was in retail from the age of 13 up until the year 2000,” Taub said. He was a retail manager for his family’s electronics and appliances business in Queens and then, when the business “changed direction,” he became its proper-
Howard Taub and his family at the beach in 2009. Son Drew, 8, wife Dana and daughter Averi, 4. ty manager. “That’s when I really got into real estate,” he said. “As property manager, it freed up all this other time to purchase Sunny Atlantic and manage that beach club,” he said. Taub grew up in Oceanside and then moved to Cedarhurst with his wife in 1998 when the opportunity to purchase Sunny Atlantic from his grandparents arose. The purchase was finally made in 2000. “I needed to be close to where I was working so we rent-
ed an apartment in Cedarhurst,” Taub said. His family has owned the club since the early 1980s. “I decided to purchase the Westbury property because it became available,” Taub said, adding that he likes owning beachfront property. “We’re going to make it similar to Sunny Atlantic,” he said of the plans for the old Westbury property. Westbury’s smaller property, Westbury III, is set to open on July 4 while the larger property will
open next season. Both properties together will be called The Shores. “We’re going to do whatever we can to put money back into the club,” Taub said. “We’re going to make it a thriving beach club like Sunny Atlantic.” He said that the plans are to give members “what they pay for and more” and to “exceed members’ expectations.” He said he wasn’t sure yet what will make The Shores different than the other clubs down at the beach but he is certain that it will be a “destination resort beach club.” “It’s going to be what the Village of Atlantic Beach deserves,” he said. “A nice, thriving, ongoing beautiful beach club for a village that’s been just as beautiful for the last 100 years.” The larger club at The Shores will be ready to show for reservations this August. Taub said the reason why he and investors are able to open up the smaller club at The Shores (formerly Westbury III) is because it didn’t receive as much
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ter, The South Shore Child and Guidance, and the North Shore Child and Family Guidance Center received notices at the beginning of the month informing them that their contracts will be cancelled and funding eliminated to varying extents on July 6th if County Executive Edward Mangano’s fiscal recovery plan is not passed. Tensions between Republicans and Democrats in the Nassau Legislature have been steadily rising since May as the stand-off in the between the Republican majority and Democratic minority has proved to be intractable. The Republicans want to pass a bond issue to help retire arrears in property tax refunds. This requires a super-majority in the legislature, not a simple majority. The Democrats have balked
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ARRESTS FOR FRAUD, THEFT, SHOPLIFTING By Amanda Mayo Paula Lee, 36, of Hewlett, was arrested last week at her place of business, “Psychic Readings by Anna” on Broadway in Hewlett, according to a press release from the Morris County Prosecutor’s Office in Morristown, New Jersey. The
Paula Lee, of Hewlett, was arrested last week at “Psychic Readings by Anna,” her place of business on Broadway in Hewlett. Photo courtesy of
Morris County Prosecutor’s Office.
Osmina Guzman of Far Rockaway was arrested for stealing over $42,000 worth of items from Five Towns homes while she was employed as a housekeeper.
Photo courtesy of NCPD. investigation began in 2008, when, according to the press release, a victim reported to the prosecutor’s office that
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