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Iron Water Removal Plant Begins Construction NO DECISION YET ON NO. 6 SCHOOL By Danielle Puma
By Danielle Puma A bid has not yet been chosen for Lawrence’s Number Six School on Church Avenue in Woodmere. New bids are still being accepted and there is reportedly no deadline for the Lawrence School Board’s decision as to whom will buy the property. Rabbi Nahum Marcus, Lawrence Board of Education Trustee, says he has been kept in the dark on the commit-
tee’s proceedings on any new developments in regard to the school’s bids. “The bottom line is that [the board] is not telling me anything. There was a meeting and we did discuss the different offers on the table. The committee was informed to meet with each of the parties involved and discuss the bids. There is no deadline to my knowledge.
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ed in 1887, served a town of about 1,000 residents and operated
The construction of an iron removal water treatment plant in Lynbrook will begin at the end of this month. Long Island American Water is building the $7.5 million plant to improve the water quality for Nassau County residents. The Lynbrook plant will service areas in The Five Towns to remove the high levels of iron that seep into groundwater. LIAW President William Varley said the company has already built six iron removal treatment plants in Nassau County and the seventh filtration plant should be completed by 2013. LIAW also invests millions of dollars a year to replace rusted piping that can increase the water’s iron content. “We anticipate completion of the plant by the third quar-
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The Nassau County Fire Fighters Pipes and Drums band before the parade to celebrate the Inwood Fire Department’s 125th anniversary. Photo by Raimundo Ortiz
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NASSAU SAVES $25M IN RESIDENTIAL TAX REFUNDS, OVERHEAD Dems Put-up 24 Year-Old to Face Skelos By Raimundo Ortiz
The Inwood Fire Department has been serving its community
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By Ryan Lavis
County Executive Edward Mangano announced on Wednesday that a system has been developed to end the accumulation of residential property tax assessment debt. The plan has saved the county up over $25 million this year in residential tax refunds, salary and overhead. Mangano said by resolving last year’s residential property tax assessment grievances before school tax bills are issued in October, the County will cut its high cost of refunding overpaid property taxes. School taxes usually being the largest portion of property taxes even with STAR and GoldSTAR programs.
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for 125 years. In fact, it has been serving Inwood, before it was even called Inwood. The Westville Fire Department was found-
With the District 9 State Senate race a little less than three months away, Nassau Democrats have nominated Thomas Feffer, a 24-year-old intern with the Nassau County Democratic Committee as its challenger to the incumbent, New York State Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos in the upcoming November elections.
“He is definitely younger and this is his first race, but he’s excited about it,” Jay Jacobs, Nassau County Democratic Chairman, said. “We’re looking forward to working with him and making a go for it.” Details on Feffer and his policies are still unclear. Jacobs along with other representatives from the Nassau Demo-
Thomas Feffer, photo from his LinkedIn profile page.
New York State Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos.
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Summer Sun Setting for Atlantic Beach Surfer By Ryan Lavis One of the earliest memories 18-year-old Stephen Komisarjevsky has growing up surfing on the private shores of his hometown in Atlantic Beach involved a shark and a good reason to never joke about seeing a shark. Komisarjevsky, who was eight at the time, had gone out to surf with his older brothers and some friends. As they headed deeper into the sea, a few in the crew began joking that they saw a shark in the water. A few minutes later, when an actual shark appeared close-by, the boys panicked and paddled wildly back to the shore – all the boys except Komisarjevsky. He hadn’t realized the joke had become true, and continued to float over the gentle Atlantic waves. “I thought they were still kidding so I just stayed out there not knowing anything,” Komisarjevsky said. He heard the ongoing screams of his brothers and friends, finally understanding that he was close to becoming potential shark bait. But before
Atlantic Beach native Stephen Komisarjevsky looking out at the waters of Atlantic Beach.
Photo by Ryan Lavis. that could happen, one of his brothers came to the rescue, helping his young and novice sibling paddle his board back to the shore. “I scrambled for my life, but it was definitely exciting,” Komisarjevsky said. And about ten years later, the boys still surf to-
gether in Atlantic Beach, although they joke somewhat less about spotting sharks these days. “It’s not a big town, so in the summer the one thing we all have in common is surfing,” Komisarjevsky said. “It really is like a surfing family. We all grew up together. We all surf here.”
Atlantic Beach has a population of about 1,900 people, according to the 2011 Census. This affluent seaside community keeps its beaches private – unlike its neighbor Long Beach, which is less than ten miles to the east with a population of over 33,000. While Atlantic Beach is reserved for its inhabitants, non-residents who are members of the local beach clubs can also access the beach for an annual fee. Tom Sena, who has owned Atlantic Beach Surf Shop since 1983, said this town has a special feel compared to other beach neighborhoods. With an atmosphere similar to Mayberry, Atlantic Beach is a town where many people know one another by name. “It’s a unique beach town,” Sena said, who has built surfboards since the 1960s and owns an additional shop in Rockaway. “All the kids are really close. They just have a different swagger from Long Beach kids.” People from Atlantic Beach even have their own signal to get each other’s attention – a high-pitched
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