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‘My trust is shot’ Homeowners near UBS Arena question work on ‘green space’ against traffic and noise from the redevelopment project. According to the environmenThe developers of the soon-to- tal impact statement, drafted in open UBS Arena in Elmont are 2018 and finalized the following renovating an area of land year, “A buffer composed of a deemed off limits in a 2019 docu- hedgerow with dense evergreen ment that was finalized after vegetation along a new replaceinput from the ment fence with c o m m u n i t y, privacy screening according to Flowould be provided ral Park resident along the northB i l l K e l l e h e r, eastern boundary whose home is of the North Lot to 1,200 to 1,500 feet shield the Floral away from the P a rk - B e l l e r o s e arena. School recreation In the docuspace from parkment, a final enviing lot activities in ronmental impact the North Lot.” statement, Empire Be ginning in S t a t e D eve l o p August, Kelleher ment, the state BILL KELLEHER s a i d , “ h e av y economic entity Floral Park machinery” began leading the conripping up the struction at the green space grass arena, agreed, along with arena and pavement in the parking lot. developer New York Arena Part- Throughout August and Septemners, to the creation of a “buffer ber, he said, vibrations from the zone” between the residential chopping up of pavement and area and the construction. It grass could be heard and felt by included “green space,” a trian- nearby residents. gle of grass in the northeast secKelleher said he believed the tion of the arena’s north parking developers were renovating the lot, which was to remain green space to add more room untouched. That area, Kelleher for arena parking. “To me, in my said, was to be filled with vegetation, to serve as a natural buffer CONTINUED ON PAGE 3
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Scouts raise money for VFW Nick Marcino, left, and other members of Boy Scout Troop 93 held a car wash on Oct. 3 to raise funds for Marcino’s Eagle Scout project, which will include the installation of a new media center at the Franklin Square VFW.
F.S. students honor WWII veteran Eleanor Rizutto, 100, received hundreds of cards By ROBERT TRAVERSO rtraverso@liherald.com
Students at H. Frank Carey High School in Franklin Square honored hometown World War II veteran Eleanor Rizutto on Oct. 1 by making her hundreds of cards and presenting her with red, white and blue flowers marking her 100th birthday, which she celebrated on Sept. 28. “I loved every single one.
Each one was better than the next,” Rizutto said of the birthday cards. “One had a soldier with a patch on his eye, another had a nurse with a hat. They did a beautiful job.” “At H. Frank Carey, we take a lot of pride in honoring our veterans,” Michael Farina, the chair of the social studies department, said in a statement. “It was an absolute pleasure meeting and speaking to her on Friday. I could not stop
smiling the entire evening.” Before meeting Rizutto, students were shown a video on World War II and learned about Rizutto’s service in the Army. She was stationed in Florida, and served in both North Africa and Italy during the war. A member of the 37th General Unit, a hospital unit, she was in North Africa at the height of German General Erwin RomCONTINUED ON PAGE 11
hat we have here is three local neighbors being dismissed by a conglomerate of partners.