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Vol. 28 No. 19
MAY 6 - 12, 2021
In Lynbrook, board opts out of pot sales several residents who opposed dispensaries in the village, and she could not vote to allow mariCiting potential danger to the juana sales while thinking about community, the Lynbrook vil- parents who have lost their chillage board unanimously voted to dren to drug overdoses or anybar marijuana disone who has chilpensaries and condren who struggle sumption shops with drug addiction. from being built or New York state set up in the village passed the Marijuad u r i n g a p u bl i c na Regulation and h e a r i n g M o n d ay Taxation Act, or night. MRTA, on March 31, “It comes down to but villages, counmorals when you see ties and towns can o v e r d o s e s h av e vote to ban sales increased over the within their municilast 15 years or palities. New York more, and when I became the 18th know that marijuastate to legalize marna is a gateway drug ijuana use, and offito other more sericials for med new ous drugs,” Trustee agencies within the Laura Ryder said. state government to “We can’t prevent lAuRA RYDER control it. Lynbrook anyone coming into Lynbrook village officials previously our village with trustee discussed opting out drugs, but we can of sales last month, limit it to a certain but voted on the extent within our borders.” measure after Monday’s public She added that it was the hearing. board’s “moral obligation” to opt Lynbrook officials had until out of selling marijuana in the Dec. 31 to opt out, and can opt in village, adding “there is no tax again at any time. The decision revenue that justifies the chal- is still subject to a permissive lenge that we’re facing.” referendum, for which any resiRyder said she spoke with Continued on page 5
By MikE SMolliNS msmollins@liherald.com
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Courtesy East Rockaway School District
EASt RoCkAWAY DEFEAtED Carle Place, 3 sets to 2, on April 26 to win the Nassau County Class C volleyball championship.
Rocks net volleyball title East Rockaway tops Carle Place, 3-2
By MikE SMolliNS msmollins@liherald.com
Not even having its season delayed by Covid-19 could keep the East Rockaway girls’ volleyball team from banding together to capture the Nassau County Class C championship. “The whole team had a r e a l l y h a r d ye a r w i t h Covid,” junior Katy Howard said, “so it was great to get back to sports and win.” East Rockaway defeated Carle Place, 3 sets to 2, on April 26 to capture its first county championship since 2018. Junior Theresa Lynch
shined for the Rocks (4-5), notching 13 digs and five aces. Gianna Mancusi (four blocks, three kills), Alyssa Walsh (10 assists) and Adrianna Polizzi (16 assists, seven digs) also came up big for East Rockaway. After dropping two of the first three sets, Lynch said, team members lifted one another’s spirits in a huddle and won the next two, adding that she was proud of their chemistry. “It was amazing, especially going to five games,” she said. “It was really crazy. I’m going to miss the seniors next year, and hopefully we win again.”
Coach Ksenia Brito said she was proud of her team for bouncing back after a sluggish first set and a tough third set. The Rocks dropped the first stanza, 28-26, then won the second, 25-18, before losing the third, 25-17, and winning the final two, 25-19 and 25-17. Brito said she was anxious because volleyball is usually the first sport student athletes prepare for coming out of summer vacation, but things were different this year because of Covid-19. The season typically runs from August through Continued on page 3
e can’t prevent anyone coming into our village with drugs, but we can limit it to a certain extent within our borders.