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VOL. 28 NO. 24
JUNE 10 - 16, 2021
Village board OKs feather factory plan community meet-and-greets in April, at which he listened to feedback from residents and The Lynbrook village board shared his vision for the site, and on Monday unanimously voted a public hearing last month to approve a developer’s plans to where the project was mostly build a 201-unit apartment com- met with favorable reviews. plex at the site of the vacant forThe complex will be a five-stomer Mangrove Feather factory. ry building, with 55 studio apart“It’s been a very, very long ments, 111 one-bedroom units jour ney,” Mayor and 35 two-bedAlan Beach said. rooms. Additional“Fifteen years and ly, 10 percent of the four mayors.” units are to be desT h e bu i l d i n g ignated as affordhas been dormant a b l e wo rk f o r c e since 2008, and the housing, for indiGarden City-based viduals or families B r e s l i n Re a l t y at or below 130 perstarted negotiating cent of the area’s with building median income. owner Barry SingWorkforce housing er to purchase the ALAN BEACH generally includes property in Novemthose who are not ber 2017, finally Lynbrook mayor typically eligible closing a deal in for affordable housMarch, pending board approval. ing programs. The project is expected to cost Before the vote, all board $90 million to $100 million, and members spoke favorably about David Orwasher, the chief devel- the project and explained why opment officer for Breslin, said they thought it was a solid fit for he would likely seek a payment the village. Deputy Mayor in lieu of taxes, or PILOT, agree- Michael Hawxhurst said he has ment with the town or county seen many proposals for the site Industrial Development Agency over the years, but thought this to complete it. plan was best. He also said it Monday’s decision came after Orwasher hosted two separate CONTINUED ON PAGE 3
By MIKE SMOLLINS msmollins@liherald.com
Courtesy Lynbrook Public Schools
Slime time! The Marion Street Elementary School Student Council recently hosted a fundraiser to support the ALS Ride For Life Foundation and its search for a cure for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. As a reward for raising the most money, Anthony Simone’s fourth-grade class slimed Principal Theresa Macchia.
LHS honors seniors with awards School raises over $100,000 in scholarships By JULIA SWERDIN lyneditor@liherald.com
Lynbrook High School hosted its 51st annual Senior Awards Night to honor deserving individuals in the graduating class of 2021 after a difficult year brought on by the coronavirus pandemic. In all, 125 students were recognized and earned more than 60 awards, in addition to the recognition of Valedictorian Ashley
Roth and Salutatorian Kathryn Postiglione. The event was organized, as usual, by the LHS Guidance Department and Scholarship Committee, which includes guidance counselors, building administrators, teachers and benefactors. The precise dollar amount aw a r d e d i n s c h o l a r s h i p s remains to be determined, but Director of Guidance Laurie Mitchell confirmed that the collective number is well over
$100,000. “This was an extraordinary year,” Mitchell said, “so to be able to host a live event is finally bringing us back to a place of normalcy. All we wish is to celebrate this graduating class that has been through so much. Each and every one of the graduates was there to celebrate, and they truly brought their all.” Students applied for the CONTINUED ON PAGE 7
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t’s been a very, very long journey. Fifteen years and four mayors.