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DECEMBER 10 - 16, 2020
Vol. 27 No. 50
LIRR riders bemoan rate hike proposal LIRR trips between Long Island and New York City. A vote on the increases is expected in January Many local residents and or February, and if they were to elected leaders say they are pass, they would likely take effect angry that transit in March. officials are mullEast Rockaway ing a Long Island resident Jonathan R a i l Ro a d f a re Meneses called the increase amid the hike a “slap in the coronavirus panface” to anyone demic. who has been ridThe Metropoliing the system for tan Transportation years, and to those Authority is proimpacted by the posing an increase financial crisis in monthly ticket caused by the panprices by up to 4.3 demic. percent; weekly “I think that the tickets, by as much MTA and LIRR as 5.9 percent; and AlAN BEACH should get their other types of tickown house in order ets, by up to 11.2 Lynbrook mayor before they fleece percent. The MTA the everyday comis also considering muter,” Meneses several other options, including said. “. . . The way people worked instituting a “flat fare” for all Continued on page 5
By MikE SMolliNS msmollins@liherald.com
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Courtesy Flinch & Bruns Funeral Home
ClARENCE WilliAM GAyloR Jr., who died on Nov. 28, at age 79, owned the Lyn Gift Shop, on Atlantic Avenue, for more than three decades and was active in the Lynbrook community. He was the father of County Legislator C. William Gaylor III.
Farewell to ‘Mr. Hallmark’
Lynbrook’s C. William Gaylor Jr. dies at 79 By MikE SMolliNS msmollins@liherald.com
Clarence William Gaylor Jr. could often be found sitting in an office chair at the Lyn Gift Shop on Atlantic Avenue, dressed in a sport coat and tie. Beside him was another chair, often occupied by a customer, family member or friend who had stopped to chat with the longtime storeowner. “He was always a familiar, smiling face in Lynbrook,” recalled his son, County Leg-
islator C. William Gaylor III. “A lot of people over the years would come in, and he’d hold court. They’d talk about what was important and life in general.” The elder Gaylor died on Nov. 28, at age 79, of complications of a heart attack. He left his mark on the village through his business and volunteerism in many local civic groups. The owner and operator of the gift shop for nearly 35 years, he was affectionately known as “Mr. Hallmark.”
Gaylor served the village in many roles, including as president of the Lynbrook Chamber of Commerce, an Elks Lodge No. 1 officer, a Lynbrook Fire Department Hose Company associate member and president of the Lynbrook Gardens cooperative apartments. He also served on many village committees, including the Beautification and Community Chest committees, volunteered at Our Lady of Peace Continued on page 9
e believe the full MTA board must rethink the impact their proposal will have on our residents
Our COvid-19 traCker With the Covid-19 test positivity rate rising across the country, the Herald is adding a weekly coronavirus tracker to the upper-left corner of our front page to help you gauge what’s happening in your area from week to week. the number is an aggregate of the communities that this newspaper covers. data is obtained from the nassau County Covid-19 dashboard, which provides the total number of cases reported in an area since the start of the pandemic, and is updated regularly.