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L.I. contractors group opposes all-electric bill Brian Kavanagh, and Brooklyn Assemblywoman Emily Gallagher introduced the “all-electric” A seismic shift in construc- bill with the hope of reducing tion could be on the horizon for greenhouse gas emissions and contractors throughout New air pollution on new construcYork if state lawmakers pass the tion projects. The legislation is so-called “all-electric building” intended to ensure that no city, act. town or village could issue new And that has the attention of building construction permits local plumbing and heating pro- powered only by electricity fessionals, who could beginning in 2024, be forced to work outside of rare without gas as early exceptions. Those as 2024. More than a exceptions, accordhundred of them ing to the bill, can’t crowded into the be based on financial conference room of considerations. the Holiday Inn in Kavanagh’s bill Plainview last week has been in committo share their contee since last May, cer ns with the and has been amendPlumbing, Heating, ed twice since then. and Cooling ContracLawmakers tors of Long Island. passed the Climate John Cornetta, a CHuCk WHITE Leadership and former president of PHCC National Community Protecthe Long Island orgation Act in 2019, setnization, encouraged ting a goal to limit the contractors — as well as statewide greenhouse emissions National Grid representatives, to 40 percent of 1990 levels by legislative lobbyists and politi- 2030, and 85 percent by 2050. It cians — to instead support S.7467 was authored by state Sen. Todd in the State Senate, which he Kaminsky, who represents says would prevent local and Oceanside and Rockville Centre, municipal governments from among other communities. banning natural gas. Democratic gubernatorial Manhattan State Senator Continued on page 8
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OHS alum Dylan Judd named baseball team captain at UMass ball is just starting up. The University of Massachusetts Minutemen began their season last Dylan Judd is an athlete who weekend, with Judd, a 21-yearlikes to have the whole field in old senior, as one of their new WHO'S WHO IN front of him. At Oceanside High captains, having been voted into REAL ESTATE School, Judd played catcher on the leadership role by his teamthe baseball team and safety in mates back in December. Judd football, graduating in 2018. Both positions give him a chance to played all three games behind see plays develop before he made the plate against Georgetown in UMass’s opening series last his move. Though the status of Major weekend. “I am very pleased with the League baseball this spring remains in doubt, college base- team’s selection of Dylan and
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Kevin [Dow] as captains for the 2022 season,” head coach Matt Reynolds stated in a press release. “They both exemplify the character, work ethic, and performance standards on and off the field that we would expect from our student-athletes.” Last season, Judd started all 42 games behind the plate and batted .312, with 7 home runs and 50 runs batted in, while also leading the team in slugging perContinued on page 8
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