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RVC library receives $98K in state aid announce that five of our local libraries will be receiving muchneeded funds to renovate,” CurThe Rockville Centre Public ran said. “Local libraries are Library will receive a lift from invaluable to our communities, the state, which has earmarked as centers for not only reading, more than $98,000 in aid — main- but learning and exploration as ly for the replacement of the well. Many happy memories are made in local libraries, and I library’s hydraulic elevator. The funding — which also will cannot wait to see how they put these funds to great be set aside for other use to better our equipment at the community.” library, including Renovation projmechanical, electriects, such as the one cal, plumbing and in Rockville Centre, f i re p ro t e c t i o n / which are designed alarm support systo provide accessitems — is part of bility for patrons the State Education with disabilities, are Department’s efforts a high priority, offito support 197 public cials said. Priority libraries and sys- BRIAN CURRAN is also given to projtems statewide by Assemblyman ects that will extend allocating $34 millibrary services to lion for construction residents in geographically isoand renovation projects. Assemblyman Brian Curran lated and economically disadunveiled the allocation of state vantaged and distressed commufunding that will support con- nities. “On behalf of the library struction projects at several local libraries, including Rockville board of trustees and library Centre. The capital funding, staff, I would like to thank which was provided in the 2022– Assemblyman Curran for his 23 state budget, will also be dedi- support in securing $98,469 for cated to helping libraries in the library through the New Baldwin, Malverne, Oceanside York State Public Library Construction Grant Program,” Cathand Freeport. “ I a m ve r y p l e a s e d t o Continued on page 16
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Hosing down with local heroes Junior firefighter Chris Lucchesi showing Riley Bleich how a hose is used to put out a fire during Heroes Day at the Rockville Centre Library. Story, more photos, Page 3.
Judges remands 100 diocese sex abuse claims to state courts By DANIEl oFFNER doffner@liherald.com
Despite the recent deadline issued by U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Martin Glenn, giving the Diocese of Rockville Centre until Oct. 31 to try to resolve the nearly 600 child sex abuse claims against it, two federal district court judges ordered this month that 100 of the cases be sent back to state courts. On Aug. 10, U.S. District Court Judge Gary R. Brown ordered 42 of the nearly 224 cases in the Eastern District of New York to be remanded from bankruptcy proceedings to state courts, having
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shown little progress toward a solution over the past three years. “Critics of the law have long decried unimaginable delays and costs that can arise from excessive litigative wrangling,” Brown stated in his order. “Such waits can range from the intolerable to the unconscionable.” Following Brown’s decision, U.S. District Court Judge Joan Azrack ordered on Aug. 17 that an additional 58 cases be remanded to state courts, based on Brown’s decision. That leaves 124 cases yet to be decided, while AUGUST 24, 2023
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