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Troubles with new school bus program Kristine Janusas, a resident of the nearby Village of Sea Cliff, found herself embroiled A new school bus camera in the complexities of contestsystem implemented in Glen ing a ticket she received for Cove, designed to enhance safe- allegedly failing to stop at a ty by capturing vehicles illegal- school bus stop sign. Despite ly passing buses, has come her efforts to contest the fine, under fire due to administra- Janusas encountered hurdles, tive and procedural issues, leav- including restrictions on who could request a ing some residents court date and a confused and fruslack of clarity on trated. the jurisdiction Glen Cove responsible for hanrecently partnered with BusPatrol, a dling the tickets. Vi r g i n i a - b a s e d Janusas said the school bus safety biggest issue was company, to equip the lack of clarity buses with cameras as to who would be aimed at capturing a d j u d i c at i n g t h e violations. Howevcontested fine. She er, concerns persist KRISTINE JANUSAS claimed that after regarding the clari- Resident, Sea Cliff reaching out to the ty of the contractude puty mayor of al terms and reveGlen Cove’s office nue distribution between the as well as her county legislator, city and the company. Delia DeRiggi-Whitton, both The system, aimed at deter- said it was still up in the air as ring drivers from illegally pass- to whether the county or the ing stopped school buses, has city would be hearing cases caused concern over its imple- regarding the school bus cammentation and handling of vio- era violations. lations. T he issues raised Neither the deputy mayor regard the process of contest- nor the Glen Cove Police ing tickets, jurisdictional ambi- D e p a r t m e n t re s p o n d e d t o guities and a lack of transpar- requests for comment by press ency in the adjudication process. CONTINUED ON PAGE 7
By WILL SHEELINE
wsheeline@liherald.com
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here is no court, that’s the whole joke of this entire system.
Courtesy Northwell Health
At 86-years old, Bruce Jaslow has not stopped playing his favorite sport, baseball.
You’re never too old for baseball Bruce Jaslow shows a lasting love of the game By WILL SHEELINE wsheeline@liherald.com
At 86-years-old, Bruce Jaslow stands as a testament to the enduring love and passion for the game of baseball. Despite his age, the Old Brookville resident continues to lace up his cleats, take the field, and play the game he fell in love with as a child growing up in Queens. Jaslow’s journey into baseball began at the age of 12, where he found his passion for the sport in the concrete jungle of Queens. Limited green spaces pushed him to the local schoolyard, where he honed his skills in softball and stickball. However, it wasn’t until his family moved to Bayside months later that Jaslow had the opportunity to join
a Little League team and play hardball. “I grew up in Queens, and there wasn’t much space there to play baseball because everything was concrete and asphalt,” Jaslow said. Under the guidance of Tony DePhillips, an ex-Major Leaguer who ran a local sports store, Jaslow found his footing in the Tony DePhillips League, a baseball league for kids aged 12 to 14. From there, his love for the game flourished, and he excelled as a lefthanded pitcher. Despite his diminutive stature in high school, standing at 4 feet 7 inches tall and weighing only 78 pounds, Jaslow’s confidence in his pitching abilities never wavered. By his junior year, he had gotten CONTINUED ON PAGE 4