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Vol. 32 No. 21
MAY 20 - 26, 2021
School election results Valley Stream District 30 Budget total: $39,606,811 Passed by a vote of 282 to 153. It is 3.54 percent larger than the current spending plan. Incumbent Board of Education Trustee Kenneth Cummings was re-elected with 233 votes. He ran against challengers Abigail Devi Arjune, who received 56 votes, and Shehla Islam, who garnered 145 votes.
Kenneth Cummings
Valley Stream District 13
Jessica M. Semins/Herald
StAtE SEN. JohN Brooks, fourth from left, Assemblywoman Michaelle Solages, third from right, and Marc Herbst, second from right, executive director of the Long Island Contractors’ Association, stood last week on the Southern State Parkway, just outside Valley Stream, with local union members to remember those who have died in crashes on the parkway.
‘Blood Alley’ solutions sought Bill would improve infrastructure, technology By JESSICA M. SEMINS jsemins@liherald.com
With a 10-mile stretch of road referred to as “Blood Alley,” between Exit 17 in Malver ne and Exit 32 in Farmingdale, the Southern State Parkway is known as one of the most dangerous thoroughfares in Nassau County. Recently, though, state legislators proposed a bill aimed at increasing safety measures and helping reduce crashes, and deaths, on the ro a d t h at m a ny Va l l e y Streamers know all too well. The legislation, dubbed the
S.O.S. Safety on the Southern State bill, was introduced by State Sen. John Brooks, a Democrat from Seaford, and Assemblywoman Michaelle Solages, a Democrat from Elmont. The legislation seeks to designate a portion of the parkway as a “highway safety corridor.” The lawmakers are looking to add signage, increase law enforcement presence and double traffic violation fines to curtail unsafe driving. The lawmakers are also exploring the possibility of introducing new technologies that could be used along the
most dangerous parts of the road, which runs from the Cross Island interchange, on the Queens-Nassau border, to the Sagtikos State Parkway, in Suffolk County. They are looking to collaborate with the Department of Transportation and law enforcement to make the infrastructure changes and identify the specific types of technology that can be used to reduce accidents. Although the DOT conducted a study on the parkway’s safety issues, the entire results have not yet been shared with the legislators. Continued on page 5
Budget total: $55,526,830 Passed by a vote of 605 to 576. It is 2.03 percent larger than the current spending plan. Incumbent Jennifer Oliveri was re-elected with 625 votes. She ran against challenger Qubilah Mackey-Matos, who received 338 votes. Challenger Anthony Bonelli was elected with 465 votes. He ran against incumbent William P. Stris, who garnered 455 votes, and William Blair, who received 205 votes.
Jennifer oliveri
Valley Stream District 24
Anthony Bonelli
Budget total: $31,787,655 Passed by a vote of 388 to 180. It is 2.70 percent larger than the current spending plan. Incumbent Donna LaRocco was re-elected with 433 votes. She ran against challenger Osbourne Traill, who received 130 votes. Incumbent Markus Wilson was re-elected with 321 votes. He ran against challenger Meaghan Fleming, who gartnered 214 votes.
Donna laRocco
Valley Stream Central high School District Budget total: $129,566,399 Passed by a vote of 1,379 to 770. Markus Wilson