Election Results

The following are the unofficial results of the May 15 school budget and school board trustee votes:

Herricks Budget Vote:  

Yes: 1,661
No: 949

School Board Trustees: (Uncontested)

Brian Hassan: 1,473
Nancy Feinstein: 1,616

EcoFest 2012 Held In Clark Botanic Garden Park

Weather held for EcoFest held by Town of North Hempstead

In the beautiful setting of Clark Botanic Garden, under the green thumb of John Darcy, the Town of North Hempstead held its EcoFest 2012.

In various areas of the garden there was really something for everyone. There was a large craft tent, which was a huge draw for all the children because they were giving away plastic snakes to draw on. All afternoon children walked by holding their colorful plastic snakes.

New Hyde Park/Garden City Park Presents Final Budget

Board presents math and science student awards

At the outset of the last New Hyde Park/Garden City Park School Board meeting, the board took time out to recognize math and science students.

The following Math Enrichment students presented their projects:

Grade 4-Gabriel Wong, of the Manor Oaks School.

Grade 5-Nicole Joseph, of the New Hyde Park Road School.

Grade 6-Danielle Schwartz, of Hillside Grade School.

Annie Opens To Enthusiastic Standing Ovation

Annie to run for two more weeks on Herricks stage

It is really hard to dispute the fact that John Hayes is the best director of community theater on Long Island. For the past 40 years he has been a director and for the past 37 years for the Herricks Commuity Players.

This production of Annie reflects the multi-talent of Hayes, as he is able to navigate this entire cast on and off the stage to their assigned positions as if they were one. He is a true genius and that is exactly why every one of his shows is an undisputed hit.

David DelSanto To Seek Re-election To New Hyde Park Board

Incumbent to run unopposed for school board position

(The following was submitted to the Illustrated News by school board candidate David DelSanto)

On May 15 David DelSanto will seek re-election to a third term as a trustee for the New Hyde Park/Garden City Park Board of Education.

In addition to the seat he now holds he is also one of the two New Hyde Park/Garden City Park representatives on the Sewanhaka Central High School Board of Education.

Helen Lewandowski To Run For New Hyde Park School Board

Will vie for seat occupied by Frank Miranda

(The following was submitted to the Illustrated News by school board candidate Helen Lewandowski)

Helen Lewandowski, known to her friends and community neighbors as Lynn, is running for a seat on the New Hyde Park/Garden City Park Board of Education.

She strongly believes that everyone in the community must step up, get involved with their ideas, energy and expectation and is committed to helping the children become lifelong learners fostering their academic, social and emotional skills to become contributory members in a diverse society.

SPECIAL REPORT: THE FIRST OF A THREE-PART SERIES: Just One Pill

Forget dealers—new generation of addicts goes straight for the medicine cabinets

The 10th-grader selected her favorite color. It was a very simple task that she and most young people have probably done countless times before. However, this time, the stakes were never higher. She was not choosing a color for a blouse, a cell phone case or curtains for her bedroom. Instead, she was selecting a pill from a menagerie of narcotics that her peers had brought to a “pharm party” – an alarming and frightening phenomenon that’s been making a comeback among teenagers throughout Long Island.

Don’t Expect Airplane Noise To Quiet Anytime Soon

Weather, wind, availability determines routes

After a long, grueling night of reports given by experts on local airport flights, Dave Siewert and Robert Grotell, the residents of the areas affected by extreme airplane and helicopter noise were not very encouraged.

The members of the Town Village Aircraft Safety and Noise Abatement Committee (TVASNAC), at a previous meeting, asked Siewert, who is in charge of John F. Kennedy (JFK) airport tower operations, to collect information on runway operations and selections for a 30-day period.

Frank Miranda Seeks Re-Election To School Board

States two percent tax cap is most important issue

New Hyde Park/Garden City Park School Board Trustee Frank Miranda has announced that he is running for re-election in the May 15 school board election.

Miranda has lived in the school district for 20 years and has held a position as school board trustee from 2004 to 2007 and from 2011 to 2012.

Kevin Dunn To Run For Herricks School Board

Retired New York City firefighter to run for office

Kevin Dunn, a 50-year Williston Park resident and graduate of Herricks High School, has announced that he is running for the office of Herricks School Board trustee.

Dunn, a retired New York City Fire Department lieutenant and graduate of Nassau Community College also served on the Williston Park Village Board as trustee from 2006 -2010.