Syosset Woodbury Chamber celebrates 25th anniversary

Civic Assn moves ahead with plate readers

BY GEORGE HABER

The Birchwood Civic Association (BCA) is taking next steps to establish license plate readers at entrances to the East Birchwood community, now that most of the thirty-five thousand dollar goal has been reached, says BCA President Roy Chipkin.

Chipkin said the BCA now needs to select a vendor to install the devices, and must obtain permit approvals from the Town of Oyster Bay. He said other regions that have installed the devices have their own governing bodies and police forces, so don't need

Nassau County Legislators Arnold Drucker (fifth from left) and Joshua Lavazan (second from right) recently helped celebrate the Syosset-Woodbury Chamber of Commerce which is celebrating its 25th anniversary.

Nassau County Legislators Arnold W. Drucker (D – Syosset) and Joshua A. Lafazan (D – Woodbury) joined with local community leaders and their colleagues in local government at Encore Luxury Living on Thursday, Feb. 16 for the installation event of the Syosset-Woodbury Chamber of Commerce, which is marking its 25th anniversary year.

During the celebration, Legislators Drucker and Lafazan presented Nassau County Legislature Citations to incoming Syosset-Woodbury

Chamber President Russell

P. Green of RPG Wealth Management Inc.; Vice President

Kerri Winans-Kaley of Encore Luxury Living; Treasurer

Alan Goldberg of CWA Merchant Services; and Secretary

Amada Johnson of Balloons by Amanda.

Legislators Drucker and Lafazan also presented Nassau County Legislature Citations to Syosset-Woodbury Chamber board members

Charo Ezdrin of Ezdrin, Woods & Gluzberg, P.C.; Maureen Nickel of BrightStar Home-

Photo courtesy office of Legislator Arnold Drucker care; Ben Indiviglia of Douglas Elliman Commercial; Michael Gallo of Home Depot Syosset; Erica McKeon of Ackerman Law PLLC; Shayla Superior of Northwell Health’s Syosset and Plainview Hospitals; William J. Chabina, Jr. of the William J. Chabina Company, Inc.; Danielle Delgrosso of New York Community Bank, a division of Flagstar Bank, N.A.; tax accountant Gregg Jaffe; Rebecca Sheridan of Faith Lutheran Church and School; Tri-

See page 12 the same kind of approvals as the Jericho region.

At a BCA Board meeting on February 16 in the Jericho Library, Assemblyman Charles Lavine was asked to discuss ways he could help expedite the process.

License plate readers have been used in various communities around the country to help prevent theft or to apprehend burglars. The devices have had a record of mixed success, but 2nd Precinct Officers supported their installation at a meeting with the BCA in October.