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VOL. 16, ISSUE 41
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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 2014 DIX HILLS
$115K And Still Going Strong Hills East senior steps up to fight disease she battles The Paramount Spotlight Flogging Molly brings its own unique twist to The Paramount on Nov. 28.
Flogging Molly Melds Celtic With Punk Rock It’s a good sign when your band is named after the bar at which it got its start. Flogging Molly, which brings its Irish rock sound to The Paramount on Friday, Nov. 28, is named after the Los Angeles pub Molly Malone's, where it built a loyal following. What started as a regular Monday night gig has led to a career spanning almost 20 years. Founded in 1997, Flogging Molly has “always defied categorization,” the band’s
By Andrew Wroblewski awroblewski@longislandergroup.com
Like many girls her age, Alexandra Tobin goes to high school. A senior at Half Hollow Hills High School East, the 17year-old goes to classes, works for the school’s Art Honors Society, is the president of its Nutrition Club and dances at Jam Dance & Fitness in Dix Hills – activities not uncommon to typical high schoolers. So what sets Tobin apart? The teenager was diagnosed with Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy (RSD). It has plagued her with severe chronic pain since she was in the eighth grade.
But instead of giving up, rolling over and accepting her blemish, she has embraced it. Tobin has raised more than $115,000 to help those who suffer from RSD, a currently incurable disease. “She’s a great kid,” Huntington Councilwoman Susan Berland said. “She’s willing to put herself out there and say, ‘This is something I have and we need to raise money to find a cure.’ There aren’t many kids with some kind of disability that are willing to be out in front of it like that.” During the Nov. 6 Huntington Town Board meeting, Tobin received a proclamation from the board for her efforts that have (Continued on page A23)
Alexandra Tobin pictured in her senior yearbook photo.
MELVILLE
Site Plan OK’d For Ruland Rd. Housing
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By Danny Schrafel dschrafel@longislandergroup.com
Developers of the Highland Green Residences, a long-awaited affordable-housing offset for The Greens at Half Hollow to be built on Ruland Road in Melville, cleared another major hurdle last Wednesday. That night, the Huntington Planning Board awarded site plan approval to the project, which calls for 72 one-bedroom, 39 two-bedroom and six three-bedroom limited-equity co-op residences on 8 acres on the northern side of Ruland Road. A two-bedroom super-
intendent’s unit is also included. “This has been a long time coming, and there’s going to be 117 families that are going to be very, very pleased by having a chance to move into this lovely facility,” said Paul Mandelik, planning board chairman. Town spokesman A.J. Carter said Monday that developer Peter Florey has already filed for building permits and exchanged comments with town officials. “It’s already in the review and approval phase,” Carter said. Homes in Highland Green will priced at levels affordable for those earning 50 to 80 percent of the
Nassau/Suffolk County median income. For a single person, that translates to a range of $37,100 to $59,300; for a family of four, $52,950 to $84,700. Honorably discharged veterans and physically handicapped individuals will receive preferences. Many of the details related to “the long-desired affordable housing component that was associated with The Greens,” Planning Director Anthony Aloisio said, were worked out in a court settlement reached in February between the town and the Huntington NAACP. A soil remediation plan submit(Continued on page A23)
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