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Friday, January 30, 2015
Vol. 3, No. 5
VALENTINE’S DAY FD TRUSTEE TO RUN CUOMO STATE OF STATE GIFT & DINING GUIDE FOR E. HILLS SEAT GIVEN HIGH GRADES PAGES 29-44
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It could have been worse Town, county, villages mobilize, get break in battling area’s first major snowfall BY B I LL SAN ANTONIO
North Hempstead Town Supervisor Judi Bosworth (seated head of table) and her administration prepare for Winter Storm Juno, which dropped 10-15 inches of snowfall across the North Shore.
Heavy snow walloped the northeast for much of Monday and parts of Tuesday as part of Winter Storm Juno, leaving an accumulation of 10-15 inches of snow throughout the North Shore, according to the National Weather Service. The storm, for which Gov. Andrew Cuomo declared a state of emergency after forecasts called for up to three feet of snow in some areas, caused school closures and rescheduled Regents exams, canceled government meetings and closed offices and businesses throughout the region. Cuomo instituted a travel ban after 11 p.m. Monday, closing the Long Island Railroad and New York City subway system and urging people to stay inside throughout the duration of the storm. “This is not a storm to take lightly and we’re taking what we believe are prudent measures,” Cuomo said
Monday. The state deployed 550 snow removal vehicles and had about 50,000 pounds of salt on hand to clear snow from roadways, Cuomo said, and several National Guardsmen were readied to assist in plowing efforts. In the Town of North Hempstead, 70 snow removal vehicles were used to clear roads, and its 311 call service center was opened during overnight hours in case of emergency. “The town’s highway department has begun pretreating roads today and will continue to work and plow through the night,” North Hempstead Town Supervisor Judi Bosworth said Monday. “We are asking residents to park in their driveways to enable our crews to clear roadways. If there are any areas that are impassable, we encourage residents to call 311 to report them.” The town opened three warming centers, at Tully Park in New Hyde Park, the Yes We Can Community Center in Westbury and the Port Continued on Page 60
Intel finalist Sun prepares for D.C. trip BY B I LL SAN ANTONIO
ington D.C. in March to compete Instead, she will be judged as a finalist in the 2015 Intel Sci- on her ability to solve scientific ence Talent Search, she won’t be problems posed by judges of When Roslyn High School asked to recite the findings of the varying academic disciplines. “I think it’s definitely going senior Tiffany Sun jets to Wash- research that got her there. to be challenging, but I’m going to try my best to prepare for it,” Sun said. How? “I guess I’ll just look at past questions they might
have asked,” she said. “I have a passion for social science, and the questions they might ask would be in biology and chemistry and other subjects, so I’ll try to brush up on these topics and review a little bit.” Sun last week was named one of 40 finalists from across the country in the annual competition, which awards more
than $1.6 million in research awards. The annual contest began more than 70 years ago. Past winners include eight Nobel Laureates, five National Medals of Science winners, two Fields medalists and 12 MacArthur Foundation fellows. Sun was one of four Roslyn Continued on Page 60
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