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Herricks eyes new start time Class time cut seen with 8 a.m. plan BY N O A H M A N S K A R Starting classes at Herricks High School half an hour later may seem like a straightforward idea, but school district officials say it poses several logistical and educational concerns. “It’s not a quick fix,” Herricks school board Vice President PHOTO COURTESY OF HERRICkS PUBLIC SCHOOLS Christine Turner said. A committee tasked last year with developing a potential new schedule proposed starting HerHerricks Middle School sixth-grader and former Searingtown student keneil Soni (second from right) was the youngest hornist ricks classes at 8 a.m., cutting to participate in the Carnegie Hall, Berlin Philharmonic Master Class that featured members of the National Youth Orchestra of each class period by two minutes the USA. He and other French horn players got to play some “hunting calls” on the roof of the famed Manhattan concert hall. and the time between classes See story on page 56. by one minute to end the day at 2:45 p.m., five minutes later than the current end time. Herricks High’s 7:30 a.m. start time is the second-earliest among 13 high-performing districts, the committee found, and the average starting bell rings at 7:57 a.m. “(The) key of this was to make sure it had a minimal ed Wednesday to let a Citibank trians who try to cross the busy nelly’s neighbor, said car acciBY c AT H E R i N E impact in the overall day-todents happen near the site “albranch move into the bottom streets. T E E VA N day events of the high school,” “Many of us are unhappy most weekly.” floor of Lalezarian Developers’ said Herricks principal Samuel A car hit another resident, Despite opposition from apartment building at 250 Old because of the congestion,” said Patricia Donnelly, a resident of Margaret Massie, while she was Continued on Page 61 neighbors, Mineola trustees vot- Country Road Critics of the change the Cherry Valley co-op apart- walking to Mineola’s train sta– most of whom live near ments on 15th Street. “It is a tion, Massie said. Joan Power, another Cherry Mineola’s border with Gar- danger. How are we ever going den City – said adding the to manage it without a catastro- Valley resident, said she thinks the building would not have bank would increase traffic phe?” Maureen Grodotzke, Donjams and risks for pedesContinued on Page 61
Climbing Carnegie Hall
Bank branch OK’d for apt. building
Trustees grant approval despite residents’ concerns over traffic
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