Week In Review: Kensington Bust; BOE Facility Use Fees

GN Mother of Murdered Child At Conn. Gun Hearings: A Great Neck mother who's daughter was murdered in St. Louis four years ago, traveled to Connecticut this past weekend to offer her voice on the issue of gun violence.

Police: Lewd Act in Kensington: A Port Washington man was charged with public lewdness on Monday for an incident that took place in Kensington, a village in Great Neck, in September 2012.

BOE to Outside Groups: Pay to Play: You've got to pay to play. That's the word from the Great Neck school board which agreed this week to begin charging some outside groups facility use fees for the first time.

Great Neck Letter Carrier to be Featured in Super Bowl Commercial:  Looking for a reason to tune in to the Super Bowl? Great Neck letter carrier Lorenzo Hudson might be your answer. The 19-year-old local mail carrier for the U.S. Postal Service regularly walks the main section of town making 439 deliveries a day on Cuttermill Road, Jayson Avenue and Tobin Avenue. Hudson will be featured Sunday during the pre-game commercials for the Super Bowl.

GN Estates Mayor Honored by Shomrim Society: Great Neck Estates Mayor David Fox was honored Sunday by the Nassau County Shomrim Society. Fox, who serves as police commissioner for the village, was presented with the Janusz Korczak Award at an annual breakfast ceremony at the Great Neck Synagogue.

Dolan Reacts to Light State Aid Projection For Schools: Great Neck Superintendent of Schools Thomas Dolan responded at a school board meeting Monday to a preliminary state aid estimate which predicts less money from Albany for district schools.

Kaiman Cites Accomplishments in State of Town Address: Nearly 200 people gathered at Harbor Links Club House in Port Washington Wednesday afternoon to hear North Hempstead Supervisor Jon Kaiman deliver his tenth State of The Town address. The presentation was hosted by the League of Women Voters of Port Washington-Manhasset.

13 Rescued Pit Bulls Arrive at N. Hempstead Shelter: In her 35 years at the Town of North Hempstead Animal Shelter in Port Washington, Director Susan Hassett has never witnessed anything as disturbing as the brutality she found in a New Cassel garage early Saturday morning. That’s when Nassau County police discovered 18 pit bulls, many of them wounded, as part of a dog-fighting ring.