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News Nearby: National Grid Adds Charging at Jones Beach Theater

News from around Long Island this week.

Music fans who attend concerts this summer at the Nikon at Jones Beach Theater in Wantagh will notice a new feature from National Grid.

The electric company has unveiled its “Grid Zone” for the 2013 summer concert series at the famed Long Island amphitheater as a place where guests can seek shelter from inclement weather while providing free charging stations for mobile devices. This addition to the Nikon at Jones Beach Theater comes in the wake of the venue receiving a $20 million reconstruction after more than three million gallons of seawater were pumped out from flooding caused by Hurricane Sandy last fall.

Long Beach Crews Working Hard to Solve Flood Problems

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Since Hurricane Sandy the City of Long Beach has done “a tremendous amount of work” on the sanitary sewer and stormwater systems, and after the storm the New York State Department of Transportation helped the city blow sand out of all the storm sewer lines to get that system running again, Commissioner of Public Works Jim LaCarrubba said at Tuesday’s City Council meeting.

Adelphi Names New Athletic Director

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Adelphi University President Dr. Robert Scott has appointed Danny McCabe the next director of athletics and campus recreation at Adelphi, effective July 8. McCabe succeeds Robert Hartwell, who announced his retirement earlier this spring after serving in this role with distinction for 26 years. McCabe comes to Adelphi from Hofstra University, where he was a part of the Pride Intercollegiate Athletic program for the past eight years, most recently as executive associate athletic director.


Caterer, Jewish Center Reach Settlement
The back-and-forth battle between a local Jewish center and a catering company has come to an end, according to caterer Scott Morrell.Woodbury Jewish Center and Morrell Caterers have decided to "settle amicably" and part ways after more than 20 years of business together, they said in a joint statement.

App Brings Students to Nasdaq Floor
A group of Commack High School sophomores designed a mobile application that recently put them on the NASDAQ floor.
Team Tech-Ed entered their mobile application and accompanying website "Study Buddy" in the Junior Achievement competition in February.  The competition challenged students to invent a product that aided in education. The team's app would help students "study on the go." Team Tech-Ed advanced to the finals, held on May 31, as part of a group of 23 students.

Low Test Scores Prompt Summer Prep

Students in Kings Park High School may have the opportunity to enroll in a summer program that would help prepare students for what has been described as a challenging class; algebra.
 Assistant Superintendent for Curriculum Instruction and Personnel Ralph Cartisano, presented the board of education with a program that would allow students to take summer sessions prior to beginning their course work in the fall at the Tuesday meeting.


Great Neck Mayor Survives Surprise Challenger
"I'm honored by the support of the community and I'm really very disappointed that our opponents ran a secret write-in candidate which deprived the community of an opportunity to focus on the issues," said Kreitzman following the election that was called at about 1:30 a.m. on Wednesday.
In a surprisingly close race that wasn't officially called until early Wednesday morning, Village of Great Neck Mayor Ralph Kreitzman was reelected to his fourth term after withstanding a last-hour write-in challenge by candidate Pedram Bral.
Elected to a two-year term, Kreitzman received 325 votes to Bral's 232.


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