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Nearby: Commissioner King Visits Mineola

News from around the region.

Mineola High School overflowed with hundreds of teachers, administrators, parents, and board members Wednesday to voice their concerns to New York State Education Department Commissioner John King over the state's actions in education.Read on. 

Spinello Victory Sealed with 74 Votes

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Reggie Spinello, an Independence Party member, has sealed his victory for the Glen Cove mayorship against incumbent Democrat Ralph Suozzi by 74 votes, according to the Nassau County Board of Elections.  Read on. 

Airport Advocacy Group Advises FAA Not to Study Airplane Noise Impact

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A nonprofit organization that addresses challenges at the metropolitan area’s airports has written a letter to the Federal Aviation Administration, asking the agency not to approve a study for a LaGuardia Airport flight pattern that has been driving northeast Queens residents crazy for the past year-and-a-half.

Global Gateway Alliance, a 501-c-4 advocacy organization that aims to improve the region’s airports, has penned a letter to FAA administrator Michael Huerta that outlines the group’s opposition to an environmental impact study for the controversial “Tennis Climb.” The climb is a flight procedure named after its proximity to Flushing Meadows Corona Park’s stadium that sends low-flying planes over northeast Queens.

Since early summer 2012, residents of Bayside and Douglaston have been complaining of constant airplane noise over the community resulting from the climb. Read on. 


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