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Fond Farewells For Administrators Sewanhaka Central High School District’s Board of Education presented Distinguished Service Resolutions to outgoing trustees Joseph Armocida and Joan Romagnoli during its June 28 meeting at Sewanhaka High School. Armocida and Romagnoli each served on the district’s board for 10 years, in addition to serving on their component elementary school’s boards for 15 years and 12 years, respectively. Board of Education President David Fowler thanked the pair for their service, saying it was a pleasure to serve with them. He also acknowledged the board’s ability to work as a team to the benefit of all of the district’s students.
see FAREWELLS on page 6
Joan Romagnoli (third, right) and Joseph Armocida (second, right) are pictured with, from left: David Del Santo, David Fowler and Laura Ferone and Patrick Emeagwali
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Village of Stewart Manor Mayor Gerard Tangredi
Dissention is clearly brewing in the Village of Stewart Manor as Mayor Gerard S. Tangredi publicly clashed with his trustees at their July 5 board meeting over his decision to appoint a new employee to an administrative position that has been essentially vacant for the past two months. Tangredi, citing his right as mayor
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under state law, appointed a new deputy village clerk-treasurer to fill a post vacated two months prior; the job has been partially filled for the past two months by a part-time employee and Tangredi’s decree promoted that employee to a fulltime position for a term of one year, which includes benefits. “As per New York State Law, it is the mayor’s responsibility to fill this position, and it’s to be filled without the board voting on the issue,” he said. “The village clerk’s office is in desperate need, and it’s
my responsibility to ensure that the office runs and that this village operates properly…the position has been open since April and it needs to be filled. So, this appointment is effective immediately, as of the morning of tomorrow, July 6.” However, Tangredi’s move apparently blindsided his trustees, who had met the Thursday before—a meeting that the Mayor had stated at a previous board
Mayor, trustees publicly clash over new village appointment
see BATTLE ROYALE on page 6