Seaford
HERALD Citizen
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VOL. 68 NO. 25
JUNE 18 - 24, 2020
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School election results
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A vigil for equality Some of the three dozen people who gathered in Takapausha Preserve to listen to Derek Maranzano and to contemplate inequality in U.S. society. Story, more photos, Page 3.
Phase 2 off to smooth start
But social distancing limits revenue for some By TIMOTHY DENTON tdenton@liherald.com
More Seaford and Wantagh businesses opened last week as Phase 2 of the state’s reopening took effect, and, as with Phase 1, the results were mixed. Businesses qualified to reopen under Phase 2 included barbershops, financial advisers, insurance and real estate brokers, storefront retail establishments and outdoor dining. Houses of worship, which were allowed to open under Phase 1, saw the
number of permissible attendees increase to 25 percent of capacity — up from a total of 10 clergy and worshippers under Phase 1. Some businesses, like financial planners and real estate brokers, were able to operate under earlier guidelines even while their offices remained closed. “We were allowed to show empty houses,” said Laura Dupkin Memisha of the Realty Advisors in Wantagh, which mainly represents clients in Seaford, Wantagh and Levittown. She added that since brokers
do much of their work in the field, rules on social distancing are less of a burden. Tony Smith, of Wantagh’s SAS Realty, said that in addition to showing empty houses, his brokers did much of their work online, through virtual house tours. “It’s a great way to do business,” Smith said, “and I wouldn’t be surprised if a lot of us in this business start doing more of it, even after the crisis is over.” “I’m closing on a property this CONTINUED ON PAGE 24
By a margin of nearly two to one, Seaford voters decisively approved the 2020-21 $73 million schools budget, while at the same time re-electing Natalie Pedisich and Stacie Stark Board of Education trutees. With 100 percent of the votes tallied, the budget received 2,386 votes in favor, versus 1,211 vote against. It was a strong show of support for both the board and the district’s administration amid what has been — and promises to continue to be — an extremely challenging environment. In the Board of Education vote, Trustees Pedisich and Stark were returned with comfortable margins of victory. With 2,162 votes, Stark was the big winner in the contest, in which voters chose two of the three candidates, followed by Pedisich, with 1,860.
Stacie Stark
Natalie Pedisich
Seaford 2020-21 $73M budget Yes: 2,386 votes No: 1,211 votes Board of Education trustees Stacie Stark (incumbent): 2,162 Natalie Pedisich (incumbent): 1,860 Robert Zafonte Jr.: 1,423 Robert Zafonte