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Vol. 31 No. 25
JUNE 18 - 24, 2020
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School election results District 24 Budget vote: Passed with 724 votes, or 65 percent of the total. Trustee election: Melissa Herrera won with 313 votes, or nearly 34 percent of the total.
District 24 Melissa Herrera
District 30 Budget vote: Passed with 445 votes, or 62 percent of the total.
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AFtER A DiFFiCUlt three months of shutdown, Mitzs Walcott, left, owner of Mitzs Trend Inc., on Rockaway Avenue, reopened on June 10. Business has been good so far, she said.
Signs of life on Rockaway Ave. Phase 2 reopening of businesses under way By PEtER BElFioRE pbelfiore@Liherald.com
Business had just started to steady in March for Mitzs Walcott, owner of Mitzs Trend Inc., after a rough couple of months. But like all businesses across the state, any momentum her Rockaway Avenue salon had achieved abruptly ground to a halt when New York ordered salons, spas and barbershops closed in order to slow the spread of the coro-
navirus. At the time, in light of the dangers posed by the virus, Walcott met the setback with resignation. “What are we going to do?” she said. “Our life is more valuable than anything. It’s more valuable than money.” Almost three months later, Walcott was back on June 10, when Long Island began Phase 2 of reopening, and she hoped business would pick up quickly. If the first few days were any indication, she said,
that might very well be the case. She described a rush of clients on the Wednesday of reopening, and while rain on June 11 kept some customers away, she said she was fully booked last Friday and Saturday. “They couldn’t wait for this,” Walcott said, adding that after months stuck at home, her clients “can get their hair done. They can feel ConTinued on page 7
Trustee election: Icumbent Trustees James Lavery and C. Sandra Okafor ran unopposed for their seats, and were re-elected. District 13 As of the Herald’s press time on Wednesday, District 13 had yet to release the results of its trustee and budget votes. For complete results, check LIHerald.com/valleystream Central High School District Budget vote: TBA