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Friday, September 11, 2020
Vol. 95, No. 37
BEST OF THE NORTH 29 G.N. STUDENTS STATE LAUNCHES PORTAL SHORE WINNERS MAKE MERIT LIST FOR ABSENTEE BALLOTS PAGES 27-70
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2 visions for G.N. Plaza
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Sound the Shofar
Rosen, Katz clash at virtual debate BY R OB E RT PE L A E Z Great Neck Plaza mayoral candidates Ted Rosen and Leonard Katz discussed pressing issues facing the village, including the state of downtown businesses, parking, and the safety and well-being of residents, during Blank Slate Media’s virtual event last Thursday night. Rosen, a practicing lawyer, was first appointed to the Board of Trustees in 1985 and currently serves as the village’s deputy mayor. Rosen is running on the United Residents Party line with Trustee Pamela Marksheid and Zoning Board of Appeals Chairman Michael Deluccia. Katz, a Great Neck resident since 1971, is running for mayor on a write-in campaign along with residents Marnie Ives and Robert Farajollah for trustee positions under the Revive Great Neck Plaza Party banner. Longtime Plaza Mayor Jean Celender is not seeking re-election. Continued on Page 82
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Rabbi Tara Feldman and Cantor Adam Davis of Temple Beth-El were joined by state Sen. Anna Kaplan at North Shore University Hospital to sound the shofar and offer prayers to health care workers.
Great Neck villages to vote on Tuesday Elections throughout peninsula headlined by Rosen vs. Katz in G.N. Plaza BY R OB E RT PELAEZ
two trustees in Great Neck Plaza headlines the village elections on the peninsula on Tuesday. The voting was postponed The election of a mayor and from March 18 due to the coronavirus pandemic. Village of Great Neck Plaza Mayor Jean Celender will not run for re-election. Celender began serving on the Board of Trustees in
1984 and was elected mayor in 2000. Efforts to reach Celender for comment on not running for re-election were unavailing. The race to fill her position as mayor of Great Neck Plaza features both a new and familiar face. Village Deputy Mayor Ted Rosen is running for mayor, and Trustee Pam Marksheid and Zon-
ing Board of Appeals Chairman Michael Deluccia are running for trustee on the United Residents Party line. Rosen has served on the board since 1985, while Marksheid was elected in 2008. Great Neck resident Leonard Katz is running for mayor on a write-in campaign along with Continued on Page 83
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