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Friday, September 18, 2020
Vol. 95, No. 38
GUIDE TO LIVING 50+
G.N. PARENTS REPORT ANTI-ASIAN INCIDENTS
‘BAD EDUCATION’ GETS 2 EMMY NOMINATIONS
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Rosen defeats Katz for G.N. Plaza mayor United Residents Party line sweeps Revive G.N. Plaza Party in election BY R OB E RT PE L A E Z After serving the Village of Great Neck Plaza as a trustee for more than 30 years, Ted Rosen was elected as mayor on Tuesday, defeating challenger and write-in candidate Leonard Katz. Rosen, who ran on the United Residents Party line, received 312 votes while Katz, who ran on the Revive Great Neck Plaza Party line, received 258, according to the village. “I am gratified by results of the election and by the vote of confidence from Great Neck Plaza voters,” Rosen said. “I believe the voters of Great Neck Plaza understood that this is a time for experience and leadership. We are in a very unusual and difficult time and we are facing many challenges. Now more than ever, it is important to have experience.” Rosen said he looks forward to
being “mayor for everyone,” recognizing that not all of the people in the Plaza cast their votes for him. “The entire Great Neck area and Plaza is a beautiful place to live, work and shop,” Rosen said. “We have a lot of things to celebrate here.” Efforts to reach Katz for comment were unavailing. Rosen will succeed longtime Plaza Mayor Jean Celender, who did not seek re-election. Celender began serving on the Board of Trustees in 1984 and was elected mayor in 2000. Two other members of the United Residents Party, Trustee Pam Marksheid and Michael Deluccia, were also elected to the board, defeating Katz’s running mates Marnie Ives and Robert Farajollah. Marksheid received 310 votes, and Deluccia received 306 votes, Continued on Page 42
PHOTO BY ROBERT PELAEZ
Great Neck’s Squire Cinemas has permanently closed its doors to the public.
Squire Cinemas closes doors after 85 years BY R OB E RT PELAEZ
reads “CLOSED” with “1935 2020” directly below, indicating how long the theater was After 85 years of serving in operation. “We are closing due to the Great Neck, Squire Cinemas on Middle Neck Road has perma- pandemic. With no revenue for nently closed due to the coro- 6 months, and our rent and utilities piling up, there is no navirus pandemic. The theater’s marquee now way to continue,” the Squire
wrote, according to a Patch. com article. Efforts to reach a representative from Squire Cinemas or MovieWorld, the theater’s ownership group, for comment were unavailing. While the coronavirus panContinued on Page 43
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