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Friday, April 23, 2021
Vol. 96, No. 17
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Glickman vs. Berkowitz in ed board race Toch to run unopposed for seat held by longtime Trustee Don Ashkenase BY R OB E RT PE L A E Z A pair of challengers along with a familiar face are running in the Great Neck Board of Education election on May 11. Michael Glickman, a philanthropic adviser, social entrepreneur and advocate for change, is running for a seat against longtime board member Barbara Berkowitz, the president. Separately, Grant Toch, a financial analyst and tax lawyer, is running unopposed for a vacant seat on the board. Glickman has spent the past 16 years living in Great Neck with his wife, Sumi, a former finance executive, and three children. Two of his children attend North Middle School and one attends Saddle Rock Elementary School. Glickman is the founder and CEO of jMUSE, a venture in arts and culture philanthropy that joins institutions, experts and philanthropists to create innovative con-
tent throughout the United States and Europe. He has also served as president and CEO of the state’s Holocaust museum and has served as president of the board of directors for the Gold Coast Arts Center and its film festival. In letters to Blank Slate Media in the past few months, Glickman criticized how the school district provided resources to students and teachers to learn throughout the coronavirus pandemic. Glickman said he wanted to see the board have more conversations with the community regarding decisions. “When elected, I will continue to ask tough questions and work tirelessly to ensure that critical decisions are made in public view, with input from the community and clarity about where I stand on the issues,” Glickman said in an interview. Glickman specifically called out the district’s lack of new techContinued on Page 38
PHOTO COURTESY OF ROBERT S. BERNSTEIN
Lucas Bernstein, grandson of former Lake Success Mayor Robert S. Bernstein, won the PGA’s Drive, Chip, and Putt contest for his age group on April 4. See story on page 4.
Men arrested in G.N. for attempted grand larceny BY R OB E RT PELAEZ Four New Jersey men were arrested in Russell Gardens on Monday for attempting to scam a 75-year-old man out of more than $15,000, according to the
Nassau County Police Department. Detectives said an unknown male contacted a 75-year-old man in Russell Gardens, whose name was not disclosed by the police, pretending to be his son. The male claimed he had been arrested
after being involved in a car accident that left someone injured in Reddington, Pennsylvania, officials said. The impersonator gave the Russell Gardens man an arrest number and told him someone from the public defender’s ofContinued on Page 55
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