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Friday, June 16, 2023
Vol. 98, No. 24
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G.N. SOUTH GIRLS WIN BADMINTON TITLE
FILM FESTIVAL AT STONY BROOK
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Prendergast dies suddenly at age 60
COUNTY COMPETITION
Asst. Superintendent Stephen Lando appointed as interim replacement BY C A M E RY N O A K ES
Her death was announced by the school district Sunday. Her cause of The Great Neck Board of Education death has not been disclosed. appointed Stephen C. Lando as interim superintendent of the Great Neck Public Schools Monday night in response r. Prendergast to the sudden death of Superintendent always led with grace Teresa Prendergast. Prendergast, 60, had been the disand dignity, attention trict’s superintendent for the past eight to detail and a caring years. She was planning to retire from her position on July 21 to become attitude.” principal of Sacred Heart Academy in THE GREAT NECK BOARD Hempstead starting in August. OF EDUCATION Prendergast’s funeral will be held at 9:45 a.m. on Saturday at Our Lady The district said Prendergast was of Lourdes Roman Catholic Church at dedicated to the district and always put 65 Wright Ave. in Malverne. Visitations will be held at Flinch & students and staff first, remembering Bruns Funeral Home at 34 Hempstead her commitment. “Dr. Prendergast always led with Ave. in Lynbrook on Thursday from 2-4 p.m. and 6-9 p.m., as well as on Friday grace and dignity, attention to detail and a caring attitude,” the district said from 2-4 p.m. and 6-9 p.m. Lando is the assistant superinten- in a its letter. “These attributes not dent of secondary education for the only made her an outstanding superGreat Neck Public Schools. He will intendent but were the qualities that serve in his new position until the endeared Dr. Prendergast to those who Board of Education appoints a perma- knew her well. She guided our staff, students and greater school community nent superintendent. The school district had been con- through several challenges, including ducting a nationwide search for Pren- the COVID-19 pandemic, with padergast’s successor since her retirement tience, understanding and a commitwas approved in January. Continued on Page 36
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PHOTO COURTESY OF THE GREAT NECK PUBLIC SCHOOLS
Track & Field athletes from the Great Neck Public Schools competed at the 2023 Nassau County Championships.
Four Great Neck village elections, no challengers BY C A M E RY N O A K ES
all seats uncontested as the incumbents seek another term. Village of Great Neck Mayor PeFour villages in Great Neck – Great Neck, Kings Point, Russell dram Bral, Trustees Anne MendelGardens and Lake Success – will be son and Steven Hope are all running holding elections on June 20, with for re-election.
After defeating former Mayor Ralph Kreitzman in 2015, Bral faced challengers in his 2017 and 2019 re-election campaigns. He most recently won an uncontested election Continued on Page 37
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