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Curran, Martins headline contest
BY B L A N K S L AT E M E D I A S TA F F Nassau County has more registered Democrats than Republicans, but that has not stopped the GOP from dominating politics at the county and town level. Still, a number of Democratic challengers are hopeful that they can make gains amid frustrations with corrupt oďŹƒcials and President Donald Trump. The biggest race in the elections on Tuesday has no incumbent. County Executive Edward Mangano decided not to run for re-election after he was indicted on bribery charges, so either Republican Jack Martins or Democrat Laura Curran will run the county. For most of the campaign, the Continued on Page 75
PHOTO BY JANELLE CLAUSEN
Jessica Vega, the public relations coordinator for the Great Neck Public Schools, speaks with the new student delegates. This was her last public meeting as a school representative. See story on page 3.
Parents hungry to fix school lunches Concerns raised about small portions, taste; schools say tied by regulations BY JA N E LL E CL AUSEN Small portions, bland meals and hungry children were among some of the concerns a dozen parents expressed to the Great Neck Public Schools’
director for food and nutrition services last Wednesday night, following a wave of concerns on social media. The event, sponsored by the UPTC Health Education Committee, sought to bring together Patricia Daley-Jimenez, the schools’ director of food and nutrition services, with parents to discuss what their children eat in school and the regulations the district must abide by.
Jenia Yashaya and Claudine Sarraf-Amirian, co-chairs of the committee, said they decided that after more than a year of back-and-forth of relaying concerns, it would be good to bridge a gap and educate the parents about how much – or little – can be done. “We had a lot of complaints from everyone so we were back and forth with her [Daley-Jimenez] and we were at a certain standpoint that we [knew] only
so much could be changed because of the USDA regulations and because of the guidelines, rules and regulations,â€? SarrafAmirian said. “We ďŹ gured the best thing to do was to bring Jimenez in front of the parents and for her to hear it straight from them what their interests are and that we could all brainstorm and work as a team,â€? Yashaya added. According to Daley-Jimenez, Continued on Page 75
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