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Herricks ballot set for vote
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Budget, 2 board candidates up BY N O A H M A N S K A R Herricks school district voters will cast ballots next Tuesday to replace the school board’s longest-serving sitting trustee. Henry Zanetti of Williston Park is the unopposed candidate on the May 16 ballot to replace Christine Turner, the board’s vice president, who is leaving in July at the end of her 27th year on the board.
SCHOOL ELECTION COVERAGE PAGES 28-30, 77, 88 Joining Zanetti on the ballot is Trustee James Gounaris of Manhasset Hills, who is running unopposed for a third three-year term. Turner, a 66-year-old Albertson resident, had considered stepping away earlier, but she feels better leaving the board now, when its members are more Continued on Page 77
PHOTO COURTESY OF THE SEWANHAKA CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT
Cynthia Adebayo smiled as she showed off a packed box of meals while her fellow Floral Park Memorial High School students joined members of the Rotary Club of Floral Park-Bellerose to pack 10,224 meals for local people in need. See story on page 62.
Town OKs $23M pool plan for NHP Unanimous board vote followed pleas to get renovations done ASAP B Y N O A H M A N S K A R $19.4 million bid from Wantagh- the renovation would be done licit more bids to possibly get a The North Hempstead Town Board voted Monday to start a $23 million renovation of New Hyde Park’s swimming pool this summer after a year of planning. The 7-0 vote accepted a
based Gramercy Group to overhaul the Clinton G. Martin Park pool. The bid was one of two the town received after initially estimating the project would cost about $14.1 million. Wyandanch-based Philip Ross Industries submitted a lower bid at $19,035,000, but has less experience with large projects and did not offer as many assurances that
on time, town spokeswoman Carole Trottere said. “This Town Board will make sure we watch every step to make sure that that timeline is kept, and we will do whatever we have to do to make sure it’s kept,� town Councilman Angelo Ferrara (R-New Hyde Park) said. Residents have been divided on whether to accept the more expensive project and a bigger property tax increase, or so-
cheaper price. But the majority at Monday’s Town Board meeting urged ofďŹ cials to move forward now to ensure the pool would only be closed for one summer season. “I just feel if we go any longer than the one season that we’re proposed now, we’re going to miss out on memories and people will start looking elsewhereâ€? said Rob Spina, a resiContinued on Page 77
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