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School board says thanks to Cardillo District’s new community room named after ex superintendent BY A M E L I A C A M U R AT I The new Charlie Cardillo Community Room in the Manhasset school district oďŹƒce building was ďŹ lled to the brim with parents, teachers and sta members as former School Superintendent Charles Cardillo was honored Thursday and the room was dedicated. Before the Board of Education meeting Thursday, Cardillo was honored once again for his 12 years of dedication to the children and community of Manhasset. Trustee Carlo Prinzo met Cardillo when they were both beginning their positions with the district, and Prinzo credits the former superintendent for how far the district has come since 2005. “We were at odds with our community, we were at odds with our teachers, we were at odds with ourselves,â€? Prinzo said. “It took a little while, but we ďŹ nally came
together and realized we’re here for those kids. It all came together very quickly, Charlie led that charge, and I thank him.â€? Lauren Baranello, a Munsey Park School teacher’s aide and Manhasset mother of three boys, said she was raised in Manhasset and has seen the change from before Cardillo was in charge to now. “It’s a very tight-knit, familyoriented town, but you changed the whole school district around and I saw it evolve into something beautiful,â€? Baranello said. “You have a special touch that aected a lot of people who don’t even have children here that have heard about you through the grapevine.â€? Board President Regina Rule unveiled the plaque outside the community room, which reads: “With integrity, energy, passion and an unwavering commitment to excellence, Charlie Cardillo was wholly devoted to the Manhasset students, schools and community. Continued on Page 99
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Roxana Gashi, 6, spent a “Day in Manhasset� Thursday, wandering down Plandome Road to four local businesses for star treatment after her heart surgery a few weeks ago.
Young heart patient gets her ‘Day in Manhasset’ with a host of memories thanks to Gift of Life International. The Manhasset Chamber Six-year-old Roxana Gashi of Commerce and Rotary Club came from Kosovo to New helped Zana, as she is aecYork in August for a life-saving tionately known, have a Day heart surgery and will leave in Manhasset, wandering up
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Plandome Road last Thursday on her last day in New York. Gift of Life founder and Manhasset Rotarian Robbie Donno said Zana and her father, Emrulla, enjoyed the afContinued on Page 99
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