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Friday, May 18, 2018
Vol. 6, No. 20
BANKING, FINANCE NUBEST TO CELEBRATE E TERRY AND REAL ESTATE 45TH YEAR JAILED PAGES 37-44
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Manhasset’s $96M school budget passes
LOOKING AHEAD
Voters approve capital reserve fund, re-elect 2 longtime trustees BY A M E L I A C A M U R AT I
Any spending of the potential $10 million, however, would require another public vote for Manhasset residents approved approval, and the creation of the the school district’s capital reserve fund will not affect current or fufund Tuesday as well as its $96 ture budgets or tax levies, Johnson million budget and the re-election said. A similar fund of two longstandwas aproved by voting Board of EduSee related ers in 2006. cation trustees. The ManhasAssistant Su- election coverage set school disperintendent of PAGES 20, 21 trict’s" $96,369,935 Business Rosebudget" was also mary Johnson said approved Tuesday, the current capital reserve fund, which was approved by voters in 1,004 to 412 votes. The budget includes a" 2.64 2010, is nearing its $10 million funding limit and that the creation percent increase from the current of a 2018 fund was important for budget, with a rise of"2.99 percent continuing the district’s progress in the tax levy" — the highest allowable by the state. on capital projects. Approximately 14,400 voters The capital reserve fund, which can be funded up to $10 are registered in the district. Trustees Ann Marie Curd and million, was approved with 995 votes in favor and 414 votes Carlo Prinzo were also re-elected against. Continued on Page 20
PHOTO COURTESY OF MANHASSET SCHOOL DISTRICT
Munsey Park Elementary School sixth-graders received a special visit from a variety of guest speakers to learn about their profession as part of the school’s annual Career Day program.
2 Manhasset seniors earn National Merit honors BY LU K E TORRANCE
the"National Merit Scholarship Corp. last week. The students were among Thirteen high school stu- 2,500 chosen nationally out of dents from the North Shore a pool of 15,000. The winners were named as National each received a $2,500 scholarMerit Scholarship winners by ship.
“The Finalists in each state [are] judged to have the strongest combination of accomplishments, skills, and potential for success in rigorous college studies,” a stateContinued on Page 12
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