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Friday, May 24, 2019
Vol. 7, No. 21
BEST OF THE N. SHORE NOMINEES
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MEMORIAL DAY GUIDE
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School budget, capital reserve spending pass
H E A LT H C A R E F O R U M
School board president, trustee re-elected in Tuesday’s contest BY T E R I W EST Manhasset voters approved the school district’s $99.5 million budget Tuesday along with capital reserve fund designations that will bring new classrooms to Munsey Park Elementary School and an elevator to the secondary school among five other projects. Residents also re-elected Board of Education President Regina Rule and Trustee Christine Monterosso. With 1,506 people weighing in on the budget, turnout was slightly higher than last year’s figure of 1,416. About 69 percent of voters approved of the budget, with 466 voting against it. “I am grateful to our community for their ongoing support of the Board and for their active partnership and participation in ongoing dialogue to support excellence in education,” Rule said in an email.
The proposition to appropriate $4.83 million for seven capital reserve projects passed with 70 percent approval. Each school will get a share of those funds. Shelter Rock Elementary School will get a new security vestibule and the loading dock will be reconstructed, Munsey Park Elementary School will have a classroom reconfiguration and Manhasset Secondary School will gain a security vestibule, elevator and social-emotional learning wing. Rule and Monterosso received 1,181 and 1,152 votes respectively. “I’m very grateful that the people of Manhasset have given me the opportunity to serve again, and I’m looking forward to all that we can accomplish for our children during the next three years,” Monterosso said. The district has 14,136 registered voters. More than half of Tuesday’s Continued on Page 83
PHOTO BY JANELLE CLAUSEN
Northwell Health President and CEO Michael Dowling discussed the state of health care at a forum last Thursday night. See story on page 6.
Sewer project breaks ground at Americana BY T E R I W EST
luxury shopping center in April and work began the final week Americana Manhasset is of- of the month. The system will connect ficially getting a sewer system. The New York State De- into the Great Neck Water Polpartment of Transportation lution Control District’s system, approved the project for the traveling west under the paved
southern shoulder of Northern Boulevard. Work on Northern Boulevard is expected to start in mid- to late June and hopefully be completed in the fall, Continued on Page 82
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