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Friday, February 17, 2023
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Santos’ ed board claims false: officials Kaplan, Berkowitz bash rep over accusations BY R OB E RT PE L A E Z A press release U.S. Rep. George Santos sent out regarding the Great Neck School District’s 2021 budget vote and election date was riddled with falsehoods, according to individuals the congressman named in the release. The district’s election and budget vote were scheduled to take place on May 18, 2021, the same date as the Jewish holiday Shavuot. State law requires school districts to hold their elections on the third Tuesday in May, but due to the conflict, the district requested that
the date be changed to May 11. The district, in early March, filed an emergency appeal with the state to change the date, which ultimately was granted. Santos, fresh off a loss in the 3rd District election against former Rep. Tom Suozzi at the time, tweeted out the release on “George Santos for Congress” stationery on March 14, 2021. The release was titled “Jewish voter suppression in New York.” In the release, Santos cited “sources” that former board President and current Trustee Barbara Berkowitz said she “was not aware of the importance of May 18th to the Jewish community and accused
a fellow board member who was allegedly responsible for clearing the calendar date.” Santos said the unidentified board member “claimed that she did bring up the scheduling conflict to the board, who stated nothing could be done below the state level.” Berkowitz told Blank Slate Media on Tuesday she was “outraged” by the claims made by Santos. “I just read thru the entire press release he issued and can tell you that like all the other statements Mr. Santos has made, this one, too, is filled with too many outright blatant lies to even begin to know how Continued on Page 38
Church bills closer to being resolved: pols Notre Dame in NHP wrongly charged taxes by county BY B R A N D ON D U FF Y
PHOTO COURTESY OF THE MANHASSET SCHOOL DISTRICT
Munsey Park kindergarten students celebrated the completion of their lesson on forming lowercase and uppercase letters last week.
The Legislat ure’s Finance and Rules ComTwo tax bills for more than $1.1 mittee recently advanced Correction of Error petitions to pay back the million that were wrongly sent to the Notre Dame Parish in New $1,165,324.68 sent to the parish, Hyde Park are one step closer to get- which is tax-exempt, according to a ting corrected through the Nassau press release from the county’s minority caucus. County Legislature.
Last winter, the parish was sent two different tax bills for its 2023 general taxes. The initial Nassau Assessment Department error led to a $16.7 million assessment on the property. The Diocese of Rockville Centre, Continued on Page 39
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