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Friday, May 19, 2023
Vol. 11, No. 20
LIVING 50+
STATE AID BOOSTS SCHOOL SPENDING
SON OF N. HEMPSTEAD TRUSTEE ARRESTED
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Post narrowly defeats Aitken in Manhasset
SIGHTSEEING
Upsets incumbent ed board prez as voters approve $107.7M budget BY R OB E RT PE L A E Z
ee Regina Rule, who served in the role for six years. The budget is a 3% increase from the Challenger Ted Post defeated Manhasset Board of Education President current budget, which does not exceed Patricia Aitken in Tuesday’s election, the allowed 2.97% tax levy increase. The budget increased by more than which also the passing of the district’s $3 million, while the tax levy grew from $107.7 million budget. Post received 1,352 votes compared to Aitken’s 1,042. The budget was also “I am also very approved with 1,681 votes in favor compared to 696 against. much looking The newly-elected trustee said he forward to looks forward to meeting with community stakeholders to find ways for the engaging with our district to continue providing a beneficial administration.. and education for students. “I am very excited and humbled to our community to be elected as a trustee to the Manhasset deliver the absolute Board of Education,” Post said in a statement to Blank Slate Media. “I am also best educational very much looking forward to engaging experience we can with our administration, teachers, staff, coaches and our community to deliver for our children.” the absolute best educational experience — Ted Post we can for our children.” Post has over 25 years of experience in the banking world and has overseen financial, legal, operational and IT teams. $94.3 million in 2022 to $97.1 million He has also served two terms on the this year, according to officials. The driving forces of the budget’s Manhasset Athletic Advisory Committee and has coached a variety of athletic growth include a $1.8 million total increase in benefits, a $620,000 increase in teams. Aitken was named president of the compensation and a $681,000 increase Continued on Page 46 board in 2019, succeeding former Trust-
PHOTO COURTESY OF THE MANHASSET SCHOOL DISTRICT
Bus rides were part of the Manhasset SCA Fair earlier this month.
Santos pleads not guilty to 13-count indictment BY R OB E RT PE L A E Z
lic funds and making false statements to Congress. The charges against Santos, U.S. Rep. George Santos pleaded not guilty on Wednesday afternoon to whose fraudulent resume was exa 13-count indictment, which includes posed by the New York Times and allegations of wire fraud, theft of pub- other media outlets earlier this year,
include seven counts of wire fraud, three counts of money laundering, one count of theft of public funds and two counts of making materially false statements to Congress, officials anContinued on Page 45
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