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GUIDE TO LIVING 50+
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TOWN TOUTS REPAVING PROJECTS
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Manhasset leader kicks off 1st week BY A M E L I A C A M U R AT I As he begins his ďŹ rst week as Manhasset school superintendent, Dr. Vincent Butera said his focus is on the needs of every student, from the brightest elementary school student reading two years above grade level to the high school senior struggling with math and everyone in between. “Having worked in schools now for more than 20 years, it’s a responsibility of schools to serve all kids, and that means all kids from students who have special needs to students who are on the extraordinarily brilliant spectrum,â€? Butera said in an interview. During his ďŹ rst year on the job, Butera said, he hopes to build trusting relationships with his sta and his students, and he is excited to get into the community and interact with and, most importantly, listen to Manhasset residents. “To build upon the historiContinued on Page 59
PHOTO COURTESY MANHASSET-LAKEVILLE FIRE DEPARTMENT
The Manhasset-Lakeville Fire Department responded Thursday morning to a vehicle fire near Community Drive Medical Center in Manhasset. See story on page 2.
Bonomo ousted from CEO gig Manhasset man removed from control of Physicians’ Reciprocal Insurers BY A M E L I A C A M U R AT I A cooperating witness in former state Sen. Dean Skelos’
federal corruption trial is now in hot water over charges of mismanagement and self-dealing. Manhasset resident Anthony Bonomo was ousted Thursday from control of Physicians’ Reciprocal Insurers, the Roslyn-based company he led as CEO, accord-
ing to published news reports. The superintendent of the state Department of Financial Services, Maria Vullo, issued an order saying Bonomo disregarded sound principles when setting loss reserves and tried to cover his tracks by ďŹ ring auditors and employees who objected.
According to the order, Bonomo, 59, used the company to make donations for his beneďŹ t, including more than $130,000 to Adelphi University, which named a baseball ďŹ eld after his father, William J. Bonomo. Donations were also not approved by PRI’s board of Continued on Page 58
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