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Friday, February 28, 2020
Vol. 69, No. 9
N E W H Y D E PA R K
HEALTH & BEAUTY
LIBRARY, STAFF REACH TENTATIVE AGREEMENT
COUNTY OFFICIALS PRESS REVISIONS TO BAIL REFORM
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GOP picks Srivastava for 16th district
CHAMP IS HERE
Manhasset Hills businesswoman to run against Democrat Gina Sillitti BY R O S E WELDON
the Town of North Hempstead’s 2nd District and ran on a platform of “putRagini Srivting taxpayers first,” astava, a busicombatting reassessnesswoman from ment and ensuring Manhasset Hills, has better opportunities been selected as the for all small business Republican nominee owners. She lost the for the16th State Aselection with 37.10 sembly District being percent of the vote vacated by Assemblyto incumbent Town man Anthony D’Urso PHOTO COURTESY Councilman Peter (D-Port WashingOF FACEBOOK Zuckerman’s 61.74. ton), according to Srivastava owns the Nassau County Ragini Srivastava of two foodservice busiRepublican Party. nesses, according to D’Urso, 80, Manhasset Hills has her Facebook page, whose district in- been named the and is an appointee cludes Great Neck, Republican nominee Port Washington, for the 16th Assembly. to the Nassau County Comptroller’s MinorManhasset, Roslyn Heights, North Hills, Flower Hill, ity and Women-Owned Business Lake Success, Baxter Estates, Enterprise Council. The candidate will compete Manorhaven and Sands Point, had announced last month that he against Democratic nominee Gina Sillitti, a resident of Manorhaven would retire after two terms. Last year, Srivastava was and a 20-year veteran of governnamed the party’s nominee for ment work, for the seat.
PHOTO COURTESY OF HERRICKS WRESTLING
Owners of Kings Point Fitness on Middle Neck Road said their early-morning customers have been experiencing an increase of parking tickets recently.
Board delays Buckley School project decision BY J OH N N U G E N T The Village of North Hills has postponed a decision on the application of Buckley Country Day School for site improvements on its property.
The Buckley School had submitted an application to the village seeking a permit for several site improvements, including conversion of parts of its parking areas to abasketball court and a garden courtyard,
construction of a new equipment storage building, andconstruction of a new 265 space parking lot. In addition, the school plans to reconfigure existingContinued on Page 63
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