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Friday, May 18, 2018
Vol. 3, No. 20
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SCHREIBER RANKS 33rd IN STATE
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80% approve Port’s $155M school budget
RAISING A GARDEN
Johnson, Greenstein, Weisburd each get more than 1,500 votes BY LU K E TOR R A N C E
from the district said. Voters also cast their balVoters in the Port Washington lots for members of the Board of school district overwhelmingly Education. Board Vice President passed the district’s $155 million Nora Johnson and members Larry budget during Tuesday’s school Greenstein and Elizabeth Wiesburd were re-elected; all three elections. were unopposed. Eighty percent Johnson reof voters cast their ceived the most ballots in favor of See related votes with 1,653. the budget. The fielection coverage Weisburd received nal vote totals were 1,565 votes and 1,807 for and 449 PAGES 20 Greenstein was against. close behind with The 2018-19 budget is a 3.12 percent, or $4.7 1,536. Additionally,! there were million increase, from the 2017- 189 write-ins. Members of the Board of Edu18 budget. The levy increase was about $4.19 million, or 3.15 per- cation serve three-year terms. Johnson has served on the cent. “With this support, the district Board of Education since 2012. will continue to provide a full aca- Before joining the board, she demic and co-curricular program served in leadership positions for while also funding important in- the!Home and School Association, structional and instructional sup- the Community Scholarship Fund port positions to accommodate our and Relay for Life. She said she ran Continued on Page 20 student population,” a statement
PHOTO BY DEBBIE GRECO COHEN
Volunteers and local officials meditate at the opening of the Growing Love garden in Manorhaven. See story on page 20.
Port Library picks fifth director in 126 years BY LU K E TORRANCE
been four library directors. On Friday, Assistant Director Keith Klang became the fifth person The Port Washington Pub- to hold that position. “I’m just so honored and lic Library was founded in 1892, and yet in those more very humbled by it,” Klang than 120 years there have only said. “Everyone at the library
has been so supportive, and to receive this honor, I don’t take it lightly.” The announcement was made by John O’Connell, the president of the! library’s Continued on Page 66
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