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Friday, June 19, 2020
Vol. 5, No. 25
Port WashingtonTimes GUIDE TO SUMMER
NASSAU COLISEUM SUOZZI FACES 2 CHALLENGERS IN PRIMARY SHUTTERED
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‘Phase Two’ boomlet Residents shop in-person again BY R OB E RT PE L A E Z AND ROSE WELDON As the North Shore seeks normalcy in “phase two” of recovery from the coronavirus pandemic, small-businesses owners are testing the waters and taking precautions while hoping for their customers’ return. In Nassau County, phase two, which took effect June 10, allowed for the reopening of facilities that included office-based work, real estate services, instore sales, vehicle sales, leases and rentals, repair and cleaning and commercial building management. Also counted in the plan are hair salons and barbershops, libraries and food delivery services, with some areas, including the Town of North Hempstead, accepting permits for outdoor dining. Businesses that reopen are expected to follow social distancing protocols and have employees wear gloves and masks. Nancy Sinoway, whose Port Continued on Page 36
PHOTO BY ROSE WELDON
The Port Washington Farmers Market made its 2020 debut on Saturday, albeit with precautions due to COVID-19.
Gilliar, Epstein win as budget OK’d Incumbent, longtime PTA leader land trustee seats over Block, Nadolne BY R OB E RT PELAEZ
four-way race. Voters also approved the district’s $163.2 million budget, Rachel Gilliar, an incumbent with 4,756 in favor and 1,901 member of the Port Washington opposed. The budget is a $2.7 Board of Education, and chal- million increase from the previlenger Julie Epstein were elected ous year, or 1.66 percent. The budget passed despite to the board on Tuesday in a the uncertain status of state aid for every district. Gov. Andrew Cuomo said school districts across New York should brace for up to 20 percent cuts to their funding
from the state. All district elections were conducted by absentee ballot because of the coronavirus pandemic. Epstein received the most votes out of any candidate in the at-large election, with 4,068, while Gilliar came in second with 3,697. Challenger Adam Block and former Trustee Christina Nadolne received 2,921 and 1,782 votes, respectively. Gilliar, a mother of four,
received her undergraduate degree at Dartmouth before attending the University of Michigan law school. Gilliar’s work in the legal field led her to receive the Thurgood Marshall Award from the American Bar Association, she said. “I’ve spent the past three years speaking to various parents, groups, stakeholders and educators, and tried to make them all realize that we are all Continued on Page 11
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