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Two incumbents won’t run in race for school board
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Dave Kerpen, Peter Smith and Rachel Gilliar to vie for 2 spots BY ST E P H E N ROMANO Port Washington school board members Alan Baer and Christina Nadolne will not seek another term in next month’s election. Port Washington residents Rachel Gilliar, Peter Smith and Dave Kerpen have filed to run for the district’s Board of Education. The top two vote getters will fill the vacant seats for three-year terms. Nadolne, who is finishing her fourth year on the board after being elected to a one-year term last June, said she is not running because she wants to spend more time with her two sons in high school and believes she may be more influential not being on the board. “When you’re on the board, your hands are tied,” she said. “The job is to make sure the superintendent is doing their job, and if there’s something you want to see
changed, being a part of an outside group may have a little more influence.” Before serving on the board, Nadolne was on the South Salem Elementary School Home and School Association, and after her term ends will continue to serve on the Legislative Task Force, a joint committee of board members and community members in Port Washington. Nadolne said her biggest accomplishment on the board was helping pass the $70 million bond referendum in 2015. She said she would like to see a better flow of communication between the board and parents — a way which highlights what is going on in the district. “The board is always in one of those situations where we hear from people why they are upset and unhappy,” she said. “Personally, I think the school district itself has a lot of potential and would Continued on Page 62
PHOTO BY STEVEN SANDICK
Alan Doyle and the Beautiful Gypsies performed at the Landmark on Main Street in Port Washington last month.
Owner submits application to demolish Baxter House waiting and speculating on the future of the property. Trustee Chris Ficalora said The owner of the historic Tuesday that the Baxter EsBaxter House on Monday sub- tates Landmarks Preservation mitted an application to demol- Commission would review the ish the home, ending weeks of application submitted by the
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home’s owner, Sabrina Wu, at a meeting on Monday. But Village Clerk Chrissy Kiernan on Wednesday said the building inspector will not refer the application to the comContinued on Page 61
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