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Friday, May 11, 2018
Vol. 6, No. 19
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Roslyn to vote for 3 trustees, school budget
C E L E B R AT E T H E S TAT E
Michael Levine seeks to fill Adam Haber’s seat alongside 2 incumbents BY A M E L I A C A M U R AT I
ments to the district made in recent years. I am truly excited to have the opportunity to work with Roslyn school district residents this Board of Education to further will head to the polls on Tuesday enhance the Roslyn schools and to vote on the district’s $109.96 maintain only the highest stanmillion budget as well as a new dards for the education of our children.” trustee and two incumbents. Incumbent Trustees David Roslyn Board of Education Trustee Adam Haber said he is not Dubner and David Seinfeld are seeking re-election because he be- seeking re-election. All three canlieves more board members should didates are running unopposed. Dubner, who have children in the was appointed to school district. See related the Board of EducaRoslyn resident Michael Levine, election coverage tion in 2013 following the resignation an attorney with PAGES 20, 21 of Dani Kline and two children in the was elected to fill district, filed to fill the remainder of her term, also Haber’s seat. Levine also serves as president has three children in the Roslyn of the Nassau Lawyers’ Association schools and currently works as an investment banker at Goldman of Long Island. “We are fortunate to reside in Sachs. “My objective for serving on such a strong district with a great administration,” Levine said. “I the School Board continues to be really appreciate the advances in advocating for the children of RoContinued on Page 21 curriculum and overall improve-
PHOTO BY AMELIA CAMURATI
Sid Jacobson Jewish Community Center in East Hills hosted Israelfest on May 5 at North Hempstead Park Beach in Port Washington with kite making, Israeli music, dancing and more. See more photos on page 85.
Flower Hill lights fight comes to Village Hall BY LU K E TORRANCE It may be the beginning of May, but the holiday season was on everyone’s!minds during Monday’s Flower Hill Board
of Trustees meeting, which was dominated by the discussion of a new exhibition law. The law would require homes that have “illumination of an outside area” that resulted in 20 or more people visit-
ing on three days within a 10day period to obtain a permit from the village.!While it does not specifically mention Christmas lights, it would notably affect the light display of Robert Continued on Page 73
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