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Friday, March 17, 2023
Vol. 11, No. 11
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3 Roslyn elections March 21 R. Estates’ mayor only contested race BY C A M E RY N O A K ES Three village elections will take place in Roslyn March 21, with only the mayoral race of Roslyn Estates drawing multiple candidates vying for the position. The three villages hosting elections are Roslyn Estates, East Hills and Roslyn. Roslyn Estates has three offices up for election: mayor and two trustee positions. Those positions are currently filled by Mayor Paul Peters, Trustee Susan Rubinstein and Brett Auerbach. Peters is being challenged by Roslyn Estates resident Todd Teichman. Peters has been Roslyn Estate’s mayor for the past six years and is running on the Sunshine Party line. Prior to his time as mayor, Peters was a member of the village’s Board of Zoning Appeals and a trustee for the village. Teichman has lived in Roslyn Estates for 2 1/2 years and has not served in the village government to date. He is running on the Roslyn Estates Party line. Teichman currently works in medical sales and has been in the field for 25 years. During Peter’s tenure, his accomplishments have included implementing two road repaving projects, relationship building with multiple Continued on Page 47
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David Beckham takes a selfie with Nassau’s soccer stars. See story on page 13.
Roslyn teen hosts quake relief drive Emergency medical supplies collected for survivors in Turkey and Syria BY C A M E RY N O A K ES Eliza Liebowitz has been involved in charity work since the age of 5, starting with a simple lemonade stand to raise money for the Animal Rescue Fund of the Hamptons. Now a freshman in high school, her efforts have expanded beyond Long Island and reached a new community in need
over 5,000 miles away. On Feb. 6, Turkey and Northern Syria were hit with a 7.8 magnitude earthquake. As Liebowitz watched the news unfold, she recognized how devastating the earthquake was and how many people did not have access to medical supplies to treat injuries sustained from the disaster. “I just immediately wanted to take
action and help people,” Eliza said. In response, she planned and conducted an emergency medical supply drive through her charity organization, Clean Your Closets Out For Children, to help the earthquake victims. For two weeks in February, she collected medical supplies to be donated to those affected by the earthquake. Eliza had to move quickly for this
project, but she said that’s how it has to be because you can “never predict horrible things happening in the world. To get the project going, she presented her idea to the Village of East Hills mayor and board of trustees to get their approval and involvement. While any young teenager may have Continued on Page 46
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