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Friday, April 21, 2023
Vol. 11, No. 16
KIDS GUIDE
VALAURI TO NOT RUN
3RD DISTRICT LACKS REPRESENTATION
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Coming home to Roslyn Bryant librarian returns as chief BY C A M E RY N O A K ES When Michele Lipson first began working at the Bryant Library in 1994, it was a snowy day in February. On Friday, a warm day in April, she will return to the library once again as its new director, a dream come true for her. “This is especially meaningful and special to me because I’m kind of coming home,” Lipson said. Lipson started her library career at the Great Neck Library where she worked in the children’s room. The young adult section librarian had left to work at Bryant Library and Lipson took over her position. Sometime later, the young adult librarian at Bryant Library needed a medical replacement and Lipson stepped in, working part time at both libraries for the year. From there, Lipson fell in love with Bryant Library. “I drove in and it was a snowy day in February, and I hate the snow and the winter, but I had never seen anything so beautiful in my life,” Lipson said. “And I loved it.” When the Bryant Library young adult librarian returned, she and Lipson realized how well they worked together. There was an opening in the reference department, and Lipson moved there to continue working at Roslyn’s library Continued on Page 4
PHOTO COURTESY OF THE NORTH SHORE SCHOOL DISTRICT
First graders at Glenwood Landing School performing in their Astronomy Celebration. See story on page 49.
Nassau PD lacks transparency: report Nassau tied to 2nd-lowest score for info to public in a national survey BY R OB E RT PE L A E Z A 2022 study from the Vera Institute had Nassau County tied for the second-lowest score for police transparency in the United States with a ranking of 12 out of 100. Nassau County, according to the report from the nonprofit organization aimed at transforming the criminal justice system, scored a 0 in every category except for an 81 in
police contact information and a 100 in policies. The areas were judged on their data being “accessible,” “usable,” and “meaningful,” according to the report. “How data is provided should be determined in consultation with community members, especially those impacted by the criminal legal system, to ensure that data is accessible and useful to the people most affected by policing,” Vera Institute
officials said in their general recommendations from the report. Efforts to reach officials from the Police Department for comment were unavailing. The Vera Institute, a nonprofit national research organization, analyzed police transparency in 94 cities and counties across the United States. Chicago received the highest score with a 70 and just 21 of the areas scored a 50 or above.
The analyzed areas, according to the report, made up 25% of the entire United States population. The criteria used to measure the overall transparency of police departments was collected by Vera between October 2021 and January 2022, according to the report. Transparency categories used to score the 94 areas were police misconduct complaints, instances of ofContinued on Page 46
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