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Ben-Levy and Saffron each seek a fifth three-year term BY M A X Z A H N Voters in Roslyn will head to the polls on Tuesday to decide the fates of re-election bids by Roslyn school board President Meryl Waxman Ben-Levy and Vice President Cliord Saron and a proposed $107.1 million 2017-18 budget. Ben-Levy and Saron, who have both served for 12 years on the Roslyn Board of Education, are seeking a ďŹ fth three-year term. Their candidacies are unopposed. Voting will take place from 7 a.m. to 9 p.m. at Roslyn High School. Both candidates initially sought their seats after a multimillion-dollar ďŹ nancial scandal rocked the Roslyn school district in 2004. “On one of my early campaigns I met Meryl,â€? Saron said, noting that Ben-Levy joined the board only months after he did. “Almost since day one we shared a singular view of what had
transpired and what needed to be done to get Roslyn back on track,â€? he said. “We have unďŹ nished work and I made a promise to the community and a pledge to myself that I would do all I could as a volunteer to put Roslyn in a healthy educational and physical posture,â€? BenLevy said. “I made that promise many years ago and I want to see it through.â€? Since then, the district has made strides in technology, infrastructure and curriculum oerings, Ben-Levy said. Among the additions to the curriculum, Ben-Levy cites advanced placement courses in the high school as well as science, technology, engineering and math (or STEM) oerings throughout the district. Other achievements listed by Saron include the adding of student clubs, the eort to give students iPads and the equipping Continued on Page 28
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Children attended the 7th annual All Kids Fair at the Hilton Long Island/Huntington in Melville on April 30. The event was put on by Specialty Connections, a company run by Roslyn Chamber of Commerce Board Member Barbara Kaplan. See story on page 68.
Yevoli to challenge Drucker in Dem primary BY M A X Z A H N Lewis Yevoli, a former Oyster Bay Town Supervisor who last served in public oďŹƒce 20 years ago, will challenge Nassau County Legislator Arnold Drucker (D-Plainview) for the
Democratic nomination to represent the county’s 16th legislative district. Yevoli, 78, of Old Bethpage, said he decided to enter the race out of frustration with the partisan status quo in county politics.
“You’ve got to have an adult in the room,â€? he said. “Someone independent who is willing to speak out whether it oends the Republican Party or the Democratic Party.â€? The 16th legislative district Continued on Page 91
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