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Friday, June 2, 2017
Vol. 5, No. 22
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GUIDE TO HARBORFEST
3 ROSLYN VILLAGES SEE POPULATION INCREASE
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LAVINE DROPS COUNTY EXEC BID PAGE 6
Justice seeks to defend seat with write-ins
ROCKETS RED GLARE
BY N O A H MANSKAR
Schmidt-Chorost runs unorthodox campaign after judge removes her from the ballot BY N O A H M A N S K A R Judging by the ballot, Old Westbury residents would think they have only one choice for village justice in the June 20 election: Albert KhaďŹ f. But Susan Schmidt-Chorost, a practicing attorney who was appointed to the job in January, is asking voters to write in her name and elect her to a full four-year term. KhaďŹ f, a 15-year village resident and retired attorney, got a judge to remove Schmidt-Chorost’s name from the ballot last week after a successful court challenge. “I think I’m doing a good job, and I think I can beat him, but I have a major blow because my name is not going to be on the ballot,â€? Schmidt-Chorost said. The race comes two years after a write-in campaign that turned the village government on its head. Mayor Fred J. Carillo appoint-
ed Schmidt-Chorost to the village bench following former Justice Edward Joachim’s death in December. Schmidt-Chorost, the daughter of Judge Robert W. Schmidt, a former state Appellate Division justice, was among two candidates whom Carillo and the village Board of Trustees interviewed for the job, village oďŹƒcials said. She and KhaďŹ f, a member of the village Board of Zoning Appeals, were the only two to ďŹ le petitions declaring their candidacy by the May 16 deadline, village Administrator Brian Ridgway said. Schmidt-Chorost submitted 166 signatures from voters under the “Independent Party of Old Westbury,â€? and KhaďŹ f submitted 116 under the “Truth Justice Party.â€? KhaďŹ f objected to SchmidtChorost’s petition on May 19, saying her party name violated state election law because it was too similar to that of the IndepenContinued on Page 91
Roslyn H.S. honored by Ed Dept.
PHOTO BY KAREN RUBIN
The Town of North Hempstead honored veterans during its Memorial Day fireworks and commemoration ceremony on Saturday at North Hempstead Beach Park in Port Washington. See more photos on page 74.
The state Education Department on Friday identiďŹ ed four North Shore high schools as “Reward Schoolsâ€? that do well academically without leaving achievement gaps between groups of students. Great Neck South High School, Herricks High School, Manhasset Secondary School and Roslyn High School are among 185 schools across the state to earn the distinction, given to schools that the state says are either “high performingâ€? or “high progress.â€? All four North Shore schools are identiďŹ ed as “high performing.â€? Great Neck South is among 99 schools to have made the list three years in a row. “These schools serve as models to other schools in the state to inspire them to achieve a high level of accomplishment and improvement,â€? Mary Ellen Elia, the state education commissioner, said in a statement. “Schools that excel should be recognized, and I am thrilled that many of these schools continue to demonstrate high achievement year after year.â€? Absent from the list this year after appearing last year are Paul D. Schreiber High School in Port Washington and three elementary schools from other districts: Munsey Park ElContinued on Page 78
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