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Vol. 12, No. 25
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2 Dems vie to challenge Jack Martins
G R A D U AT I O N D AY
Kim Keiserman, Brad Schwartz to face off in June 25 primary vote BY C A M E RY N O A K ES As New York voters head to the polls on June 25 for the state’s primary election, the election headlining the North Shore will be the Democratic primary race for state Senate District 7. Kim Keiserman and Brad Schwartz are going head-to-head in the race to challenge District 7 state Sen. Jack Martins, a Republican endorsed by the Conservative Party, who is running for re-election. The primary winner will face off against Martins in November. The district, which includes much of the North Shore and the Town of Oyster Bay as far east as Woodbury, is currently represented by Martins, who flipped the district red in 2022. Keiserman is an education consultant and serves as a commissioner for the North Hempstead Housing Authority Board of Commissioners, chairwoman of the Baxter Estates Planning Board and a board member of the Come to Believe Network. She is also president of the Port Washington Democratic Club, a zone Leader for the Nassau County Democratic Committee and co-president of the Baxter’s Pond Foundation. Her campaign platform encompasses advocating for reproductive
rights, investing in public education, fostering gun safety legislation, lowering taxes and bolstering affordability, protecting the environment and standing up against bigotry. Keiserman’s intent in running is to give Long Island a seat at the table at the state level to ensure their voices are heard, according to her campaign. Schwartz, who ran in the 2018 race but dropped out before the primary against former state Sen. Anna Kaplan, is a former television editor and producer with a Ph.D in public policy. He is a lifelong resident of Long Island’s North Shore and lives in Roslyn. He is the founding chairman of Sid Jacobson JCC’s Community Needs Bank. Schwartz’s campaign is focused on addressing the district’s high cost of living, bolstering public school funding, developing housing, supporting reproductive rights, healthcare affordability, combatting hate and antisemitism, protecting the environment and bettering public safety. In a candidate forum hosted by the Port Washington–Manhasset League of Women Voters, both Keiserman and Schwartz touted their ability to unseat Martins in the general election this November. Continued on Page 46
PHOTO COURTESY OF EAST WILLISTON SCHOOL DISTRICT
The Wheatley School Class of 2024 throws their caps in the air after graduating June 16.
Students unveil paintings for Mackay Estate Lodge B Y T A Y L O R H E R Z L I C H lyn Landmark Society trustee. “The Society Co-President John Santos, The Roslyn Landmark Society unveiled four student paintings resembling stained glass windows to act as window coverings for the Mackay Estate Gate Lodge during restoration projects and presented a Roslyn High School student with a $1,000 scholarship during a ceremony Thursday. “Thank you to all the students who worked so hard on this project,” said Mitchell Schwartz, a Ros-
work you did is something that’s going to be remembered by this community for a long time and it’s forever going to be etched into the history of this structure.” Roslyn High School student and 2023 Gardiner Young Scholar recipient Isabella Santos helped lead the project. Santos “has done so much work – it’s unbelievable,” Schwartz said. The high schooler, who is also the daughter of Roslyn Landmark
dedicated 100 hours of service to the society to fulfill her scholarship. While she said it was the society that approached her with the idea to create student paintings for the windows, she said she took charge of the organization aspect, like securing art materials. She also painted two of the four faux stained-glass windows. One of her paintings shows pink roses on a blue background through a painted Continued on Page 46