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Ben-Levy ready for 5th term
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Saffron keeps board V.P. seat BY A M E L I A C A M U R AT I The public voted in May to give Roslyn Board of Education President Meryl Waxman BenLevy and Vice President Clifford Saron three more years, and trustees unanimously voted Thursday for the pair to keep their leadership positions for another term. “I can vote for myself, and I PHOTO BY AMELIA CAMURATI do vote for myself, and I vote for myself to communicate my absoThe Roslyn school district has begun construction on the Roslyn High School parking lot, including extensive repavlute willingness to do this job to ing of the lots and drop-off circle. This project is part of the $40 million capital plan. the best of my ability,â€? Ben-Levy said. Saron was elected in absentia during the reorganizational meeting and will be sworn into oďŹƒce at the next board meeting at on Aug. 10. Ben-Levy was disappointed to celebrate without him after being trustees together for more than a decade. Both have served on the federal corruption trial is now in the state Department of Finan- beneďŹ t, including more than board for 12 years and both BY A M E L I A hot water over charges of mis- cial Services, Maria Vullo, is- $130,000 to Adelphi Univerinitially sought their seats after C A M U R AT I sued an order saying Bonomo sity, which named a baseball management and self-dealing. a multimillion-dollar ďŹ nancial Manhasset resident Antho- disregarded sound principles ďŹ eld after his father, William J. scandal rocked the Roslyn school A cooperating witness in Continued on Page 58 former state Sen. Dean Skelos’ ny Bonomo was ousted Thurs- when setting loss reserves and Bonomo. Donations were also day from control of Physi- tried to cover his tracks by ďŹ r- not approved by PRI’s board of cians’ Reciprocal Insurers, ing auditors and employees who governors, as required. Vullo made the review of the Roslyn-based company objected. According to the order, PRI one of her top priorities he led as CEO, according to Bonomo, 59, used the com- when she took over the departpublished news reports. Continued on Page 69 The superintendent of pany to make donations for his
Bonomo ousted from CEO job Manhasset man removed from control of Physicians’ Reciprocal Insurers
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