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Mineola Street Fair A Blank Slate Media / Litmor Publications
What:
Mineola Street Fair 2016
Special Section • September 30, 2016
Where:
Jericho Turnpike from Mineola Blvd. to Nassau Blvd.
$1
Friday, September 30, 2016
vol. 4, no. 40
When:
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Ed board touts fiscal health State audit finds ‘strong’ practices By C h r i s A dA m s Roslyn School District’s finances are in good shape, according to the office of New York State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli. PHOTO BY NOAH MANSKAR “He found we are fiscally healthy and that our practices are strong,” the assistant superFormer New York City mayor Rudy Giuliani, a prominent surrogate for Republican presidential nominee donald intendent for business, Joseph Trump, speaks to a crowd of reporters after Monday’s first presidential debate at Hofstra University. See more Dragone, said at last week’s photos on page 21. school board meeting. State auditors paid their first visit to the Roslyn school system in a decade with a complete financial review of the district, Dragone said. The audit, he said, is part of an objective to inspect every school system in the state in fiveyear cycles. The audit’s final report made B y N o A h m A N s k A r ed at the Republican presidential consumed the nation and that ing tall posts bearing their names. just one minor recommendation nominee, Donald Trump, as he many on both sides of the aisle A Newsday/News 12/Siena ANd — that the district make three College poll published last week s t E P h E N r o m A N o came down “spin alley” inside say is critical to its future. receipts for its payments instead Trump’s walk through the shows Trump leading Clinton on Hofstra University’s physical eduof two, he said. corral lined with microphones, Long Island by four percentage cation building Monday night. “To me that’s kudos to the Media outlets from across the cameras and iPhones was unusu- points. “Mr. Trump! Mr. Trump! Mr. board, and to the business office Trump!” world converged there for the al for a presidential nominee, but Trump’s promises to bring Continued on Page 66 Hundreds of reporters shout- first presidential debate between he took questions for more than jobs back to the U.S. from overTrump and the Democratic half an hour. seas and to bring “law and order” Clinton did not come through to city streets strike a chord with nominee, Hillary Clinton, on herself, but more than a dozen Long Island’s middle-income votthe Uniondale campus. For a night, Hofstra and surrogates walked the floor ers, U.S. Rep. Peter King (R-ShirLong Island were at the cen- touting their candidate’s perfor- ley), one of Trump’s surrogates, ter of the election that has mance, trailed by workers carryContinued on Page 67
Debate turns nation’s eyes to L.I.
Media, pundits converge on Hofstra for face-off between Clinton, Trump
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