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Friday, November 1, 2019
Vol. 68, No. 44
NASSAU’S ECONOMY
TOWN EYES FAA SUIT
CURRAN UNVEILS SHARED SERVICES PLAN
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Seven seats up for vote in election
N A G L E R H O N O R E D BY S TAT E
Bosworth, Zuckerman, Singas, Nicolello up for re-election BY TOM M CC A RT HY Voters in the Willistons and Mineola will have a chance in Tuesday’s elections to choose the Town of North Hempstead supervisor, Nassau County district attorney and other officials. In the race for town supervisor, incumbent Democrat Judi Bosworth of Great Neck is being challenged by Republican David Redmond, a Mineola resident. Bosworth, who has been the town’s supervisor since first being elected in 2013, has touted her experience and public service record. Redmond, vocal on the need for a change of management style in the town, is running for supervisor after losing in the town clerk race to Wayne Wink in 2017. In one of several races for seats on the North Hempstead Town Board, incumbent Democratic Coun-
cilman Peter Zuckerman of East Hills is challenged by Republican Ragini Srivastava of Manhasset Hills and Green Party candidate Cassandra Lems of New Hyde Park for the 2nd District. The district includes Roslyn Harbor, Roslyn Heights, Albertson, East Hills, East Williston, Glenwood Landing, Greenvale, Herricks, Manhasset Hills and Searingtown. Zuckerman, who is running for a third term, said he wishes to implement a cultural master plan for the town to “maximize potential” of commercial and downtown districts. Srivastava, a small-business owner, is in favor of creating a “downtown development corporation or similar organization” and Lems, a paralegal, says she would encourage shopkeepers and arts organizations to “band together to create events that draw people into commercial areas.” Continued on Page 58
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Mineola Superintendent Michael P. Nagler has been named the 2020 New York State Superintendent of the Year by the New York State Council of School Superintendents. See story on page 2.
E.W. ed board to appeal court decision on fence BY TOM MCCARTHY
proposed 6-foot fence at Northside Elementary School, school board President Mark Kamberg The East Williston school dis- said Tuesday. The conflict between the trict plans to appeal a court decision requiring it to file for a local Village of East Williston and the zoning permit before building a district is over the height of the
fence. The current plans for the aluminum fence would violate the village code’s 4-foot maximum. “The Board acknowledges that the ruling by the judge of the Continued on Page 59
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