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Friday, October 23, 2020
Vol. 69, No. 43
ELECTION GUIDE 2020
HEMPSTEAD OKss BUDGET OK
CLAVIN, CURRAN CLASH OVER TAX ROLLS
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Herricks, E.W.
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ranked among tops in state Education website Niche also ranks Herricks High among elite in N.Y. BY R O S E W E L D ON Districts and high schools in Great Neck, Port Washington, Manhasset, Roslyn and Herricks have been named among the top 100 of their kind in New York, according to a new list from K-12 education website Niche. The Great Neck public school system was named the second-best district in the state, and Great Neck South High School in Lake Success was ranked at No. 6 for public schools in the state, followed by Herricks High School at No. 11. Topping the list of best K-12 public schools is Stuyvesant High School, in Manhattan. The Jericho school district was ranked the best district in the state. These were the North Shore school systems listed as among the top 100 public K-12 districts in the state: 2. Great Neck Public Schools 5. Roslyn Union Free School District 6. Herricks Union Free School District
7. Manhasset Union Free School District 12. East Williston Union Free School District 13. North Shore Central School District 27. Port Washington Union Free School District These were the North Shore schools listed as among the top 100 public K-12 institutions in the state: 6. Great Neck South High School, Lake Success – Great Neck school district 11. Herricks High School, New Hyde Park – Herricks school district 12. Great Neck North High School – Great Neck school district 13. Roslyn High School – Roslyn school district 15. Manhasset Secondary School – Manhasset school district 25. Paul D. Schreiber Senior High School, Port Washington – Port Washington school district 29. The Wheatley School, Old Westbury – East Williston school district 39. North Shore Senior High School, Glen Head — North Shore school district
PHOTO COURTESY OF THE MINEOLA SCHOOL DISTRICT
The Mineola Special Education Parent Teacher Association provided facemasks for instructors to show off their smiles while teaching.
Theater openings OK’d but some owners waiting BY R O S E W E L D ON Major movie theater chains may be on track to reopen on Friday after Gov. Andrew Cuomo gave permission, but one independent theater on the
North Shore won’t be among those welcoming back moviegoers. Cuomo announced last week that movie theaters outside of New York City could reopen at 25 percent capacity
starting Friday. No more than 50 people will be allowed in front of each screen in each movie theater, and theaters can only open outside of New York City in counties that have COContinued on Page 34
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