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Friday, April 2, 2021
Vol. 70, No. 14
GUIDE TO SPRING
GOP TAPS MINEOLA’S WALSH FOR TOWN COUNCIL
CURRAN DELIVERS STATE OF THE COUNTY
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Napolitano to not run again in Mineola Board president served for 12 years; cites demands of growing family BY R OB E RT PE L A E Z Mineola Board of Education President Christine Napolitano announced at last Thursday night’s public meeting that she will not run for re-election in May. Napolitano, a Williston Park resident for almost 30 years, cited giving more attention to her “growing family and husband” as a reason to step down and said she informed district Superintendent Michael Nagler of her decision in January. “I announced today that after 12 years of serving on Mineola’s BOE, I will not be seeking re-election for a fifth term,” Napolitano said in a tweet after the meeting. “I will never be able to say thank you enough to my community for letting me share in this amazing journey. It has been the honor of my life.”
Napolitano endorsed the candidacy of Stacey CostiganDeCillis, an eighth-grade social studies teacher at Garden City Middle School. CostiganDeCillis said on Facebook that her goal is to prioritize students throughout the district. “My goal is to ensure this district continues to provide high-quality education to all of our district’s children and continues to create a generation of lifelong learners,” she said in a statement. “As a parent to 3 school aged children and an educator myself, I am hopeful to be a valuable member to this team.” The district’s election will take place on May 18 from 6 a.m. to 9 p.m. Voting will occur at the Jackson Avenue School at 300 Jackson Ave. in Mineola and the Meadow Drive School at 25 Meadow Drive in Albertson.
PHOTO COURTESY OF JACKSON YEH
The coronavirus took the lives of Albertson mother of five Jane Yeh and her unborn child earlier this year.
Coronavirus claims life of Albertson mother of 5 BY R OB E RT PELAEZ An Albertson mother of five was pregnant with her sixth child when she contracted the coronavirus, which led
to her death and the loss of her unborn child. Jane Yeh, 41, who lived with her husband, Jackson, and their five children, was admitted to a Northwell Health facility on Jan. 19 after having
difficulty breathing the previous three days. Health care officials determined that Yeh contracted the coronavirus as well as pneumonia, according to an account on Continued on Page 45
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