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Revenues rise in recreation, building departments BY RIKKI MASSAND At the Board of Trustees June 16 meeting Village Treasurer Irene Woo discussed the Village’s revenues as the fiscal year draws to a close. She also discussed the fiscal year forecast which was developed in conjunction with village department heads during the 2 budgeting process in the first few months this year. Treasurer Woo noted that the forecast attempts to compare real-time performance and finance planning vs. what was originally budgeted for 2021-2022. For the period from June 2021 through April 2022, the village received revenues exceeding the full-year’s budget as well as the forecast. The revenue windfall was most notable in the Village’s Building Department financial picture. See page 38
Bishop Provenzano and scholarship recipient Marlene McKinney shake hands as the Provenzano presents McKinney with her certificate of achievement. McKinney will attend the Sophie Davis School of Biomedical Education at CUNY School of Medicine in the fall, majoring in biomedical science and minoring in physics. She hopes to be a neurovascular surgeon. Photos by Teddy Byrne At a Juneteenth celebration on June 19th, at the Cathedral of the Incarnation, the Right Rev. Lawrence C. Provenzano, Episcopal Bishop of Long Island, awarded $10,000 scholarships to eight college students with records of academic excellence and commitments to their communities. The awards were the first scholarships from The Barbara C. Harris Scholars Program that was created this year by
the recently formed diocesan Reparations Committee, for Black, African American, or Caribbean American descendants of enslaved people who are pursing higher education or vocational training. The Reparations Committee received 161 scholarship applications, which were narrowed down over the course of three rigorous rounds of evaluations, according to Penny Allen Grinage, chair of the committee. She added, “Our
goal is to continue and to expand the program each year, to help reduce financial obstacles that have prevented descendants of enslaved people from pursuing higher education.” A diverse group of 200 from across the diocese attended the ceremonies. The Very Rev. Canon Dr. Kelly Brown Douglas, dean of The Episcopal Divinity School at Union Theological Seminary and a pioneering theoSee page 38
Residents share ideas for St. Paul’s at first town meeting BY GARY SIMEONE
A ‘town hall’ style meeting was held at St. Paul’s Cluett Hall on Tuesday night to discuss potential future uses for the facility. The meeting was put together by the Mayor’s Committee on St. Paul’s. Village Officials, including Mayor Cosmo Veneziale, were on hand to discuss the structural integrity of the facility as well as answer resident’s questions. “Some of the things we are focusing on, and they are in the preliminary stage, include the structural stability of St. See page 39
New assistant principal at Stewart Schl PAGE 8 TMA sponsors year-end dances for grads PAGE 48