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NUMBER SIX SCHOOL SALE STILL IN PLAY; JCC LOOKING TO BUY
VILLAGE ELECTIONS SLATED FOR TUES.
By Deanna Del Ciello
By Amanda Mayo Village elections will be held this Tuesday for the villages of Atlantic Beach, Lawrence, Hewlett Bay Park, Hewlett Harbor, Hewlett Neck and Woodsburgh. Although most of these elections are uncontested, the candidates are
Atlantic Beach Trustee Edward Sullivan.
Photo courtesy of Edward Sullivan.
Hat’s Off to the Graduates! Graduates of Lawrence Woodmere Academy (top photo) gathered on the steps outside of the school’s auditorium and tossed their caps in the air in celebration last Friday, June 8. Photo by Deanna Del Ciello. Photo bottom: Some of the 2012 graduating class of Woodmere’s David Renov Stahler (DRS) Yeshiva High School at their graduation on Monday. Photo by Natalia Kozikowska.
Hon. Thomas Cohen, Trustee, Inc. Village of Hewlett Harbor.
Photo courtesy of Tom Cohen. still running on certain platforms that make them stand out as leaders of their independent communities. Cedarhurst is the only village within The Five Towns that is not holding an election this week.
ATLANTIC BEACH In the village of Atlantic Beach, the positions of mayor and two trustees will be voted upon. Incumbent Mayor Ste-
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The Jewish Community Center of the Five Towns, a bidder for Lawrence’s Number Six School, announced this week in an advertisement that is running in six local papers that they have signed and submitted a contract to buy the property. The advertisement reads “the JCC is excited to announce that we have signed and submitted a contract to the Lawrence School Board to purchase the #6 Public School on Church Avenue in Woodmere.” This advertisement follows a two-month old debate on the bidding process, where it is unclear if the process was supposed to be open or sealed, meaning whomever bid for the property is kept confidential. Two months ago, the JCC placed a bid of approximately $9.1 million. Shortly after, The Hebrew Academy of Long Beach reportedly made an offer of about $150,000 more. There has been speculation that because most members of the
Lawrence School Board have children who have attended HALB or been honored there themselves, that HALB was tipped off on the bid. Now the JCC is announcing that they have moved forward with their bid and have submitted a contract for the Number Six School. Rabbi Nahum Marcus, Lawrence School Board Trustee, said that the JCC can’t go forward with a contract because it has to go to the public first. “They can’t sign a contract to purchase it because it’s got to go to the community first,” Marcus said. The board picks the bidder and then the sale goes to a public referendum where residents can approve or deny the sale. Marcus said that he suggested to the board giving the public the option of picking between the HALB or JCC bid because the price of the bids are so close. As of press time, there has been no public referendum regarding the sale of the property.
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DRS Says Goodbye To Seniors of 2012
LWA Grads Bid Adieu to School
16th Senior Class Graduates SKA
By Natalia Kozikowska
By Deanna Del Ciello
By Amanda Mayo
HIM OUT OF OFFICE
Proud parents, teachers and faculty gathered this Monday to bid farewell to their 83 graduating seniors at Woodmere’s Davis Renov Stahler Yeshiva High School for Boys. Former principal Harvey Feldman says that this group is one of the
Seniors at Lawrence Woodmere Academy celebrated their graduation last Friday, June 8 in the school’s auditorium. The two hour ceremony showcased the students in Senior Performances and featured speeches from Valedictorian Dylan Phel-
“We should always remember, no matter what other pursuits we follow that our lives should be about helping our brothers and sisters and doing our share to sustain Israel,” salutatorian Malka Katz said in her speech during the Stella K.
The Lawrence School Board has been riddled with controversy since the bidding on Lawrence’s Number Six School in April when a board member accused fellow members of conflicts of interest and insider trading during the bidding process. Lawrence School Board Trustee Rabbi Nahum Marcus claims he has been ostracized from the board, while still officially
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By Deanna Del Ciello
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LOCAL LEADERS RECALL MEMORIES OF THEIR FATHERS Dr. Gary Schall, Superintendent of the Lawrence Union Free School District When Lawrence School District Superintendent Gary Schall was eight years old, in March of 1963, the fifth boy in his family was born. That same year, in July, Schall’s father’s business burned down, and in August his father went blind. “So, in September, we were a family of five boys and my father was out of work and disabled,” Schall recalls. “Watching him deal with that adversity in his life has had a deeply profound impact on me and how I view life,” Schall said. “He always had a positive attitude, you would never know he was going through challenges.” Schall said his father, Jerry Schall, was born in Brooklyn and had his own successful business in the women’s eveningwear industry until the fire demolished the building and, in turn, the business itself. The business went under, Schall said, and his father had to go on disability. His father then went for training to learn how to get around on the New York City subways; he travelled around while blind. “He learned how to function as a blind person
Dr. Gary Schall’s father, Jerry Schall.
Photo courtesy of Dr. Gary Schall. and then he was able to get a job through the Department of Social Services in New York City,” Schall said. “Something I always ponder is how he used to commute from Brooklyn to Manhattan on the trains by himself. Even that in itself was a challenge,” he said.
“He kept a positive attitude his whole life,” Schall said about his father. “He really overcame all these challenges. As I look at life and look at any challenges that might come my way, I look at my father’s attitude and it really gets me through my days.” Schall, who is the third son in his family, was married in June of 1980. His father passed away not too long after that, in September, the same year his youngest son went off to college. “Not a day goes by that I don’t think about him,” Schall said. “I tell people I put my key into the door to the school every morning and I look up and I know he’s watching.” Schall said his father has served as a constant inspiration in his life. “People tend to say I have a positive attitude,” he said. “It’s easy for me to have a positive attitude. It was much more of a challenge for my father and he always managed to stay positive.”
-- Amanda Mayo Dr. Joyce Bisso, Superintendent of HewlettWoodmere Public Schools
Dr. Joyce Bisso’s father, Salvatore Michael Marchetta (“Tootsie”).
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