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Board shuts down meeting over masks
Sending hearts to everyone in East Meadow Anthony Alveari, 5, sported the color of choice for a Valentine’s Day party at school. More photos, Page 3.
question on campuses in the near future, some parents at the board meeting didn’t want to It all started with a simple wait. instruction: Wear a mask. But Board president Alisa when parents attending the Feb. Baroukh tried to keep the meet9 East Meadow Board of Educa- ing moving in the beginning, tion meeting refused, the board covering some agenadjourned into execda items leading up utive session, essento the first commentially closing the tary period, public out. designed to give The meeting, at those in the audithe Salisbury Cenence a chance to ter, kicked off at 7 speak on various p.m., with Superinissues, including tendent Dr. Kenneth some highlighted by Card reminding parthe parents, ranging ents that the venue from school budget re q u i re d m a s k s. expenses to spacing “You will need to issues at McVey Elewear your mask for mentary School. the duration of the After public commeeting,” Card said. ment ended, “If you do not wear MARIA VASSEl Baroukh reminded your mask, we will those attending the ask you to leave, or PEREz meeting in person we will adjourn the East Meadow that they needed to meeting and move mother keep their masks on. into executive ses“This is not our rule, sion.” this is not our law,” The meeting coinshe said, “but we cided with Gov. Kathy Hochul’s cannot continue to do our busidecision that day to end the ness if you are sitting in the indoor mask mandates in the audience unmasked. We can state everywhere except schools. adjourn the meeting because we While the governor promised cannot do our business this way, she would revisit the masking Continued on page 16
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Long Island Republicans back Lee Zeldin for governor By MAlloRY WIlSoN mwilson@liherald.com
Republicans — at least those in Nassau County — believe they have a chance to reclaim the governor’s mansion this year, and are throwing their support behind U.S. Rep. Lee Zeldin to make it happen. Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman and other party officials made that endorsement official Feb. 10 at the party’s
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county headquarters in Westbury. Zeldin, 42, who represents the congressional district that includes his home in Shirley, first stepped into the gubernatorial race last spring when Andrew Cuomo still held the top job. Cuomo resigned last August in the wake of a sexual misconduct scandal. “We had to nominate somebody that could win,” Blakeman said, adding that Zeldin has the
principles, values, experience, energy and passion to be a great governor. He “appeals to a wide range of residents in New York state. Across the board, he is somebody who will represent all of the people of the state of New York, and not just special interests.” Local Republicans also like Zeldin’s stand against bail reform and efforts to “defund” Continued on page 4
he times that we’re living in right now, of course, it’s so much easier to go along with the majority.