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Kaplan, Zimmerman win primary Melanie D’Arrigo and Reema Rasool who have never held office were also on the ballot. State Senator Anna Kaplan “Our victory tonight proves won the Democratic primary for that when Democrats stand the North Shore against political together and fight together, we newcomer Jeremy deliver results,” Joseph by a large Zimmerman said margin on Tuesat his victory party. d ay, c a p t u r i n g James Scheuerroughly 85 percent man, the executive of the vote accorddirector of the ing to the Nassau Nassau County County Board of Democratic ComElections. mittee, said he Democrat Robwasn’t surprised ert Zimmer man by the election also won in the priresults. “This was mary for Congress, a race with talentwith approximateed candidates,” he ly 34 percent of the said. “The primary vote for the seat is over. It’s time to vacated by U.S. come together and Rep. Tom Suozzi, beat the Republiwho lost his bid for cans in November.” gover nor in the Kaplan, 56, a June primary. North Hempstead Zimmer man’s ANNA KAPLAN resident, was first race was a crowded State Senator elected to the state one, which includsenate in 2018, ed veteran elected becoming New leaders Jon Kaiman, the deputy York’s first Iranian-American Suffolk County Executive who member. Having fled to the Unitwas also a five-term Town of ed States for religious freedom North Hempstead supervisor with her family when she was 13, and Josh Lafazan, who is cur- she is also the Legislature’s first rently serving his third term in the Nassau County Legislature. CONTINUED ON PAGE 10
By LAURA LANE llane@liherald.com
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Backyard bliss in Sea Cliff A group of local photographers took a walk through the Village of Sea Cliff to capture its beauty. More photos, Page 4.
The state of business in Sea Cliff Stores have adjusted to life with the Covid virus By WILL SHEELINE wsheeline@liherald.com
The last few years have been anything but normal, especially for local businesses. In the first somewhat normal summer since 2019, the Herald asked business owners and workers in Sea Cliff their thoughts on the state of business in the community. It appears local stores are back to seeing a more customary
amount of customers during the day. As roughly 78 percent of New York state residents are fully vaccinated, people have become more comfortable, and even more excited, to go out on the town and shop locally. Summer is normally a financial slump for many local businesses in Sea Cliff, as residents leave Long Island to go on vacation. This hasn’t discouraged stores like The Village Wine
Merchant, where employee Paul Ryans said it’s common to see a seasonal decline in business. “We’ve had some ups and downs, but it’s traditionally kind of slow because a lot of people in the area go away,” Ryans said. “Definitely a little bit better than the previous summers.” Although the Covid-19 impact on business has lessened, some businesses like the deli Catering CONTINUED ON PAGE 9
occupy the seat for the time that I’m in office, but the goal is to be the messenger and the voice of this district, and I will continue to do that.