Julia Cutajar, OB’s salutatorian
Enjoying a bit of whipped cream
Everyone came to the LVHS parade
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JUNE 26 - JULY 2, 2020
A predicted win for Tom Suozzi in the primary By LAURA LANE llane@liherald.com
Primary results for the 3rd Congressional District race were not final at press time on June 24, but U.S. Rep. Tom Suozzi said he was confident he had won. With 340 precincts reporting inperson voting, he had captured 59 percent of the total vote among the three candidates running. “Last night was a great night, and it’s amazing how many people voted,” said the Democrat in a Wednesday morning Zoom
call. “The biggest enemy in a race is low voter turnout. More than double voted compared to the first time I ran [in a primary] in 2016.” The 3rd District congressman noted he had 4,000 more votes than one candidate and 8,000 than the other. Suozzi’s opponents in the primary, Michael Weinstock, an attorney, and Melanie D’Arrigo, an allied health professional, had not conceded as of Wednesday, Suozzi said. As of Tuesday night, the Nassau County Board of Elections
had only counted results from inperson early and Election Day voting. Absentee ballots had not been tabulated. So the vote could not be finalized. By state law, counting of absentee ballots could not begin until seven days after June 23, the last date by which the ballots could be postmarked to count in the election. The state was waiting a week to ensure that all absentee ballots were returned and counted, said Bonnie Garone, counsel to the Nassau Democratic election commisCONTINUED ON PAGE 3
Restaurants to open their doors during Phase Three BY LAURA LANE llane@liherald.com
Restaurants have suffered a serious economic decline during the coronavirus but that may soon change. Nassau is on track to begin Phase Three reopening of businesses on Wednesday, June 24, according to County Executive Laura Curran and
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Gov. Andrew Cuomo. During the Third Phase, restaurants will be permitted to open for inside, in-person dining, provided employees and patrons wear masks, and six feet of social distancing is maintained between tables. Spas will also be allowed to reopen. Peter Van Der Mije, of Lattingtown, who owns Osteria
Leana, a fine dining Italian eatery, will have 20 seats available in his Oyster Bay restaurant. He has had a light installed through the air conditioning system that kills germs, he said, and a few modifications have been done inside the restaurant. “Servers will push the door to the kitchen with their hip so they don’t CONTINUED ON PAGE 5
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Preschool graduation, a good reason to be joyful Following the car parade at Oyster Bay Preschool, graduate Adelise Talento, 5, celebrated her achievement. Story, Page 3.