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$90.4M in spending approved, Prinzo and Curd re-elected received 1,499 votes in his re-election. Curd received 1,617 votes. “I thought the 72 percent was Manhasset Board of Education a great showing of community Trustee Carlo Prinzo was unable support of what the school budto vote in the Tuesday election in get was,” said Prinzo, a 21-year which the district’s $90,389,627 Manhasset resident with two hilbudget was approved and he and dren in the school district, one who graduated in Ann Marie Curd re2013 and another curceived another threerently enrolled. year term. “We worked very Instead, Prinzo e l e c t i o n 2 0 1 5 hard to squeeze everywas hospitalized last thing we were able to week with a bleeding squeeze under the tax ulcer that required cap,” he added. “I’m nine blood transfuSee related very pleased.” sions and put him coverage First introduced into a coma for five pAgES 21, 22 in early March and days, he said. adopted by the board “It’s amazing that your life could be in the hands of in mid April, the budget carries a total strangers like that,” he said. 2.79 percent year-to-year spend“Those guys are amazing. It’s just ing increase and $82,872,705 tokind of wild, the reality of it. I’m tal tax levy, meeting the district’s allowable 2.52 percent levy limit. finding it’s just kind of wild.” Administrators and Board of He later learned the budget passed 1,618 to 612 — or 72.56 Education trustees have said the percent of the vote — and that he Continued on Page 21
BY B I LL SAN ANTONIO
A group of volunteers purchase mulch to plant flowers along Plandome Road during the recent Sidewalk Sweep on Plandome Road. See more on page 13.
American Legion, scouts prepare for Memorial Day BY B I LL SAN ANTONIO
Scouts and members of the American Legion Post 304 placed flags upon the graves Memorial Day is May 25, at the Community Reformed but in Manhasset, services have Church cemetery and posters denoting the community’s analready begun. Last Saturday, local Boy nual Memorial Day parade in
shop windows along Plandome Road. This Saturday, Boy Scouts and American Legion members will also place flags on the graves at the Long Island Continued on Page 44
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