Hewlett-Woodmere School District budget passes

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In an election that featured seven candidates running for the Board of Education, the Hewlett-Woodmere School District’s proposed budget passed Tuesday night, and five candidates were either re-elected to the school board or elected for the first time.

Incumbent Trustee Judy Menashe was re-elected, with 1,546 votes. Dr. Jon Altus, who last served on the board in 2018 was elected again, with 1,466 votes. Francois Tenenbaum was elected for the first time and was the top vote getter, with 1,796. Each will serve a full three-year term.

Shari Amitrano was elected for the first time, with 1,460 votes. Board president Debra Sheinin was re-elected, garnering 1,406 votes. Amitrano and Sheinin will serve a two-year and a one-year term, respectively, completing the terms of Paul Critti and Daniella Simon, both of whom moved out of the district earlier in the school year. Sheinin, Menashe, Altus, Amitrano and Tenenbaum all ran together. Candidates Dr. Tatyana Kopp and Ramsha Ansari received 1,043 and 714 votes.

The proposed budget of $129.36 million passed with a vote of 1,589 to 1,009. It is $2.48 million, and 1.95 percent, larger than the current spending plan. The tax levy also increased by 1.95 percent. 

The Hewlett-Woodmere Public Library budget of just under $6.6 million passed, 1,609 to 904. The proposed tax levy is $6.4 million North Woodmere resident Ellen Vaknine was elected to the board in an uncontested race. She will serve a five-year term.