Merrick School District budget approved

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Merrick School District's $51 million 2020-21 budget has been approved by voters. 

The budget passed with 2,678 approving votes and 1,238 dissenting votes. 

Jill Levine and Nicole Venditti have won three-year terms on the Board of Education with 2,763 and 2,267 votes respectively. Butch Yamali won the third highest total, receiving 1,181 votes, and will serve a one-year term. 

They beat out Erik Bashan, Richard Solemanzadeh and Lukas Gubba, who received 909, 882 and 508 votes, respectively.