Officials in the Plainview-Old Bethpage district tallied 5,527 mail-in ballots, far more than double the count in past years. The district's $164.2 million budget passed 3,929 to 1,598. The system's superintendent, Lorna Lewis, expressed gratification with results both locally and regionwide. 


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