<p>Ellen Ritz of East Williston is among 13 honorees for North Hempstead’s 23rd Annual May W. Newburger Women’s Roll of Honor. Her name was omitted from a Monday news item.</p>

Ellen Ritz of East Williston is among 13 honorees for North Hempstead’s 23rd Annual May W. Newburger Women’s Roll of Honor. Her name was omitted from a Monday news item.

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