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VOL. 100 NO. 22
MAY 25 - 31, 2023
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Campbell wins election in Sanitary Dist. 1 process and we prevailed.” She was appointed to the sanitary district board in April Ten months after the election 2022, succeeding Lino Viola, for Sanitary District 1 commis- who stepped down that month. sioner between appointed ComTwo days after the election, missioner Gwynette Campbell Boxer went to court to dispute and challenger the legality of the G a b r i e l B o x e r, district’s issuance Campbell was finaland review of ly declared the winabsentee ballot ner by Nassau Counapplications and the ty Supreme Court distribution of Judge Randy Sue those ballots. Boxer Marber on May 16. and Ciampoli Marber directed claimed the district the district to certify failed to provide a the election results record of who gave based on the canand received ballot vassing of paper Gwynette Campbell applications, and ballots on March 23, Ciampoli called for 24 and 27. After the the court to either review was completinvalidate ballots or ed, Campbell, of declare Boxer the I n wo o d , h a d 7 6 2 winner based on the votes to Boxer’s 554, July 11 results. overturning the ini“It seems like in tial July 11, 2022, the sanitary district, result, which had the ter ms of the Boxer, of Hewlett, (U.S.) Constitution leading, 395 to 228. are optional,” CiamMarber ruled that poli said of MarGabriel Boxer Boxer and his attorber’s ruling. “If the ney, John Ciampoli, commissioners did not have enough there don’t benefit evidence to dispute the result. from the terms of the Constitu“I am extremely happy with tion, they will not apply them. the results of the Election,” The voters be damned.” Campbell wrote. “It was a long Continued on page 21
By HERNESTO GALDAMEZ hgaldamez@liherald.com
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Oh boy, what a ride! Cousins Atara Karasick, left, and Hadassan Friedman get a kick of riding the Dragon roller coaster at the Kulanu Academy Fair on May 21. Story, more photos, Page 24.
New auxiliary unit causes friction Cedarhurst village creates volunteer police squad By HERNESTO GALDAMEZ hgaldamez@liherald.com
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nown as an extra set of eyes and ears, Auxiliary Unit 109, a group of more than 30 volunteers for the Nassau County Police Department’s 4th Precinct in Hewlett, is dedicated to ensuring extra protection for neighbors in the Five Towns and Atlantic Beach. But when Cedarhurst Mayor Benjamin Weinstock announced that the village would have its own volunteer unit, Danny Gluck, commanding officer of the county auxiliary police department’s
4th Precinct unit and a 25-year-veteran of Unit 109, said it was a “slap in the face.” “For years, the mayor only praised us for all of our hard work and dedication to his village,” Gluck said. “Yet he went behind our backs.” For over 20 years, the volunteers of Unit 109 patrolled Cedarhurst, the village where Gluck said the unit had spent 75 percent of its time. “We are volunteers who dedicate our free time to keep our community safe, leaving our families on nights and weekends to patrol the streets and cover any details when needed,” Gluck said. “Whether it’s 2 p.m. or 2 a.m., we’re always there to Continued on page 8