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Republicans george ennis, tracey Johnson and Michael Reinhart defeated the democratic Long Beach City Council slate, giving the gop a complete majority on the council for the first time in over 50 years.
GOP sweeps three contested Long Beach City Council seats By JEFFREY BESSEN jbessen@liherald.com
Republicans made a clean sweep of three contested Long Beach City Council seats on Tuesday, as incumbent Councilman Michael Reinhart, Tracey Johnson and George Ennis defeated Democrats Roy Lester, an incumbent, and Peggy Butts and Lillian Mosley. The five-member council will be composed entirely of Republicans for the first time in 54 years. “Obviously it feels great, because we’re going to continue
the progress we made in the last two years,” council President Brendan Finn said on election night, “and we have a great city manager, a great team coming in, and we’re going to generate revenue, we’re going to keep taxes low as much as we can — we’re really going to take care of the citizens of Long Beach.” Daniel Creighton is the city manager. Reinhart and Johnson, the two top vote getters, earned four-year terms. Ennis finished third, and will serve a two-year term. In just his first year in
office, Reinhart made local history by leading the effort to freeze city taxes for the first time in a decade — a milestone that reflected his commitment to making Long Beach more affordable and fiscally strong. As he sought re-election, he said his main goal was simple: to continue the momentum. One of his key priorities has been addressing parking challenges across the city. “Parking in Long Beach has been talked about for years, but never tackled,” Reinhart said previously. “We’ve launched a Continued on page 7
ElEction RESUltS Office
Leading
Opponent
nassau county Executive
Bruce Blakeman (R) ................. 54%
Seth Koslow (d) ................46%
nassau county District Attorney anne donnelly (R) .................... 55%
nicole aloise (d) ...............45%
nassau county comptroller
elaine phillips (R) ..................... 55%
Wayne Wink Jr. (d) ............45%
nassau county clerk
Maureen o’Connell (R) ............. 57%
Joylette Williams (d) .........43%
town of Hempstead Supervisor
John Ferretti (R)........................ 53%
Joseph Scianablo (d) ........47%
town clerk
Kate Murray (R) ....................... 57%
Yveline dalmacy (d) ..........43%
unofficial results as of nov. 5
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Long Beach remembers Kristallnacht “In this ceremony, we know our shared responsibility is to speak out, to educate and to The Long Beach community ensure that ‘never again’ is not gathered last Sunday to com- merely a slogan,” Creighton memorate the victims of the said. The commemoration began Holocaust, and the two days of destruction that started it all, with members of Jewish War Veterans holding the American Kristallnacht — the Night of and Israeli flags for the recitaBroken Glass. “I have had a lot of friends tion of the Pledge of Allegiance, followed by and parents who “The Star-Spangled have perished from Banner” and Israthe Holocaust,” el’s national attendee Eileen Polanthem, “Hativka.” lis said. “That’s why “I am here today I’m here.” to help,” said Gary The annual Glick, a Jewish war memorial, at City veteran. “Nobody Hall, drew nearly knows who we are 100 people. Kristallas U.S. Jewish war nacht was a state- WARREN VEgH veterans because we led series of attacks Keynote speaker have been forgoton Jewish neighborten.” hoods and businessRabbi Eli Goodman, of es across Austria, Ger many and the Sudetenland, in north- Chabad of the Beaches, offered wester n Czechoslovakia, on an invocation that touched on the Holocaust and how the JewNov. 9 and 10, 1938. State Sen. Patricia Canzone- ish community continues to ri-Fitzpatrick, Assemblyman move forward. “May we transAri Brown, Nassau County Leg- form together the broken glass islator Patrick Mullaney, City of yesterday into the windows Council President Brendan of passion from which future Finn and City Manager Daniel generations can see a world Creighton all spoke at the event, redeemed,” Goodman said. T he speakers expressed as did former longtime Assemblyman Harvey Weisenberg. Continued on page 5
By EESHA BUTT
Correspondent
T
he whole theme is that we never forget.