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Friday, december 11, 2015
vol. 3, no. 50
HOLIDAY gift and party guide
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Council incumbent only GOPer to win BY J Oe N i K i C Four of the five Democrats running for Town of North Hempstead positions were victorious on Nov. 3. but Nassau Democratic Party Chairman Jay Jacobs said the results are not a reliable barometer of the district’s political affiliations. The four victorious Democratic candidates like Republican Town Councilwoman Dina De Giorgio, who also won, were all incumbents, Jacobs said. “These are well-known candidates. They’ve run before. De Giorgio is a well known candidate. And so is [Town Councilwoman] Anna Kaplan,” he said. “That’s different when you have an open seat. When you have an open seat, you can see where things go. Jacobs said looking at the judicial races would better identify each electoral district’s political affiliations. “Take a look at where people voted in the judicial races and that’s where you see it better beContinued on Page 58
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Roslyn and Town of North Hempstead officials celebrate the Christmas Tree and Menorah lighting last Thursday. see story and photos on Page 57.
Officer injured in E. Hills burglary BY M At t G R e C H A burglar discovered at a house on Wildwood Lane in East Hills escaped police after a brief struggle early Saturday evening, setting off a manhunt involving police in cars and in foot as well as in a helicopter Nassau County police said they discovered the burglar —
described as a black male — hiding on the floor of a bedroom after responding to a home alarm and finding the rear door of the home open. The suspect, who was unarmed, resisted arrest and “attempted to take one officer’s weapon,” police said. After a continued struggle, police said, the suspect broke free and fled the home. One of the officer’s was injured during the struggle and was hospitalized for a sprained knee and as well as rib and neck pain. He
has since been released form the hospital, police said. Police were unable to locate the suspect following a subsequent search that saw police cars lining Round Hill Road and surrounding streets as well as a helicopter flying overhead. The suspect was described as 6’1” tall, 28-35 years old with a stocky build, curly hair, wearing a black jacket and black pants. Village of East Hills Attorney Bill Burton confirmed the suspect was unarmed, and said nothing was taken from the residence.
Village of East Hills Mayor Michael Koblenz sent out an email to residents Sunday morning informing them of the breakin and police search, and urging them to stay in their homes with doors locked and alarms on. “Most of the time they hit houses that are easy, they don’t have lights on alarms on, and don’t have doors locked,” Koblenz said in an interview with Blank Slate Media. Koblenz said crime scene officials were at the house investigating the break in and will continue their search for the suspect.
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