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Friday, December 13, 2019
Vol. 94, No. 50
HOLIDAY GUIDE
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WOOF IS ON FIRE!
Cilluffo, Katz re-elected as commissioners Will serve three more years for respective districts BY R OB E RT PELAEZ & ROSE WELDON Frank Cilluffo was re-elected to a third term as commissioner of the Great Neck Park District on Tuesday night. Cilluffo defeated Erica Beggs by a margin of 318 votes, receiving 993 to Beggs’ 675. After spending 20 years as a patrolman for the NYPD, Cilluffo moved to Great Neck and immediately became an involved member of the com-
munity. He was first elected to the position of commissioner in 2014 in a special election to fill the vacant seat that had been held by Ruth Tamarin. Cilluffo touted his experience working in the park district prior to the election, citing implementing events and programs such as holiday tree lightings enhanced commuter parking, pickleball for children, community gardens maintained by volunteer students and more. Patty Katz was also re-
elected as commissioner of the Great Neck Water Pollution Control District. Katz ran unopposed for the seat she has held for the past three years and will continue to serve the district alongside fellow Commissioners Steve Reiter and Jerry Landsberg. Incumbent Steve Flynn defeated former commissioner Donald O’Brien for re-election to the Board of Commissioners of the Manhasset-Lakeville Fire and Water District. Flynn, a foreman for the Continued on Page 58
Curran, Bellone announce task force to combat hate PHOTO BY ROBERT PELAEZ
A member of the Alert Fire Co. takes time to smile for the camera with a new friend at the ‘Lights and Ice’ event on Sunday. See story on page 2.
Anti-Semitic graffiti sparks island-wide initiative The announcement was were present to address the BY R OB E RT PE L A E Z made at the Nassau County most recent examples of anti& ROSE WELDON Nassau County Executive Laura Curran joined her Suffolk County counterpart, Steve Bellone, on Monday in announcing an island-wide coalition that will combat antiSemitism and hate symbols.
Holocaust Memorial and Tolerance Center in Glen Cove following the second discovery of anti-Semitic graffitti on the center’s premises in two weeks. Over 40 elected local and state officials, religious members, and community activists
semitic graffiti that were spraypainted on the center’s grounds last week. “The Holocaust Memorial and Tolerance Center and the community were shocked and saddened when graffiti includContinued on Page 59
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