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Friday, July 24, 2020
Vol. 95, No. 30
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State, county officials call for more federal aid
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Suozzi, Curran lead bipartisan effort to increase funds in response to COVID-19 BY R OB E RT PE L A E Z Officials from Nassau County joined U.S. Rep. Tom Suozzi (DGlen Cove) in a call for action to provide municipalities with federal aid in response to the coronavirus pandemic that has devastated the economy. Suozzi was joined by Nassau County Executive and fellow Democrat Laura Curran, Town of North Hempstead Supervisor Judi Bosworth and North Hempstead Councilwoman Veronica Lurvey last Wednesday. U.S. Rep. Peter King (R-Seaford) and Suffolk County Executive Steve Bellone also participated in the bipartisan effort to pass legislation that will provide federal aid to states, counties, localities and schools due to the budgetary shortfalls caused by the pandemic. “It has been two months since the House passed legislation, which would bring billions in local aid to our state, counties,
towns, cities, villages and school districts,” Suozzi said. “As demonstrated by the bipartisan group of elected officials here today, every local municipality needs Mitch McConnell and Senate Republicans to negotiate a deal and pass the Heroes Act.” “The alarm bells are ringing loudly for the Senate to act immediately,” Curran said. “Nassau County is ready to emerge from the pandemic stronger than before but requires the hands of all our partners on the federal level.” The news conference was held exactly two months after the House of Representatives passed the Heroes Act, which includes a special fund of $49 billion provided to states based on a “rate of infection.” Suozzi said he estimates the legislation would generate $10 billion to $12 billion for New York residents. “New York state would get about $22 billion overall based on Continued on Page 27
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Great Neck North High School Principal Dan Holzman safely greets his school’s graduating seniors.
Doomchin trial will have verdict on Aug. 12: judge BY R OB E RT PELAEZ
announced almost two years to the day after the August 2018 incident, according to multiple The verdict in the trial of reports. State Supreme Court JusFaye Doomchin, a Great Neck woman who is on trial for stab- tice Robert Bogle, according to bing a guest to death, will be Newsday, said he will decide if
Doomchin is guilty of seconddegree murder or not responsible as a result of mental disease or defect on Aug. 12. The prosecution has said that Doomchin intentionally Continued on Page 27
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