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Friday, January 13, 2023
Vol. 98, No. 2
SCHOOLS & EDUCATION
G.N. DOC GETS 30 MONTHS
COUNTY DEMS CITE MORE TAX ERRORS
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Nassau GOP demands that Santos resign Follows filing of complaints by Watchdog group and 2 N.Y. Dems BY R OB E RT PE L A E Z
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Great Neck businessman Robert Zimmerman, the Democratic candidate for Congress who George Santos defeated, calls for Santos to resign outside what Santos asserts is his Queens office.
The Nassau County Republican Committee and local GOP officials called on newly-elected U.S. Rep. George Santos to resign from his position on Wednesday morning. Nassau County Republican Committee Chairman Joseph Cairo, Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman, Town of North Hempstead Supervisor Jennifer DeSena, newly-elected state Sen. Jack Martins and newly-elected U.S. Rep. Anthony D’Esposito called on Santos to step down from his position, saying the lies and deceit of his personal and professional background will not allow him to be an effective leader.
“He’s disgraced the House of Representatives and we do not consider him one of our congresspeople,” Cairo said in a press conference. “Today, on behalf of the Nassau County Republican Committee, I am calling for his immediate resignation.” “The lies George Santos told are too numerous to count,” DeSena, who publicly endorsed Santos, said. “He lied to me personally when he sought my endorsement, and while I am offended and disgusted at his deceit, my true concerns are for the residents of the 3rd Congressional District.” “What was really tragic is the fact that there are so many people here in Continued on Page 42
3 G.N. science stars in contest semis BY R OB E RT PE L A E Z A dozen high school seniors across North Shore public school districts were named semifinalists in the 2023 Regeneron Science Talent Search, with multiples from Great Neck South, Schreiber High, Manhasset High and Herricks High. The competition, formerly spon-
sored by Westinghouse and then Intel before its current sponsor, pharmaceutical company Regeneron, is run each year by the Society for Science and the Public, with the goal of finding solutions to the world’s challenges from budding young scientists. From an initial 1,804 applications, 300 students across the country and other parts of the world were
named scholars in the 2022 contest, with 40 being from Long Island. The 300 scholars and their schools will be awarded $2,000 each. Great Neck South was represented by Dana Kagan, Amit Saha and Amber Sun. Schreiber High was represented by Amelia Abell, Sasha Bandler and Bryson Shaub. Herricks also had three students named as semifinalists, with
Jeylin Lee, Dheyala Simirin and Miah Margiano. Manhasset’s Ben Punzalan and Allen Qian and Roslyn High’s Maxx Yung rounded out the North Shore’s semifinalists. “Congratulations to the top 300 scholars in this year’s Regeneron Science Talent Search,” Regeneron President and CEO Maya Ajmera said. “The
enthusiasm and quality of projects from this year’s participants were just outstanding. Each year, I am tremendously impressed by the ingenuity that the students bring to the competition.” A total of 16% of the research projects from semifinalists in the country were related to behavioral Continued on Page 43
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