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Friday, November 10, 2017
Vol. 66, No. 45
N E W H Y D E PA R K
‘FOOL THE EYE’ AT COUNTY MUSEUM
BNB BRANCH IN NHP CLOSING
HOLOCAUST CENTER BLASTS DAVID ON SNL
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Curran defeats Martins Edges Republican to become 1st female county executive; fellow Dem elected comptroller Tuesday night, Martins accepted defeat Wednesday morning. “I have called to congratulate Laura Curran, who lacerated her Republican opponent as the my opponent, Laura Curran, on her product of a corrupt political ma- win,” he said in a statement. “I enchine, was victorious on Tuesday in courage everyone to work together the race for Nassau County execu- to put partisanship aside to restore tive, becoming the first woman to trust in government and get Nassau back on the right track.” win the post in its 80-year history. The campaign “Tonight, Nassau County voted Hempstead shocker, to succeed Edward Mangano, a Repubto end the culture of corruption and more election stories lican who faces a trial on corruption give our county the PAGES 4, 23-26 charges, was long fresh start it so desand increasingly perately deserves,” Curran, a Democratic county legis- bitter. Curran’s strategy was to atlator, said before a jubilant crowd that chanted “Laura!” as she took tack Martins over his connection to the stage. “I am humbled and grate- disgraced state Sen. Dean Skelos, ful for the great responsibility you and she said Republicans who conhave entrusted in me to be your trolled the county were unwilling to deal with corruption. county executive.” Martins had recently focused on Curran received 147,102 votes PHOTO BY JANELLE CLAUSEN to former state Sen. Jack Martins’ the MS-13 gang, claiming that Cur139,204, a margin of 51 to 48 per- ran was weak on crime and sending Nassau Democratic Party Chairman Jay Jacobs raises Laura Curran’s and Jack out a controversial mailer that said cent. Schnirman’s hands in victory before an energized crowd of supporters at The Inn in After refusing to concede on Curran was the gang’s choice. New Hyde Park. Continued on Page 24
BY LU K E TOR R A N C E
Bos, other town incumbents re-elected North Hempstead on Tuesday, with the town’s incumbents each securing re-election. Town Supervisor Judi BoDemocrats maintained a strong foothold in the Town of sworth easily defeated her Re-
BY JA N E LL E CL AUSEN
publican challenger, Stephen Nasta, a retired NYPD precinct commander, 27,244 votes to 14,517, or about 65 percent to 35 percent. In a political upheaval in the bordering Town of Hempstead, Laura Gillen became the first Democrat in history to be elected town
supervisor. She defeated incumbent Anthony Santino, a Republican, 80,214 to 77,946, or 50.69 percent to 49.25 percent. In North Hempstead, Bosworth said her victory shows that good, responsive, transparent and fiscally and environmentally responsive government
“is something that our residents value.” “I’m feeling joyous,” Bosworth said shortly after the race was called. “It’s a great victory and I am so honored to have been given the support by residents of the Town of North Hempstead.” Continued on Page 25
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