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Friday, June 8, 2018
Vol. 6, No. 23
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State sentences ex Dem leader BY JA N E LL E CL AUSEN Former North Hempstead Democratic Party leader Gerard Terry was sentenced to six months in jail and five years on probation for state tax fraud charges on Monday, following his sentencing last week on federal tax fraud charges. Terry, 64, of Roslyn Heights pleaded guilty on Sept. 25, Two girls enjoy a ride at the Herricks carnival on Saturday afternoon. 2017, to criminal tax fraud in the fourth degree – an E-grade felony. In addition,"acting Supreme Court Justice Christopher Quinn ordered Terry to pay $250,000 in restitution to the state Department of Taxation and Finance. This sentence will be served concurrently with his federal one." Federal Judge Joanna Trustees meeting on Monday specifically mention Christmas BY LU K E Seybert sentenced Terry to 36 was the proposed lights and ex- lights, it would notably affect TORRANCE months in prison and three years hibition law, which would pri- the light display of Young, whose of supervised release for avoidSummer will arrive this marily affect the Christmas light relationship with the village ing paying more than $1.6 milmonth but in Flower Hill, it’s still display of Robert Young, located has been adversarial since last lion in federal and state taxes. Christmas. at 9 Sunnyvale Road. “As a well-connected power looking a lot like Christmas. The law was introduced The law would require The item at the top of the Continued on Page 57 agenda for the village Board of homes that have “illumination at the last meeting, and public of an outside area” that re- comment continued on Monday. sulted in 20 or more peo- Before discussion could even ple visiting on three days begin, village Attorney Jeffrey within a 10-day period to Blinkoff said that the law would obtain a permit from the be tabled until July since not all village." While it does not board members had had time
PHOTO BY REBECCA KLAR
No end in sight for holiday light fight Flower Hill trustees, resident spar again over proposed lights, exhibition law to review changes to the law. Among the modifications were that a $500 deposit would be required and the permit fee would be determined by the Board of Trustees. Young said that no amount of modifications would make the law agreeable to him. “I think the law is a very bad law, and I think it is discriminating against me personally,” he said. Continued on Page 58
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