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Friday, June 14, 2019
Vol. 7, No. 24
REVITALIZING DOWNTOWNS
LAST RITZ CARLTON BUILDING TO OPEN
GOP DELAYS ASSESSMENT PHASE-IN VOTE
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North Hills residents to vote Tuesday
WA L K T H E WA L K
Four uncontested races as Mayor Marvin Natiss seeks fifth term BY T E R I W EST North Hills residents will head to Village Hall Tuesday to vote in a village election in which the mayor, deputy mayor, a trustee and the village justice are seeking four more years in office. All four races are uncontested, and three of the candidates have served at least two terms in their current positions. The ballot is as follows: Marvin Natiss – mayor, fouryear term Natiss has been mayor of North Hills for 16 years. He is an attorney at Natiss & Gordon in Roslyn Heights, a general practice law firm of which he is a founding partner. Dennis Sgambati – deputy mayor, four-year term Sgambati has been a trustee for 18 years. He owns Island Taping Inc., a taping and spackling company that he said employs more than 150 people in New
York City. Gail Cohen – trustee, fouryear term Cohen has been a trustee for eight years. She is an advertising production cost consultant and owned Storage 1-2-3, Inc. in New Hyde Park. Jerome Reisman – village justice, four-year term Reisman became village justice in December upon the retirement of Sigmund Semon. He is a founding partner of the firm Reisman Peirez Reisman & Capobianco. Natiss, Sgambati and Cohen cited the creation of a shuttle to the train station as a point of pride and said they are looking forward to improving the village park in their upcoming term. The shuttle to the Manhasset train station is popular among commuters who travel to Manhattan, and the village is looking into the possibility of getting larger Continued on Page 57
PHOTO COURTESY OF NORTH HEALTH
Northwell patients Kathleen and Clementine at Jones Beach for the Northwell Health Walk. See story on page 4.
Schools hear plans for Macy’s site development BY S A M U E L GLASSER Manhasset Public Schools Superintendent Vincent Butera met recently with representatives of Brookfield Properties to
discuss the implications that a proposed development project for the Macy’s site could have on the school district. The administration wants “to develop an understanding of the impact on the district,”
he said at last Thursday’s Board of Education meeting. He said the meeting with the developers was “productive” and that another meeting was planned. Brookfield Properties, an Continued on Page 71
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