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Friday, November 20, 2020
Vol. 8, No. 47
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ROCK THE VOTE
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N. Shore Dems win after absentee counts Suozzi, Kaplan, Sillitti declare victory BY R O S E WELDON AND ROBERT PELAEZ Riding a tide of absentee ballots, U.S. Rep. Tom Suozzi (D-Glen Cove) has won another term in the 3rd Congressional District over Republican challenger George Santos of Queens. In other races, state Sen. Anna Kaplan (D-Great Neck) claimed victory in the 7th Senate District and Gina Sillitti, a Democrat from Manorhaven, declared victory in the 16th
Assembly District. Democratic President-elect Joe Biden built a lead over Republican President Donald Trump in Nassau County as tens of thousands of absentee ballots were counted after initially trailing in the votes cast on Election Day. Nassau Democratic Elections Commissioner James Scheuerman said weeks ago that 142,962 absentee ballots were cast in Nassau County this year during the COVID-19 pandemic, a figure that shattered the previous record of
48,000 in 2016. Mailed ballots began to be counted Nov. 10 under state law. CONGRESSIONAL RACES While vote counts immediately following Election Day placed Santos, a financial professional, ahead of Suozzi by more than 4,000 votes, absentee ballots gave Suozzi a final total of 122,931 votes to Santos’ 96,578 in Nassau County and the borough of Queens. Suffolk County has yet to announce its final results, though Continued on Page 38
County plans $2.2M in grants to restaurants PHOTO COURTESY OF MANHASSET PUBLIC SCHOOLS
A student in Karen Murphy’s class at Munsey Park Elementary School casts her ballot in a mock election to choose the class’ favorite cookie.
Packages up to $10,000 meant to assist hard-hit industry BY R OB E RT PELAEZ Nassau County Executive Laura Curran announced a program Wednesday that will give nearly 300 restaurants grants up to $10,000 due to the coronavirus pandemic. Curran said the county’s $2.2 million investment will
provide financial assistance to one of the industries hit hardest by the pandemic. As winter months quickly approach, Curran said, the program will help full-service restaurants combat colder temperatures and any restrictions set forth by the state as cases continue to increase throughout New York and Nassau.
“It’s gonna be rough … People don’t want to sit outside and shiver eating their filet mignon or whatever,” Curran said. “When our restaurants are doing well, that helps lift up our entire downtowns.” According to Curran, a restaurant with up to 10 employees is eligible for as much Continued on Page 39
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