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Friday, February 3, 2023
Vol. 11, No. 5
SCHOOLS & EDUCATION
ROCKVILLE CENTRE DIOCESE REORGANIZES
SANDS PROPOSAL A WORK IN PROGRESS
PAGES 23-26
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Santos takes time out from committees Says he will focus on responding to federal, state and county probes BY R OB E RT PE L A E Z
want Santos to resign. A total of 75% of respondents also U.S. Rep. George Santos asked said Santos cannot be an effective repTuesday to be temporarily recused resentative. Town of North Hempstead from serving on House committees Councilwoman Mariann Dalimonte amid ongoing probes into his personal, told Newsday that she has not been professional and financial background. able to get in touch with Santos’ office “With the ongoing attention sur- and has turned to U.S. Sens. Chuck rounding both my personal and cam- Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand. North Hempstead Supervisor Jenpaign financial investigations, I have nifer DeSena, who previsubmitted a request ously endorsed Santos for to Speaker McCarthy Congress and has subsethat I be temporarSee more quently barred the conily recused from my coverage on gressman from any town committee assignPAGE 2 event she is present at, ments until I am told Newsday she hopes cleared,” Santos said the officials already in in a statement Tuesday. “This was a decision that I take place outside of Santos can be enough very seriously. The business of the for the town to function as best as pos118th Congress must continue without sible until he is removed from office. DeSena and Chris Boyle, spokesmedia fanfare. It is important that I primarily focus on serving the constit- person for Nassau County Executive uents of New York’s Third Congressio- Bruce Blakeman, told Newsday they nal District and providing federal level have also not heard from Santos. The Nassau County Republican Committee representation without distraction.” Republican House leaders an- and local GOP officials called on Sannounced two weeks ago that Santos tos to resign in early January. Nassau County Republican Comwould serve on Congress’ Small Business Committee as well as the Science, mittee Chairman Joseph Cairo said Space and Technology Committee de- that newly-elected 4th District U.S. spite growing calls for him to resign. Rep. Anthony D’Esposito offered to A Siena and Newsday poll of 653 reg- help field calls from parts of the 3rd istered 3rd District voters conducted District instead of having calls go to from Jan. 23-26 showed that 78% Continued on Page 38
PHOTO COURTESY RUSSELL LIPPAI
North Hempstead Supervisor Jennifer DeSena gives her 2023 State of the Town address at Harbor Links Golf Course in Port Washington.
State of Town good. And rocky: DeSena BY B R A N D ON D U FF Y
viously made promises, including a 311 call center team devoted to North Hempstead Supervisor specific town Building Department Jennifer DeSena laid out a 2023 requests and bringing in a profesagenda that included infrastructure sional planner to update the town’s improvements and updates on pre- master plan.
“My goals for my administration have not changed since my inauguration,” DeSena, a Republican, said Friday afternoon from Harbor Links Golf Course in Port Washington, Continued on Page 39
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