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Friday, June 9, 2017
Vol. 5, No. 23
SUOZZI TAKES AIM AT RUSSIANS PAGE 10
ACTING COUNTY POLICE CHIEF STEPS DOWN PAGE 2
NIFA DEMANDS COUNTY CUTS PAGE 6
Village defends hiring of mayor’s brother-in-law Munsey Park trustees condemn residents for going to the press BY S A M U E L GLASSER Munsey Park village trustees at Thursday’s board meeting vigorously defended their decision to hire the mayor’s brother-in-law for the newly created post of village administrator. They stuck to their position during a public discussion that was heated at times even though Daniel PHOTO BY SAMUEL GLASSER Breen, the brother-in-law of Munsey Park Mayor Frank DeMento, has deThe Village of Munsey Park trustees defended the hiring of the mayor’s brother-in- clined to accept the position in the law on Thursday. face of criticism from residents. He
was named to the position on May 10 but pulled out by the end of the month. Breen will continue in his current role as one of three full-time utility workers, according to a statement released by the village on May 30. Trustee Larry Ceriello justified the new administration position and Breen’s appointment, saying that the village needed someone to represent it at meetings of local governments. He explained that the state is trying to get local governments to Continued on Page 57
Scott Hislop, 49, Flower Hill highway chief, dies BY ST E P H E N ROMANO Scott Hislop, who served as the highway superintendent in the Village of Flower Hill for more than 20 years, died on April 20 in Centereach. He was
49. The cause was colon cancer, which was diagnosed in 2014. In 2006, the village purchased Flower Hill Park from Nassau County, and Hislop transformed the “overgrown garbage dump” into a beautiful family
park with basketball courts, a playground and a jungle gym, Ronnie Shatzkamer, the Flower Hill village administrator, said. “He loved the Village of Flower Hill and was always looking for ways to make things better here,” Shatzkamer said. “Scott was not just a coworker but also a good friend. He was always ready to help anyone in need.” A Centereach native
born to George and Joan Hislop on Feb. 3, 1968, Hislop met his wife, Carolann, in the seventh grade, and they began dating in the senior year of high school. “Everything was really good,” Carolann said. “We had a lot of fun and we did a lot of fun stuff together. He was just a very loving and caring person, who would really help people a lot.” After graduating from Centereach High School in 1986, he
began working with his father, George, who was the highway supervisor in the Village of Lake Success. “He was a very handy man,” Carolann said. “He liked to build things and fix things around the house and he really loved his job. He was really happy, especially when they made the park and got the playground for the kids.” Continued on Page 57
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