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Scaramucci sparks White House shake-up
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Trump appoints Manhasset man as communications head BY ST E P H E N ROMANO With a special counsel looking into the Trump campaign for possible collusion with Russia and leaks coming out of the White House every day, President Donald Trump has turned to a Manhasset resident for help. On Thursday, Trump appointed Anthony Scaramucci, a Manhasset resident and Port Washington native, as the White House director of communications. And as one Manhasset connection enters the White House, another, Sean Spicer, who was born in Manhasset, leaves. The press secretary resigned on Thursday after reportedly disagreeing with Scaramucci’s appointment. The communications job has been vacant since May, when Michael Dubke resigned. A member of Trump’s transition team, Scaramucci, 53, was
previously slated to be the ambassador to the Organization of Economic Cooperation and Development in Paris. He was first picked to become the White House’s public liaison to the business community, but he sold his investment firm, SkyBridge Capital, to a Chinese conglomerate with strong ties to China’s ruling Communist Party, and that appointment was never made. Administration officials said Scaramucci’s appointment would have taken three months to be cleared of ethics conflicts, according to news reports. The sale reportedly netted him $180 million. On Sunday, Scaramucci made the rounds on major news outlets, defending Trump and swearing to stop leaks to the press. “If the leaks don’t stop, I’m going to pare down the staff,” Scaramucci said Sunday on Fox News. Several reporters have tweeted that Scaramucci was a “go-to”
PHOTO COURTESY MANHASSET-LAKEVILLE FIRE DEPARTMENT
Manhasset-Lakeville Fire Department companies 3, 4, and 5 responded Saturday to a house fire at 73 Nassau Road after a passerby noticed smoke rising from behind the home. Firefighters forced their way into the unoccupied home to extinguish the fire in the basement.
N. Hills approves speed display signs in village
Continued on Page 77 between Northern Boulevard and the Long Island Expressway. Last Wednesday the North The Village of North Hills is working to deter speeding Hills Board of Trustees apthrough the village, especially proved four electronic speed
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display signs, two along Searingtown Road and two along Shelter Rock Road, in conjunction with Nassau County with the hopes of slowing traffic Continued on Page 79
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