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Friday, December 30, 2022
Vol. 71, No. 52
N E W H Y D E PA R K
HEALTH AND WELLNESS GUIDE
EAST SIDE ACCESS DELAYED
COUNTY, PBA REACH AGREEMENT
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Dems, GOPers blast serial liar Santos Call for probes of congressman-elect BY R OB E RT PE L A E Z
Congressman-elect George Santos announcing victory in November.
Republican Congressman-elect George Santos has received criticism from officials on both sides of the aisle, including Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman, for lying about his personal and professional background along with a challenge from the Democrat he beat in the race for Congress in November. Blakeman and newly-elected U.S. Rep. Nick LaLota (R-Bay Shore) called for the House Ethics Committee to launch an investigation into Santos’ PHOTO BY BRANDON DUFFY past riddled with discrepancies as outlined by the New York Times last week. Blakeman told Newsday that
the congressman-elect’s record has now come into question. “I think that he’s entitled to a hearing with the [House] Ethics Committee, and that they should do a thorough investigation to see if he violated any laws or any ethics rules,” Blakeman told Newsday. “I think that we have to let the process unfold, which I think will happen fairly swiftly.” “New Yorkers deserve the truth and House Republicans deserve an opportunity to govern without this distraction,” LaLota, who will represent the state’s 1st Congressional District, told Newsday. Continued on Page 38
Hempstead’s new redistricting proposal BY B R A N D ON D U FF Y A new council district map proposal has been released as the Town of Hempstead continues its redistricting process into the new year. Hempstead’s temporary redistricting committee will also hold a public meeting on the maps on Tuesday, Jan. 3, at 10:30 a.m. and Mon-
day, Jan. 9, at 7 p.m. at town hall. Every 10 years, the town is directed to participate in the redistricting process by town code in order to revise districts to ensure none contain a substantially disproportionate difference in the size of the voter population compared to other districts. As it stands, Hempstead cur-
rently has six councilmanic districts, which are each represented by one member of the Town Board. In addition to the six elected officials, the town supervisor also sits on the seven-member board. Hempstead’s Town Board is currently made up of five Republican council members, Democrat Dorothy Goosby and Republican Supervisor
Don Clavin. The new maps were drawn by consultants from Schenectady-based Skylin Consulting, a political data firm. Portions of Floral Park, New Hyde Park and Mineola currently sit in District 2, represented by Council Member Thomas Muscarella. According to the new proposal, they
would all remain in District 2. Hempstead’s adjusted population is 794,289, according to Skyline. State law requires no more than 5% total population deviation is allowed between districts to keep them equal. The proposal goes from a population deviation of nearly 12% to 1.39%, Skyline said in a report. Continued on Page 39
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