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Friday, November 10, 2017
Vol. 2, No. 45
Port WashingtonTimes ‘FOOL THE EYE’ AT COUNTY MUSEUM
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Curran defeats Martins Edges Republican to become 1st female county executive; fellow Dem elected comptroller feat Wednesday morning. “I have called to congratulate Laura Curran, who lacerated her my opponent, Laura Curran, on her Republican opponent as the product win,” he said in a statement. “I enof a corrupt political machine, was courage everyone to work together victorious on Tuesday in the race for to put partisanship aside to restore Nassau County executive, becoming trust in government and get Nassau the first woman to win the post in its back on the right track.” The campaign to 80-year history. succeed Edward Man“Tonight, Nassau County voted to Hempstead shocker, gano, a Republican end the culture of more election stories who faces a trial on corruption charges, corruption and give PAGES 21, 23-26 was long and increasour county the fresh ingly bitter. start it so desperately Curran’s strategy deserves,” Curran, a Democratic county legislator, said was to attack Martins over his conbefore a jubilant crowd that chanted nection to disgraced state Sen. Dean “Laura!” as she took the stage. “I am Skelos, and she said Republicans humbled and grateful for the great who controlled the county were unresponsibility you have entrusted in willing to deal with corruption. Martins had recently focused me to be your county executive.” Curran received 147,102 votes on the MS-13 gang, claiming that to former state Sen. Jack Martins’ Curran was weak on crime and 139,204, a margin of 51 to 48 per- sending out a controversial mailer that said Curran was the gang’s cent. After refusing to concede on choice. Tuesday night, Martins accepted deContinued on Page 24
BY LU K E TOR R A N C E
PHOTO BY JANELLE CLAUSEN
Nassau Democratic Party Chairman Jay Jacobs raises Laura Curran’s and Jack Schnirman’s hands in victory before an energized crowd of supporters at The Inn in New Hyde Park.
Bos, other town incumbents re-elected North Hempstead on Tuesday, with the town’s incumbents each securing re-election. Town Supervisor Judi BoDemocrats maintained a strong foothold in the Town of sworth easily defeated her Re-
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publican challenger, Stephen Nasta, a retired NYPD precinct commander, 27,244 votes to 14,517, or about 65 percent to 35 percent. In a political upheaval in the bordering Town of Hempstead, Laura Gillen became the first Democrat in history to be elected town
supervisor. She defeated incumbent Anthony Santino, a Republican, 80,214 to 77,946, or 50.69 percent to 49.25 percent. In North Hempstead, Bosworth said her victory shows that good, responsive, transparent and fiscally and environmentally responsive government
“is something that our residents value.” “I’m feeling joyous,” Bosworth said shortly after the race was called. “It’s a great victory and I am so honored to have been given the support by residents of the Town of North Hempstead.” Continued on Page 25
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