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Friday, June 8, 2018
Vol. 3, No. 23
Port WashingtonTimes TOBACCO AGE RAISED TO 21 PAGE 10
More time for Terry
PORT’S KIM WINS MANGANO MERIT SCHOLARSHIP FACES 2nd 2nd TRIAL PAGE 12
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DANCING ON THE DOCK
State sentences ex Dem leader BY JA N E LL E CL AUSEN Former North Hempstead Democratic Party leader Gerard Terry was sentenced to six months in jail and five years on probation for state tax fraud charges on Monday, following his sentencing last week on federal tax fraud charges. Terry, 64, of Roslyn Heights pleaded guilty on Sept. 25, 2017, to criminal tax fraud in the fourth degree – an E-grade felony. In addition," acting Supreme Court Justice Christopher Quinn ordered Terry to pay $250,000 in restitution to the state Department of Taxation and Finance. This sentence will be served concurrently with his federal one." Federal Judge Joanna Seybert sentenced Terry to 36 months in prison and three years of supervised release for avoiding paying more than $1.6 million in federal and state taxes. Continued on Page 69
PHOTO BY LUKE TORRANCE
Members of the Danceworks Studio perform on the main stage of Harborfest, held on Sunday in Port Washington See story on page 2.
Flower Hill light dispute rages on Resident says proposed law targets him; village tables action until July BY LU K E TORRANCE
Trustees meeting on Monday was the proposed lights and exhibition law, which would priSummer will arrive this marily affect the Christmas light month but in Flower Hill, it’s still display of Robert Young, located at 9 Sunnyvale Road. looking a lot like Christmas. The law would require The item at the top of the agenda for the village Board of homes that have “illumination of an outside area” that resulted in 20 or more people visiting on three days within a 10-day period to obtain a permit from the village." While it does not
specifically mention Christmas lights, it would notably affect the light display of Young, whose relationship with the village has been adversarial since last Christmas. The law was introduced at the last meeting, and public comment continued on Monday. Before discussion could even begin, village Attorney Jeffrey Blinkoff said that the law would be tabled until July since not all board members had had time
to review changes to the law. Among the modifications were that a $500 deposit would be required and the permit fee would be determined by the Board of Trustees. Young said that no amount of modifications would make the law agreeable to him. “I think the law is a very bad law, and I think it is discriminating against me personally,” he said. Continued on Page 71
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