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Friday, February 8, 2019
Vol. 4, No. 6
Port WashingtonTimes GUIDE TO PORT SCHOOLS VALENTINE’S DAY TALK TECH BUDGET
NICOLELLO BLASTS REASSESSMENT ERRORS
PAGES 37-44
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Manorhaven board appoints ethics attorney
SOUPER BOWL XII
Former village Attorney Leventhal chosen to serve in the new position BY J E S S I C A PA R K S The Manorhaven Board of Trustees formally approved the appointment of Steve Leventhal as the village ethics attorney last Thursday. Leventhal was Manorhaven’s village attorney until July and is a managing partner of Roslyn-based firm Leventhal, Mullaney, and Blinkoff PLLC. Village Attorney Jonathan Fielding said Leventhal is “quite possibly the pre-eminent legal scholar in New York State on municipal ethics.” Mayor Jim Avena said he originally formed a village ethics committee in 2016 and appointed five members but the group never met. The five members of the committee are Angela McGrade, Bill McCarthy, Mike Masiello, Debbie Magrino and Tom Pugliesi. “I appointed them and I felt that they seemed to be people that would take the responsibility seri-
ously as well as with clear thinking,” Avena said. He said that the five members will receive ethics training within the next two weeks. Manorhaven resident John Orr asked whether the committee could meet before the Manorhaven Board of Zoning Appeals votes on a proposed three-story building on Manhasset Isle. The members of the zoning board are expected to vote on the variances on Feb. 19. Trustee Rita DiLucia said she agreed with the resident. “I think Mr. Orr’s kind of right,” she said. “I think that the ethics committee should review the board first and the complaints before a decision is made.” Nick Marra, a Manorhaven resident, asked whether residents will be allowed to attend the ethics meeting. Fielding said it was likely a public hearing will be held to appoint the chairperson of the Continued on Page 66
PHOTO BY JOHN NUGENT
Lisa Hu, 7, and Jiliya Pan, 8, enjoyed the chicken noodle soup at SOUPer Bowl XII. See story on page 2.
Pilot launched for West Shore Road shuttle bus BY J ES S I C A PA R K S
The program, which began Jan. 21, comes after representatives of the Amsterdam A highly sought-after shut- assisted living facility and the tle bus on West Shore Road in nearby industrial park reached Port Washington has begun a out to Nassau County Legislator Delia Deriggi-Whitton (Dyearlong pilot program.
Glen Cove) two years ago. She has been holding meetings with representatives from both the Amsterdam and the industrial park and the Nassau Inter-County" Express Continued on Page 67
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