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Friday, June 14, 2019
Vol. 4, No. 24
Port WashingtonTimes REVITALIZING DOWNTOWNS
SLOAN, MOONEY SAY GOODBYE
GOP DELAYS ASSESSMENT PHASE-IN VOTE
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Mayor, trustees run unopposed in Port races Sands Pt., Manorhaven residents to head to polls on Tuesday BY J E S S I C A PA R K S Sands Point and Manorhaven residents head to the polls on Tuesday with the names of their current village trustees being the only ones listed on the ballot. Mayor Edward Adler and Trustees Marc Silbert and Katherine Ullman seek re-election in uncontested races in Sands Point, while Manorhaven Trustees Rita Di Lucia and John Popeleski run unopposed in a bid to return to the village board. Sands Point Edward Adler – mayor, twoyear term Adler is running for his fifth term as mayor and if elected will have served in the position for 10 years at the conclusion of his term and 30 years total on the village board. He is a lawyer by training and works at his family-owned-and-operated real estate company where he focuses on development and
management. Katherine Ullman – trustee, two-year term Ullman is seeking election to her 13th term on the Board of Trustees. She is retired from her career as a librarian. Marc Silbert – trustee, twoyear term Silbert has served as a trustee for over 10 terms. Professionally, Silbert has been in the personnel and temporary employment industry for many years. Adler said he is particularly proud of the transparency the village has maintained while he has been in office. He said his email is listed on the website and he keeps a publicly listed number to allow residents the opportunity to reach him with questions or concerns. Another accomplishment that the mayor cited was the Village Club’s return to the level it was a decade ago. Continued on Page 57
PHOTO COURTESY OF PORT ROWING
Port Rowing took home a silver medal at the national youth championships in Sarasota, Florida, last weekend.
Port Rowing wins silver at national championships BY J ES S I C A PA R K S
Seniors Lindsay Rust of Roslyn and Carter Shields of Port Washington completed the Port Rowing took home a 2,000-meter stretch in 7:41.23, silver medal at the Youth Na- defeating the third-place team tional Championships in Sara- by two seconds. The girls qualified for the sota, Florida, last weekend.
national championship race after winning a gold medal at the state championships in Saratoga Springs on May 12. Shields and Rust took home a gold medal last year as well. Continued on Page 69
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