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Friday, November 1, 2019
Vol. 4, No. 44
Port WashingtonTimes NASSAU’S SITE REVIEW GIVEN TO CURRAN UNVEILS ECONOMY MANHORHAVEN PLANNERS SHARED SERVICES PLAN PAGES 33-40
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4 races will decide town, county reps
ALL ABOARD
De Giorgio, DeRiggi-Whitton seek re-election, Lurvey seeks first win BY R O S E W E L D ON Three races for seats on the North Hempstead Town Board and Nassau County Legislature in Tuesday’s elections will decide the Port Washington area’s representatives for the next two to three years. Two other races will decide Nassau County’s district attorney and receiver of taxes for the next four years. Two-term Republican incumbent Dina De Giorgio of Port Washington is running for Town Board against Mariann Dalimonte, a Democrat who is Greater Port Washington Business Improvement District executive director. They are running to represent the areas of Flower Hill,
Munsey Park, Plandome, Plandome Heights, Plandome Manor, Manorhaven, Port Washington North, Sands Point and Baxter Estates. Dalimonte has accused her opponent of lacking transparency in dealings concerning Port’s waterfront district. De Giorgio responded by touting her creation of a steering committee for the area and her Portal 2 Port website, which is meant to keep constituents updated. In the race for Town of North Hempstead supervisor, incumbent Democrat Judi Bosworth of Great Neck is being challenged by Republican David Redmond, a Mineola resident. Bosworth, who has been the Continued on Page 69
PHOTO COURTESY OF THE GREATER PORT WASHINGTON BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT
Trick or treaters scope out candy at the Halloween on Main event in Port Washington, thrown by the Greater Port Washington Business Improvement District. See story on page 59.
Proposed floodgate less likely: Army Corps BY R OB E RT PELAEZ
Thursday. The Inn at Great Neck was packed with concerned residents A proposal to construct a and local officials for a presentaThrogs Neck floodgate is becom- tion by the Corps on proposals to ing less likely, the U.S. Army protect New York City from floodCorps of Engineers said last ing in major storms. Their fear
is that a floodgate would divert water and damage North Shore areas. “The induced floodings in several alternatives are less likely to be selected,” project manager Continued on Page 69
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