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Friday, November 20, 2020
Vol. 5, No. 47
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HYNES FEATURED DEM CHAIR IN DOCUMENTARY BLASTS AOC
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N. Shore Dems win after count of absentees
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Suozzi, Kaplan, Sillitti declare after tabulating mail-in ballots BY R O S E WELDON AND ROBERT PELAEZ Riding a tide of absentee ballots, U.S. Rep. Tom Suozzi (D-Glen Cove) has won another term in the 3rd Congressional District over Republican challenger George Santos of Queens. In other races, state Sen. Anna Kaplan (D-Great Neck) claimed victory in the 7th Senate District and Gina Sillitti, a Democrat from Manorhaven, declared victory in the 16th Assembly District. Democratic President-elect Joe Biden built a lead over Republican President Donald Trump in Nassau County as tens of thousands of absentee ballots were counted after initially trailing in the votes cast on Election Day. Nassau Democratic Elections Commissioner James Scheuer-
man said weeks ago that 142,962 absentee ballots were cast in Nassau County this year during the COVID-19 pandemic, a figure that shattered the previous record of 48,000 in 2016. Mailed ballots began to be counted Nov. 10 under state law. CONGRESSIONAL RACES While vote counts immediately following Election Day placed Santos, a financial professional, ahead of Suozzi by more than 4,000 votes, absentee ballots gave Suozzi a final total of 122,931 votes to Santos’ 96,578 in Nassau County and the borough of Queens. Suffolk County has yet to announce its final results, though following Election Day Santos led there by over 3,900 votes. Santos thanked his supporters in a statement issued Tuesday. “Due to the hard work and determination of our grassroots supContinued on Page 38
PHOTO COURTESY OF THE PORT WASHINGTON PUBLIC LIBRARY’S LOCAL HISTORY CENTER
This image of the Blessing of the Fleet at the Port Washington Town Dock, taken in 1960, is one of many included in “Along Manhasset Bay,” a book of photographs and oral histories collected and compiled by Port Washington Public Library archivist Vanessa Nastro.
County planning cash grants to aid restaurants BY R OB E RT PELAEZ
up to $10,000 due to the coronavirus pandemic. Curran said the county’s Nassau County Executive $2.2 million investment will Laura Curran announced a pro- provide financial assistance to gram Wednesday that will give one of the industries hit hardnearly 300 restaurants grants est by the pandemic. As winter
months quickly approach, Curran said, the program will help full-service restaurants combat colder temperatures and any restrictions set forth by the state as cases continue to inContinued on Page 39
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