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Friday, January 10, 2020
Vol. 5, No. 2
Port WashingtonTimes SCHOOLS & EDUCATION
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Dalimonte sworn in as councilwoman Town installation of five officials gets visit from Senator Schumer BY R O S E W E L D ON U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer called for maintaining the Town of North Hempstead’s infrastructure and environment at the swearingin ceremony for the town’s officials, including Supervisor Judi Bosworth. Receiver of Taxes Charles Berman, Councilman Peter Zuckerman, Councilwoman Veronica Lurvey and first-term Councilwoman Mariann Dalimonte were also sworn in at the ceremony on Sunday at Clinton G. Martin Park in New Hyde Park. “It’s a great day for the elected officials that we are swearing in,” Schumer, a Democrat, said, after being introduced by Town of North Hempstead Democratic Chairman John Ryan. Schumer complimented Bosworth, running through her history as a Parent-Teacher Association president at Great Neck South Middle School, a member of the
Great Neck Board of Education and a county legislator. “She got here the old-fashioned way, she earned it,” Schumer said. “It’s a great day for Judi.” The senator then listed what tasks were to come for the public servants, and cited “old” infrastructure needing to be rebuilt, and the “beautiful” environment and the Long Island Sound as good aspects in the North Hempstead area that need constant work. Schumer also mentioned building affordable housing and retaining young people while maintaining “a degree of fiscal responsibility.” “It’s a beautiful, beautiful community,” Schumer said. “And it has a lot of advantages, but you can’t let things go by the wayside.” Schumer also said that the ‘torch of power’ had been passed peacefully in North Hempstead, and took a shot at Washington, D.C., when mentioning the intentions of the nation’s founders. Continued on Page 45
PHOTO BY ROSE WELDON
Town of North Hempstead Councilwoman Mariann Dalimonte, a fourth-generation resident of Port Washington, was sworn into her first term by Town Supervisor Judi Bosworth on Sunday. See additional photos on pages 12 and 13.
Mi Ranchito Grill closes on Manorhaven Blvd. BY R O S E W E L D ON A Manorhaven staple that received acclaim for its menu has closed. Mexican restaurant Mi Ranchito Bar and Grill, at 195
Manorhaven Blvd., closed over the weekend due to issues with negotiating its lease, according to a note posted on the restaurant’s door. “Unfortunately, we have had unsuccessful negotiations
to renew our lease and we have no choice but to close this location,” the note reads. The restaurant was opened by owner and executive chef Israel Guzman, a native of El Continued on Page 53
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