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Friday, February 5, 2021
Vol. 6, No. 6
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50 crashes in 12 hours after nor’easter 13 inches of snow powders North Shore over two days BY R OB E RT PE L A E Z
PHOTO COURTESY OF INSTAGRAM
English cocker spaniel Barnaby of Port Washington stares at the snowfall outside his home.
Snow piled up throughout Nassau County beginning late Sunday night into Monday and Tuesday, resulting in a handful of North Shore areas receiving more than a foot of fresh powder. Dozens of car crashes were reported on slippery roads. East Williston received just over 13 inches of snow on Monday, with Port Washington not far behind at 13 inches. Garden City got 12.4 inches
of snow, while Herricks received 11.5 inches. The snowfall was part of the first nor’easter in the calendar year, which remained stationary over the Atlantic Coast of southern New Jersey, weather experts said. Experts also said the snow was falling at a rate of almost three inches per hour in most of the region. Gov. Andrew Cuomo asked people throughout the state to stay off Continued on Page 43
Beber won’t run again in Flower Hill BY R O S E W E L D ON
Absent from the list are the villages of Sands Point, which Two mayor seats and eight will not hold elections this year, trustee seats in villages across and Manorhaven, which holds the Port Washington area will its elections in June. Challengers will be able to be up for grabs on Election Day, file petitions for candidacy in vilTuesday, March 16.
lage elections by the end of the day on Tuesday. PORT WASHINGTON NORTH Mayor Robert Weitzner and Trustees Sherman Scheff and Matthew Kepke are seeking to keep their seats for another two-year term apiece. No challengers have been named yet. BAXTER ESTATES Mayor Nora Haagenson,
Deputy Mayor Charles Comer and Trustee Christopher Ficalora are up for re-election to two-year terms. No challengers have been named yet. FLOWER HILL Trustees Frank Genese, seeking a third term, and Mary Jo Collins, seeking a first full term after serving the rest of Mayor Brian Herrington’s term as a trustee, will run for re-election to their two-year seats. Trustee
Claire Dorfman, who was appointed last November after the late Mayor Robert McNamara was elected a trustee, is seeking a one-year term. No challengers have been named yet. Notably not seeking reelection is two-term Trustee Jay Beber. A resident of the village’s Roslyn area, he has served for four years. Efforts to reach him for comment were unavailing.
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