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Friday, March 12, 2021
Vol. 6, No. 11
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MOTHER’S FIGHT FOR CHILD SAFETY CONTINUES
CALLS FOR CUOMO TO RESIGN INCREASE
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Villages prepare to go to the polls New trustee candidates in Port North, Flower Hill BY R O S E W E L D ON With the exception of one race in Port Washington North, the two mayor seats and eight trustee seats at stake in village elections across the Port Washington area will be uncontested on Tuesday. Except for one new face in Flower Hill, all incumbents are up for re-election. Absent from this list is the Village of Manorhaven, which holds its elections in June. 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. Opposing Scheff and Kepke for a trustee seat is newcomer Stanley Gerard, while Weitzner runs unopposed. Residents can vote at Village Hall, located at 3 Pleasant Ave., from noon to 9 p.m. BAXTER ESTATES Mayor Nora Haagenson, Deputy Mayor Charles Comer and Trustee Christopher Ficalora are up for re-election to two-year terms. All three
incumbents are running unopposed. Residents can vote at Village Hall at 315 Main St. in Port Washington. Polls are open from noon until 9 p.m. 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 election to two-year seats. Trustee Claire Dorfman, who was appointed last November after Continued on Page 27
Port school board seeks increase in state, fed funds PHOTO COURTESY OF NORTH SHORE ANIMAL LEAGUE AMERICA
Numerous pets found homes at a series of events in the area by North Shore Animal League America, including Luna, pictured.
Meeting with elected officials in time for budget planning BY R O S E W E L D ON
Assemblywoman Gina Sillitti (D-Manorhaven) earlier in the The Port Washington Board year, school board Trustee and of Education is calling on local task force member Julie Epelected officials for increased stein said at the board’s March state aid as it prepares the bud- 2 meeting. “We are stressing that we get for the 2021-22 school year. The district’s Legislative need to have that information Task Force facilitated meet- sooner rather than later so that ings with state Sen. Anna we can budget accordingly,” Kaplan (D-Great Neck) and Epstein said. “So we are cur-
rently as a board doing that work, and we will continue to advocate and continue to ask for that so that we are not caught in the position that we were caught in last year.” Epstein added that a meeting with U.S. Rep. Tom Suozzi (D-Glen Cove) is coming for the task force, and the district Continued on Page 27
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