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Friday, June 14, 2024
Vol. 10, No. 24
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Slate led by Stone seeks to unseat Mayor Popeleski, Trustees Farina, Ildefonso BY C A M E RY N O A K ES Port Washington residents will be heading to the polls Tuesday to vote in two village elections, with Manorhaven’s races headlining the day as three candidates challenge the three incumbents. The Village of Manorhaven will hold the election from 6 a.m. until 9 p.m. Polling will occur at Village Hall, 33 Manorhaven Blvd. Manorhaven Trustee Jeff Stone is challenging Mayor John Popeleski in a bid for the village’s mayoral seat and leading a slate of two newcomers opposing two incumbent trustees for their seats. Nancy Rozakis and Robert Swerdlow are challenging Deputy Mayor Harry Farina and Trustee Monica Ildefonso, who are seeking re-election. Stone, Rozakis and Swerdlow are all running under the Manorhaven Residents Party and advocating under a joint pursuit for more transparency in the village “I wanted to pull the curtains back and let people see what is going on so that we could have more sunlight coming in,” Stone said. “After all, sun-
light is the best disinfectant.” But the mayor contends it is presently the most transparent government in the village’s history. “I am not afraid to answer anything,” Popeleski said. “We are a very transparent government. I’m not hiding anything.” The Village of Sands Point will also hold an election June 18 from noon until 9 p.m. at Village Hall. Trustee Sloan Ackerman, Trustee Danny Khazai and Village Justice Alyson K. Adler are all seeking re-election in uncontested races. Manorhaven Mayor Popeleski joined the board as a trustee in 2016 and was elected mayor in 2022. He said he is seeking another term as mayor to continue the projects he has been working on and bring some to fruition. Stone, a local mental health and substance abuse advocate and a licensed real estate agent, was elected to the board as a trustee in June 2023. He said he is running for mayor to establish an open and transparent government, rebuild fiscal responsibilContinued on Page 38
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Daly Elementary School students race and relay during Field Day.
Hochul halts congestion pricing plan in 11th hour BY TAY L O R HERZLICH Gov. Kathy Hochul announced Wednesday that she was halting the long-awaited MTA congestion pricing plan just weeks before tolls were B L A N K S L AT E M E D I A P R E S E N T S
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set to hit New Yorkers. The move elicited support from Long Island Democrats and Republicans. The governor said while the plan was initially created pre-pandemic with noble causes in mind, such as reducing city traffic and
vehicle emissions and boosting funds for MTA capital projects, it is unfair for workers who are now being “hammered on costs.” “Circumstances have changed and we must respond to the facts Continued on Page 37
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