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Friday, January 13, 2023
Vol. 11, No. 2
SCHOOLS & EDUCATION
NASSAU TO TALK REDISTRICTING
ROSLYN REGENERON SCHOLARS NAMED
PAGES 23-30
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Nassau GOP demands that Santos resign Follows filing of complaints by Watchdog group and 2 N.Y. Dems BY R OB E RT PE L A E Z
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Great Neck businessman Robert Zimmerman, the Democratic candidate for Congress who George Santos defeated, calls for Santos to resign outside what Santos asserts is his Queens office.
The Nassau County Republican Committee and local GOP officials called on newly-elected U.S. Rep. George Santos to resign from his position on Wednesday morning. Nassau County Republican Committee Chairman Joseph Cairo, Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman, Town of North Hempstead Supervisor Jennifer DeSena, newly-
elected state Sen. Jack Martins and newly-elected U.S. Rep. Anthony D’Esposito called on Santos to step down from his position, saying the lies and deceit of his personal and professional background will not allow him to be an effective leader. “He’s disgraced the House of Representatives and we do not consider him one of our congresspeople,” Cairo said in a press conference. “Today, Continued on Page 11
Cameron named O. Westbury police chief BY ST E V E N K E E H N E R Stuart Cameron, who retired as the Suffolk County Police Department’s department chief and acting police commissioner last year, is the new chief of the Old Westbury Police Department. Cameron, 60, worked for the Suffolk police for 37 years. In the past year, he worked part-time for the U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of Ra-
diological Security. However, he said the transition proved difficult and that he had more public service left in him. “I love police work and I missed police work,” he told the Roslyn Times. “So I was looking around and I became aware of a civil service announcement for the [Police Chief exam] for the Village of Old Westbury.” Cameron, a lifelong resident of the Town of Oyster Bay, said he was
not “intimately familiar” with the Village of Old Westbury. But their police department impressed him. The Old Westbury Police Department currently has 25 sworn members, including the chief of police, one lieutenant, five sergeants, two detectives and 16 officers. There is also a civilian staff of five dispatchers and a police secretary. He said his new position allows him to “turn the clock back” and do
what he enjoys most about policing: interacting with others. He said that there is a difference in being responsible for a county of over a million people vs. a village of fewer than 5,000. “I am looking forward to working in a smaller agency where I can get to know other police officers personally. Where I can get to know the residents. Where I’m not chained to my office all the time when I’m working and I can get out,” said Cameron. “I can maybe
go out on patrol, meet the residents and actually constructively interact with him.” Cameron stressed the value of having fresh eyes looking through the department. He said goals include enhancing the department’s capabilities through his experience. In addition, he noted that he brings a new perspective to the department. He said this also could help Continued on Page 42
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