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Friday, March 3, 2023
Vol. 11, No. 9
HOME & DESIGN
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Caravan to get rid of Santos Visits locations to highlight fabrications BY B R A N D ON D U FF Y Dozens of NY-03 constituents staged a “Drive Out Santos” caravan Saturday morning throughout different North Shore locations to highlight the parts of Congressman George Santos’ resume that have come under scrutiny in recent months. Chants of “New York 3, Santosfree” and “Hey Hey, Ho Ho, Santos has got to go” were two of the many heard by residents, who lined their cars with streamers, posters and writin 3gs to voice their ongoing displeasure. “George Santos told real and significant lies that impacted all of us,” said resident Casey Sabella. “It’s unacceptable that he is still in Congress actively legislating against us, and he needs to be expelled.” The groups responsible for organizing Saturday’s event include Concerned Citizens of NY-03, Courage For America and MoveOn. The organization previously held another rally weeks ago in Roslyn before constituents loaded up buses headed to Washington, D.C., to speak to Santos at his office in the Capitol. Garden City Animal Hospital was the first stop for the caravan, highlighting the charity Santos said he founded, Friends of Pets United. Santos’ time with the charity has come under intense criticism in recent weeks. Continued on Page 43
PHOTO COURTESY OF JOSEPH NEUMAYER OF TOWN OF NORTH HEMPSTEAD SUPERVISOR’S OFFICE
The Greater Roslyn Chamber of Commerce hosted a ribbon cutting for Dr. David Kashan on Feb. 16. See story on page 11.
Legislature OKs new district maps Dems accuse GOP of illegal gerrymandering, say litigation expected BY R OB E RT PE L A E Z The Republican-controlled Nassau County Legislature voted Monday along party lines to adopt a map with newly drawn electoraldistricts which Democrats claim is illegal and favors their GOP counterparts. The Legislature voted 11-7 to adopt maps that were presented by
the majority caucus Feb. 21. Minority Leader Kevan Abrahams (D-Freeport) criticized the Republican legislators for working in “secrecy” so they can keep their advantage over the next decade. Republican Presiding Officer Rich Nicolello said the new maps featured Democratic officials having an enrollment edge in 15 of the 19 legislative districts, but Abrahams disagreed.
“It is not surprising that such a deeply flawed, self-serving process would produce an extreme partisan gerrymander that disenfranchises Nassau’s minority communities and violates numerous federal, state, and local laws,” Abrahams said in a statement. “By passing this illegal map, the Republican Majority has recklessly placed Nassau County on a collision course
towards numerous lawsuits that will ultimately cost taxpayers millions of dollars.” “Is this map perfect?” Nicolello asked during Monday’s session. “No. But perfection is impossible in redistricting. This map is a fair map, it provides equal representation for all our residents and protects community inContinued on Page 42
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