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Friday, April 28, 2017
Vol. 5, No. 17
HEALTH, WELLNESS AND BEAUTY
EVENT TO FIGHT ANTI-SEMITISM
MARAGOS CLAIMS COUNTY SURPLUS
PAGES 35-46
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Dems eye shift in policing
CYCLING FOR A CAUSE
Seek a focus on houses of worship BY M A X Z A H N In response to scores of bomb threats at JCC’s nationwide and a series of bias incidents in Nassau, County Legislator Arnold Drucker (D-Plainview) proposed a bill on Thursday that would require police to concentrate resources to prioritize the protection of houses of worship, religious institutions and dangerous stretches of roadway. “Fighting hatred and keeping Nassau citizens safe are my main concern,â€? he said. “Alleviating fear and protecting the community against heinous acts of intolerance should be a top priority.â€? “I’m not seeking additional funding,â€? he added. “Hopefully this legislation will allow police to reallocate deployment of resources so they will have a more consistent presence.â€? Nassau police increased the frequency and duration of their patrolling at Jewish institutions during the religion’s high holy days in December, and intensiďŹ ed their policing further after Continued on Page 63
PHOTO COURTESY OF NORTHWELL HEALTH
Physicians from Northwell Health rode indoor cycling bikes on April 13 to benefit colon cancer research. See story on page 26.
Jack Martins enters county exec race Pledges to restore county to former glory years after scandals, instability B Y N O A H M A N S K A R and instability. Former state Sen. Jack Martins announced his Republican campaign for Nassau County executive on Wednesday, pledging to restore the county to its former glory after years of scandal
In a news conference at Mineola Village Hall, Martins said he would bring ďŹ nancial strength, transparency and safeguards against public corruption to Nassau County, as he did in the village he led as mayor for eight years. “We have the ability to rewrite our history and to make sure that we take this county and make it the preeminent county that it was
for its ďŹ rst hundred years,â€? Martins told a crowd of about 50 village oďŹƒcials, community leaders and other supporters. Martins, an Old Westbury resident who lost a bid for Congress last year, is the Nassau County Republican Committee’s choice to replace the current Republican county executive, Edward Mangano, who has pleaded not guilty to federal corruption charges and has not said whether he will seek re-election.
The GOP’s executive committee is set to vote to endorse Martins on Thursday, according to two party sources who are both members of the executive committee. No senior party ofďŹ cials were present at Wednesday’s news conference. In an interview Tuesday, Martins said the decision to run was not an easy one, given the county’s political and ďŹ scal problems. But if elected, he would Continued on Page 63
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