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Friday, April 7, 2017
Vol. 5, No. 14
GUIDE TO SPRING DINING
MAYOR-ELECT’S SON IS DEAD
NASSAU COLISEUM REOPENS
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Applause and then a call for resignation GOP legislators press Mangano to step down as county executive Legislator Richard Nicolello (R-New Hyde Park), the Legislature’s deputy Norma Gonsalves, the Nassau presiding oďŹƒcer. “We need to restore County Legislature’s Republican ma- the public’s faith in its elected oďŹƒjority leader, introduced County Ex- cials. ‌ We believe that for the good ecutive Edward Mangano’s annual of the county, of Nassau County, and State of the County address shortly the residents that we serve, that our after 1 p.m. on Monday in the newly county executive should step down.â€? Gonsalves, Nicolello and Legisrenovated Nassau Veterans Memolator Howard Kopel rial Coliseum, a major achievement of Hempstead Councilman (R-Valley Stream) — the Legislature’s top Mangano’s adminisAmbrosino arrested, fired three Republicans tration. — sent Mangano a Gonsalves and PAGE 70 letter Monday afterother Nassau legislanoon asking for his tors applauded Mangano, also a Republican, as he touted resignation “with great sorrow.â€? Six other Republican legislators the county’s economic growth and ďŹ nancial progress in the eight years joined their call, but three did not: Rose Marie Walker of Hicksville, the since he was elected. But three hours later, Gonsalves mother of Rob Walker, Mangano’s and eight other GOP legislators called chief deputy; Vincent Muscarella of for Mangano’s resignation outside West Hempstead; and Laura Schaefer his Mineola oďŹƒce — more than ďŹ ve of Westbury. The nine Republicans said they months after his indictment on fedgave Mangano the beneďŹ t of the eral corruption charges. “We need to lift the cloud that is doubt after he was charged in Octoabove our county government,â€? said Continued on Page 71
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Nassau County Presiding Officer Norma L. Gonsalves speaks at a press conference calling for County Executive Edward Mangano’s resignation.
Famed Mackay mansion may face demolition plicant’s late submission of documents, East Hills Mayor A hearing on an applica- Michael Koblenz said. “The applicant was not pretion to subdivide a lavish East Hills property, formerly owned pared and should have gotten by the famed Mackay family, them to us earlier,� Koblenz was postponed due to the ap- said of Steven and Wendy
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Shenfeld, who own the 2.23acre property and are seeking to demolish a two-story house and develop a four-house subdivision at the Melby Lane site. The hearing before the vilContinued on Page 71
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