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Mayoral race visits village board meet
FIGHTING HARASSMENT
Strauss, Werther spar over handling of Freedom of Information request BY R E B ECC A K L A R Former Mineola Mayor Larry Werther said last Wednesday that the village board denied him access to public records he had sought through a Freedom of Information request. At a board meeting, Mayor Scott Strauss and village Attorney John Gibbons said that the board did not violate the law. Werther, who is running against Strauss in the March 20 election, said when he requested a list, later specified by Strauss as a list of commuter parking pass holders, he received a list “so severely redacted as to be useless.” Strauss said the information was redacted because the board needs to protect residents’ privacy. “We felt it was a violation of their privacy to give out their addresses, their names and to some extent, I would argue their license plate numbers,” Strauss said. “I think that’s
something we should keep private … we try to honor their privacy.” Gibbons echoed Strauss’ words and said the board did not and would not violate the law. “We just don’t do that,” Gibbons said. Werther said he reached out to Robert Freeman, executive director of the New York State Committee on Open Government. Werther said Freeman told him he is “100 percent entitled under law to that list.” Strauss told Werther there is an appeal process he can go through, adding that he encourages him to do so. Gibbons added that the “wonderful thing about the appeal process” is that it would include a letter from the village with a citation that would “differentiate the circumstances from those responded to by Mr. Freeman.” Continued on Page 59
PHOTO BY REBECCA KLAR
Nassau County Executive Laura Curran supports Nasau County Legislator Arnold Drucker’s proposed legislation to have all county officials undergo biannual sexual harassment training. See story on page 51.
Shooting sparks N. Shore school safety reviews BY AMELIA CAMURATI, JANELLE CLAUSEN, REBECCA KLAR AND LUKE TORRANCE
Florida, North Shore schools are examining their security measures and urging students and parents to talk to district counselors about potential threats. Roslyn Superintendent AlliIn the wake of the school shooting at Marjory Stoneman son Brown said the shock of the Douglas High School in Parkland, school shooting, which killed 17
students and adults, had her contemplating the district’s plan for security and safety across its five schools. “In the last few years, we have put in place strong emergency protocols and practice Continued on Page 60
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