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Friday, December 30, 2022
Vol. 71, No. 52
HEALTH AND WELLNESS GUIDE
EAST SIDE ACCESS DELAYED
COUNTY, PBA REACH AGREEMENT
PAGES 19-22
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Dems, GOPers blast serial liar Santos Call for probes of congressman-elect BY R OB E RT PE L A E Z
Congressman-elect George Santos announcing victory in November.
Republican Congressman-elect George Santos has received criticism from officials on both sides of the aisle, including Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman, for lying about his personal and professional background along with a challenge from the Democrat he beat in the race for Congress in November. Blakeman and newly-elected U.S. Rep. Nick LaLota (R-Bay Shore) called for the House Ethics Committee to launch an investigation into Santos’ PHOTO BY BRANDON DUFFY past riddled with discrepancies as outlined by the New York Times last week. Blakeman told Newsday that
the congressman-elect’s record has now come into question. “I think that he’s entitled to a hearing with the [House] Ethics Committee, and that they should do a thorough investigation to see if he violated any laws or any ethics rules,” Blakeman told Newsday. “I think that we have to let the process unfold, which I think will happen fairly swiftly.” “New Yorkers deserve the truth and House Republicans deserve an opportunity to govern without this distraction,” LaLota, who will represent the state’s 1st Congressional District, told Newsday. Continued on Page 38
No voter rights denied in race: Cooper BY B R A N D ON D U FF Y
a race to fill the seat left vacant by Commissioner Kenneth Borchers. Garden City Park Fire and Water The district said a total of 303 votes District Commissioner Alan Cooper were cast in the election. Wendling told Blank Slate Metold Blank Slate Media the district did not deny anyone’s right to vote dia he was contesting the results in the recent commissioner elec- and that four people who live in the district were denied their right tion. On Dec. 13, Rob Mirabile de- to vote in a ruling by the commisfeated Joe Wendling by one vote in sioners.
The district is currently unaware of any appeal or challenge that was made regarding the election. Cooper said in a statement the election was conducted by the Nassau County Board of Elections, not the district itself. “Any potential voters that do not appear on the voter registration
list that is given to the water/fire district by the Nassau County Board of Elections, are referred to the Board of Elections for verification,” Cooper said. Cooper, who was elected last year, clarified that three people, not four, were referred to the county, which declared them ineligible to vote and that the commissioners
did not and don’t have the power to deny anyone from voting. The district covers parts of Garden City Park, Manhasset Hills, parts of New Hyde Park, parts of Mineola, parts of North Hills, parts of Roslyn, parts of Williston Park, parts of Albertson and parts of Garden City. Continued on Page 39
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