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Friday, January 13, 2023
Vol. 72, No. 2
SCHOOLS & EDUCATION
COUNTY DEMS CITE MORE TAX ERRORS
DeSENA PREPS STATE OF TOWN TALK
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Nassau GOP demands that Santos resign Follows filing of complaints by Watchdog group and 2 N.Y. Dems BY R OB E RT PE L A E Z
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Great Neck businessman Robert Zimmerman, the Democratic candidate for Congress who George Santos defeated, calls for Santos to resign outside what Santos asserts is his Queens office.
The Nassau County Republican Committee and local GOP officials called on newly-elected U.S. Rep. George Santos to resign from his position on Wednesday morning. Nassau County Republican Committee Chairman Joseph Cairo, Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman, Town of North Hempstead Supervisor Jennifer DeSena, newly-elected state Sen. Jack Martins and newly-elected U.S. Rep. Anthony D’Esposito called on Santos to step down from his posi-
tion, saying the lies and deceit of his personal and professional background will not allow him to be an effective leader. “He’s disgraced the House of Representatives and we do not consider him one of our congresspeople,” Cairo said in a press conference. “Today, on behalf of the Nassau County Republican Committee, I am calling for his immediate resignation.” “The lies George Santos told are too numerous to count,” DeSena, who publicly endorsed Santos, said. “He Continued on Page 42
Late W.P. resident a top Packers fan BY B R A N D ON D U FF Y
“When I asked my father why he chose the Packers, he told me he was Williston Park’s Chris Windisch is 8 years old and looking for a leader, one of ten finalists for the Green Bay Vince Lombardi,” said Samantha Windisch in her submission essay for the Packers FAN Hall of Fame. If elected, Windisch would be the nomination. “He was my father’s role 25th member of the hall, which was model and so at eight years he put himself on the Packers season ticket founded in 1988. Windisch, who died in September waiting list. In 2011, 46 years later he at the age of 64, was previously a top- got them!” Lambeau Field, where the Packers ten finalist in 2012 and 2014.
have played their home games since 1957, has been sold out on a season ticket basis since 1960. Windisch has also been a partial owner of the Packers since he was 9 years old after saving money from his paper route, Samantha said. Windisch’s wife Jeanne, three children, Samantha, Morgan, and Brett, named after quarterback Brett Favre, are also partial owners.
The Packers are the only publicly owned major sports franchise in the United States. As of 2022, they were held by 537,460 stockholders. The franchise’s sixth stock sale finished in 2022 with 194,537 shares sold at $300, raising over $64.5 million. “When my mother and father got engaged and planned to set a date, my father had to make sure it was not
during the season and sure enough, they had to get married in February,” Samantha said. “Being a Packers fan in New York is tough, but my father never lets it bring him down. We have a huge Packers helmet on the back of our car that is extremely hard to miss. My father claims that he is part of one of the biggest most loyal families in the world.” Continued on Page 43
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