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Martins joins Dems in call for 6th Pct. return

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P R I N C I PA L F O R A D AY

4 candidates for county exec say merger with 3rd Pct. hurts response BY N O A H M A N S K A R Jack Martins, the Republican Nassau County executive candidate, said he would undo the controversial merger of the North Shore’s two police precincts if elected, joining Democrats in support of the move. Martins, a former state senator from Old Westbury, last Friday called for the Police Department to fully reopen the 6th Precinct in Manhasset, which the county folded into Williston Park’s 3rd Precinct in 2012. The move would give the northern part of the current 3rd Precinct more locally sensitive and responsive police service following a merger that has not produced the promised benďŹ ts, Martins said in a statement. “We have an obligation to protect the quality of life we enjoy in communities across Nassau County,â€? Martins said in the statement. “Given the results of this consoli-

dation plan, I believe there are compelling reasons to reopen the Sixth Precinct and return this local police presence to Manhasset and the surrounding area.â€? The 3rd Precinct merger was one of four proposed in 2012 in an eort to save a total of $20 million. Only two of them were completed; the other two were abandoned. The merged 3rd Precinct covers an area stretching from the Village of Manorhaven south to Hempstead Turnpike, and from the Queens border east to Glen Cove Road. The former 6th Precinct building on Community Drive in Manhasset has remained open as a “community policing centerâ€? where residents can report crimes, and as the headquarters of the Police Department’s Highway Patrol Unit. Community leaders and local oďŹƒcials have called for the return of a fully staed 6th Precinct since Continued on Page 79

PHOTO COURTESY OF THE MINEOLA SCHOOL DISTRICT

Jamie Gavin, a kindergarten student at Hampton Street School in the Mineola school district, won a raffle to help serve as principal for a day. She recently assisted school principal Margarita Maravel in making announcements, responding to emails, visiting classrooms and making sure the school is running smoothly. Jamie also spoke with students to see what they are learning and how their day was going.

Ralph Strocchia, owner of local iron co., dies out the New York City region, died of complications from cancer on May 11 at his Manhasset Ralph J. Strocchia, the Hills home. He was 88. Known for his precision and second-generation owner of an ironworks company with an Alb- passion, Strocchia grew the comertson oďŹƒce that works through- pany his father founded, Stroc-

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chia Iron Works, into one of the region’s most respected, Ralph Strocchia Jr., his youngest son, said. He went into his Albertson oďŹƒce every day until just before his death. Continued on Page 79

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