The Times of Huntington-Northport - May 14, 2015

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The TIMES of Huntington • Northport • East Northport

Cold Spring Harbor • lloyd Harbor • lloyd nECK • HalESitE • HUntington bay • grEEnlawn • CEntErport • aSHaroKEn • Eaton’S nECK • Fort Salonga–wESt Volume 12, No. 5

May 14, 2015

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‘Seeds’ art exhibit honors LT Cherokee

also, Fleece & Fiber Fair returns, Cinema arts Centre to host Student Film Festival, ‘Full Monty’ at CMpaC

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Mother’s Day miracle photo by Jeff dilavore

A couple and their four-month-old twins were uninjured after escaping the fiery scene their Cordell Place home became on Sunday morning. For story, see page A13

Meet the school board candidates northport-East northport’s 7 candidates talk issues

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Flanagan to lead State Senate GOP E. northport lawmaker says responsibility of new role includes rebuilding public trust By BArBArA Donlon

Suffolk County’s own state Sen. John Flanagan (R-East Northport) has been elected to serve as temporary president and state Senate majority leader after former head Dean G. Skelos (R-Rockville Centre) resigned from the post on Monday. The Republican-led New York State Senate appointed Flanagan as its new leader amid the arrest of Skelos last week on federal corruption charges. The change in leadership comes after several Senate members pressured

Skelos, a Long Islander who touts a more than 30-year tenure, to resign from his leadership position. Flanagan has been appointed to the temporary position of president and state Senate majority leader for the remainder of the 2015-16 term, according to a video from his swearing-in ceremony. “I am proud and humbled to have been chosen as temporary president and majority leader of the New York State Senate,” Flanagan said in a statement. “I thank my colleagues for the confidence Flanagan continued on page a12

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new york State Sen. John Flanagan is the Senate’s new temporary president and majority leader.


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