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singas runs against scotto, eyes Murray
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Says courtroom experience, record as acting DA trump both Murray, the Town of Hempstead supervisor, Singas will first have to defeat Port Washington resident Eight months into her first Michael A. Scotto in a Sept. 10 pricampaign for public office, Acting mary for the Democratic nominaNassau County District Attorney tion. “This is a job that I want, that Madeline Singas said she is only just now starting to get comfort- I feel I’ve worked my entire career towards, and I intend to be doing able with the process. “The whole thing is unusual,” it past November,” Singas said. According to 11-day pre-prithe Democratic district attorney candidate said in a sit-down inter- mary campaign finance records filed Wednesday, Sinview with Blank Slate gas has a war chest Media Thursday. “It’s of $807,027.35, with a whole different ball reporting game, running for of- elecTion 2015 Scotto $12,759.89. Murray fice.” had $538,188.19 on Singas, of Manhasset, is the former chief assistant to hand as of her most recent filing her predecessor, U.S. Rep. Kath- in July. Born to Greek parents and leen Rice (D-Garden City), and assumed the district attorney role in raised in Astoria, Singas began her January after her former boss was career in the Queens District Attorsworn into Congress and Gov. An- ney’s office in 1991 and was evendrew Cuomo declined to appoint a tually promoted to a leadership position in its Domestic Violence successor. Though her sights are set on bureau. Rice hired Singas shortly afan Election Day showdown in Continued on Page 42 November with Republican Kate
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A child enjoys an ice cream cone, one of the many desserts for sale at the Order Sons of Italy’s Italian Feast in New Hyde Park. The annual fundraiser saw its biggest crowd ever this year, with at least 11,500 people attending.
New Herricks teachers climb ropes to raise game By N o a h M a N s k a r New teachers in the Herricks Union School District got the school year off the ground last weekend — literally. While an orientation program for newcomers is par for the course, Herricks takes a different approach by holding part of its two-day
program on the high ropes course at Herricks High School. Getting new teachers to take on obstacles together for a few hours pushes them “out of their comfort zones” and “helped them understand how many students feel when they are outside their comfort zones,” Herricks Superintendent Continued on Page 54
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