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Friday, April 8, 2022
Vol. 10, No. 14
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NORTHWELL EMPLOYEE SHOT, KILLED
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DeSena touts transparency, collaboration Supervisor urges board to set aside partisan divisions in State of Town BY B R A N D ON D U FF Y In her first State of the Town address, North Hempstead Supervisor Jennifer DeSena touted the need for collaboration and transparency in town government. “I want to say we are doing this together,” DeSena said of her fellow Town Board members, four of whom were in attendance. “We are committed to doing the work for the town and we are committed to being collaborative and bipartisan in cooperation.” DeSena’s 30-minute address marked the 35th anniversary of the address and was the first to be delivered by a Republican supervisor since 1989. The early months of DeSena’s tenure have been marked by tension between her and the Democratic majority on the Town Board. And any ideas of bipartisanship seemed to dissipate after a Democratic member of the board, Veronica Lurvey, recorded a response that praised progress under DeSena’s Democratic predecessor and talked of Democrats’ priorities. Lurvey then was attacked by DeSena’s spokesman, who accused her of injecting partisan politics into town government. State, town and village officials
from across the county came to Harbor Links Golf Course in Port Washington for DeSena’s address, which was held in conjunction with a luncheon featuring the League of Women Voters of Port Washington-Manhasset. As she has since beginning her campaign for office, DeSena emphasized her focus on streamlining government operations and making the town more efficient where possible. DeSena announced several proposals aimed at cutting through red tape and showing constituents how their government operates. North Hempstead TV in its decadeplus of running has not featured Town Board meetings. DeSena plans on changing that to make it more accessible to residents who cannot make it to Town Hall in Manhasset on Thursday nights or go to the town’s website, where it is livestreamed and recorded. “I believe residents should have greater access to watch our Town Board meetings,” DeSena said. “Town Board meetings are where the real business of government is conducted.” A second initiative DeSena described was holding town hall meetings in North Hempstead’s six districts Continued on Page 33
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Two players walking in the Albertson-Herricks Little League parade on Saturday. See story on page 47.
Biz chorus criticizing the closing of Northern grows BY B R A N D ON D U FF Y
ers and the Village of Roslyn. Parts of the street were closed for Another restaurant in Roslyn af- 26 hours from 9 p.m. Monday, March fected by shutdowns of portions of 28, to 11 p.m. the next day for work Old Northern Boulevard for the film- on the series, “Brass Tactics.” “No Parking” flyers were hung up ing of an Apple Studios series said it was inconvenienced by a lack of com- on Old Northern Boulevard ahead of munications from the show manag- the shoot, according to show officials.
In correspondence with the village obtained by Blank Slate Media, location managers for the show told village officials that flyers were hung up Wednesday, March 23, and that businesses between Mill Creek South and East Broadway were being notiContinued on Page 34
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