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Friday, June 10, 2016

Vol. 4, No. 24

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DeMartin bows out of Assembly race Blasts town Dem party, N. Hempstead administration B y J oe N ikic Former Town of North Hempstead Public Safety Commissioner Andrew DeMartin bowed out of the race for outgoing Assemblywoman Michelle Schimel’s 16th Assembly District seat on Monday, but he didn’t do so quietly. In a sit-down interview with Blank Slate Media, DeMartin questioned the motives of the Democratic Party in selecting Anthony D’Urso as its candidate for the seat and slammed the town’s administration for how it operates.

“It’s unfortunate that the misguided and self-serving priorities of party politics would be the catalyst for the Democratic Party’s endorsement of a candidate who has been out of civic life for over 20 years,” he said. “The residents of the 16th Assembly District are deserving of representation in Albany that is more than just a placeholder for a two-year term.” DeMartin was the first candidate to step forward following Schimel’s announcement in January that she would not run for re-election this fall.

He began working for the town in December 2010, heading the Office of Emergency Management, town security, harbor security, code enforcement, parking enforcement, animal control and the Port Washington parking district. DeMartin resigned from his post in February to focus on his run for the Assembly seat. On May 25, the Nassau Democratic Committee formally nominated D’Urso for the seat at its convention. D’Urso, 76, of Port Washington, served as North Continued on Page 57

Teacher reveals district’s charges against him Haig makes first public statement since suspension (C)2016 MARTHA GORFEIN PHOTOCONCEPTS/www.mgphotoconcepts.com

A young boy enjoys a carousel ride at the Herricks carnival, which took place June 2-5 at the Herricks Community Center.

B y N oah M anskar The East Williston School District has charged teacher Matthew Haig with “insubordination,” “conduct unbecoming of a teacher” and “neglect of duty,” Haig said in a recorded statement posted online Monday.

In his first public statement since he was suspended in April, the 30-year Wheatley School social studies teacher said the charges are “without merit and are an attempt to displace me from my longstanding rightful and privileged position as a teacher,” and pledged to fight them “vigorously and endlessly.”

“It is my solemn oath to you that your faith and confidence in me remains well placed and well founded,” said Haig, 58, in a video his nephew Michael Haig posted to Facebook on Monday. “You must know that my affection for you has not diminished over these past years, and that I will always treasure Continued on Page 57

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