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Friday, November 19, 2021
Vol. 70, No. 47
LIVING 50 PLUS
HERRICKS THEATER REOPENING
CUOMO COMBATIVE
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Shelley succeeds Bunnell W.P. swears in new public works head BY B R A N D ON DUFFY Steven Shelley was sworn in as superintendent of public works for the Village of Williston Park by Mayor Paul Ehrbar at the Board of Trustees meeting on Monday night. He succeeded Keith Bunnell, who retired. Shelley’s first report in his PHOTO COURTESY OF THE MINEOLA UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT new position was providing updates for the village’s roads Mineola students presented the organization Cooking for Long Island Veterans with a $1,465 check. See story on project. At the last meeting, the page 53. village announced that Colonial Avenue and the first section of Cushing Avenue, from Hillside Avenue to Lafayette Street, were going to get repaved, which has been completed. Hawthorne Street, which connects Willis Avenue and Park Avenue, will be repaved next, alongside Lindberg Place, which connects Hawthorne and Center ran to retain her seat, Town of ing absentee ballots, finishing over the past four years. BY R OB E RT Street. Village officials have said “This is not the result we Hempstead Councilman Bruce with 140,476 votes, according PELAEZ that the road project will continhoped for, but there is so much to the Board of Elections. BlakeBlakeman defeated the Demoue until the weather gets too cold Despite a majority of absen- cratic incumbent by more than man, a Republican, finished with to be proud of. Four years ago, and will resume in the spring. tee ballots being cast for Nassau 2,000 votes, according to final 142,626 votes, according to the we promised to clean up the Continued on Page 43 corruption and fiscal mismanCounty Executive Laura Cur- results from the Nassau County results. Curran, in a statement fol- agement that plagued county Board of Elections. After trailing by nearly lowing the final vote tallies, con- government, balance budgets 12,000 votes in the election gratulated Blakeman on his vic- and turn deficits into surpluses night tally, Curran received tory and reflected on some of the – and we did just that,” Curran more than 16,000 of the accomplishments she and her said. “Our county must build Continued on Page 42 roughly 22,000 outstand- administration helped achieve
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