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Officials react to Blakeman’s mask directive BY CRISTINA ARROYO and SCOTT BRINTON carroyo@liherald.com sbrinton@liherald.com
Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman signed executive orders on Jan. 6 directing local boards of education to vote this month on whether their districts should mandate mask use, while also lifting the mask m a n d at e fo r a l l county agencies and the state’s temporary mask mandate in public places. Several local officials, including State Sen. Jim Gaughran and Assemblyman C h u c k L av i n e, issued a statement CHUCK LAVINE executive order.” in response to BlakeThe orders read Assemblyman, man’s order. “Over in part, “Given the the past two years, District 13 historical data on 3,435 of our friends, Covid-19 and the neighbors and loved ones in Nas- ongoing debate over whether sau County have died from masks are more harmful than Covid-19,” it read. “We are grate- beneficial to children and to ful Gover nor Hochul has school environments in general, required the simple precaution we should protect the freedoms of masks in schools to keep our and statutory rights of students schools open and our kids safe. CONTINUED ON PAGE 8
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MAYOR PAM PANZENBECK said she would like to slow the pace of the $1.25 billion Garvies Point project, bring new retail businesses to Glen Street and serve as an advocate for the city’s schools.
Panzenbeck begins new job, taking over as G.C. mayor
Three-term councilwoman leading city she loves BY LAURA LANE llane@liherald.com
Glen Cove’s new mayor, Republican Pam Panzenbeck, says she isn’t particularly political, and plans to take a different approach to governing — one that just might work. “My goal is to work in a
bipartisan way with my City Council,” said the lifelong Glen Cover. “You don’t look at people’s parties, you look for people who are good people with a like mind and you all work together. I like for everyone to be involved, because it builds enthusiasm and makes for success in the end.” Other elected leaders have
touted their devotion to bipartisanship, but Panzenbeck says she is also committed to being kind, humble and amenable, and plans to bring those trust-building attributes to Glen Cove. She is the “sweetest thing,” but also firm in her beliefs, said newly elected CouncilCONTINUED ON PAGE 3
At this point in the pandemic, when pediatric hospitalizations are spiking at dangerous levels, it would be the height of irresponsibility to ignore Governor Hochul’s vital efforts to protect public health. “We are confident the school districts of Nassau County will continue acting responsibly in the coming days, as they had no input in the county executive’s actions,” the statem e n t c o n t i nu e d . “For the sake of our children, teachers, and school personnel, County Executive Blakeman must immediately rescind his ir responsible and clearly unlawful
ver the past two years, 3,435 of our friends, neighbors and loved ones in Nassau County have died from Covid-19.