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NYAW bill passes State Legislature continue to educate our customers about the impact of this lack of action.” On June 11, the State AssemThe Merrick-based advocacy bly and Senate passed a bill to group Long Island Clean Air, establish a South Nassau Water Water and Soil fought for the bill Authority and a North Shore through petitions, phone calls, Water Authority that would emails and rallies spreading replace New York American awareness and support for the Water for ratepaybill. ers in the Towns of “ O b v i o u s l y, Hempstead and there is a long way Oyster Bay. to go,” said Dave The bill passed Denenberg, a cothe Senate, 63-0, d i re c t o r o f L I and the Assembly, CAWS. “I promise 149-0. The measure that none of us are now awaits Gov. going to stop until Andrew Cuomo’s we cross the finish signature. line — clean, N YAW P r e s i affordable public dent Lynda DiMenwater for all.” na issued this stateC l a u d i a B o rment in response: ecky, the other LI“For two years, we CAWS co-director, have been advocatsaid she was exciting for the elimina- BRUNO ROMANO ed by the bill’s pastion of the unfair sage. “We like this East Rockaway mayor and unjust special one the best out of franchise tax to all the bills that provide our customers with they were going back and forth meaningful rate relief, but the on,” Borecky said. “It’s a first Legislature failed to act. Instead, step, but we’re still cautiously legislation was passed that pro- optimistic. We seem to have the vides zero rate relief and con- political will this time.” demns our customers to paying An earlier iteration of the bill exorbitant taxes on their water bills for years to come. We will CONTINUED ON PAGE 9
By TOM CARROZZA tcarrozza@liherald.com
Courtesy Mike Dunne
Panthers take the title The U-15 Lynbrook/East Rockaway Panthers won big at the Memorial Day Challenge in Hershey, Pa., notching four victories and the championship in their age bracket. Story, more photos, Page 3.
D.A.: Accountant stole hundreds of thousands from company By MIKE SMOLLINS msmollins@liherald.com
A certified public accountant from East Rockaway has been charged with embezzling hundreds of thousands of dollars from a former Great Neck condiments company and spending the money on personal luxuries, including golf and a beach cabana.
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According to the Nassau County district attor ney’s office, Barry Rosner, 64, was arraigned on June 8 before Judge Lisa Petrocelli on one count of second-degree grand larceny and eight counts of first-degree falsifying business records. The maximum sentence on the top count is five to 15 years in prison. Rosner was released and is due back in
court July 12. The case is being prosecuted by Senior Investigative Counsel Richard Sikes of the district attorney’s Financial Crimes Bureau. Rosner is represented by attorney Steven Harfenist, who did not return multiple calls seeking comment. According to the criminal complaint, Rosner was the chief CONTINUED ON PAGE 3
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he soaring costs of using water [have] put a tremendous burden on many families and businesses in our communities.