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Cuomo resigns amid pressure from officials 74,000 pieces of evidence. Cuomo was apologetic toward the 11 women who had accused him of sexual harassment, but jbernstein@liherald.com, he denied any wrongdoing, saymsmollins@liherald.com ing it was in his nature to touch G o v. A n d r e w C u o m o and hug those around him, announced his resignation on i n c l u d i n g e m p l o ye e s . H e Tuesday, catching New Yorkers engaged in friendly gestures, not off guard, particularly after he sexual advances, he insisted. began his roughly Calls for the gov20-minute-long ernor’s immediate speech with a seemdeparture grew loudingly defiant tone, er after James’s calling himself a report went public. fighter. Several local resiThe Democratic dents said they wantgover nor, 63, who ed the governor to has been in the office resign before he since 2011, came made his announceunder mounting ment, including Lynpolitical pressure to brookite Helene resign over the past Belding. “He needs week, with members to step down,” she of the State Assemwrote in response to bly making it clear lAUrA cUrrAN a Herald query on t h at t h e y wo u l d Facebook. “He asked move forward with Nassau County for an inquiry, and impeachment hear- executive now doesn’t support ings if he did not the result. There is step aside. no way he can effectively govern His resignation came seven any longer. The writing is on the days after State Attorney Gener- wall.” al Letitia James had issued a Lynbrook resident John Reid scathing report detailing alleged called Cuomo a “bully,” and sexual misconduct by the gover- w ro t e t h at h e s h o u l d b e nor. James’s reported included testimony by 179 witnesses and Continued on page 17
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Courtesy South Shore Camps
Batter up! South Shore Camps heated up this summer in East Rockaway, including the softball group, participants in which learned the fundamentals of the game. Charlotte Webster swung for the fences.
Paraplegic gives back to others Foundation helps those with spinal injuries By mAdeliNe ArmSTroNG lyn-ereditor@liherald.com
After a motorcycle accident in 2006 damaged his spinal cord and put Scott Fessler in a wheelchair as a paraplegic, instead of feeling down, he decided to start a foundation to help others dealing with spinal injuries. “I can’t walk, but don’t wory about it. I’m still good-looking and funny,” he joked. Fessler is chief operating officer and
founder of the Fessler Financial Corportation in East Rockaway and the Fessler Foundation, which provides financial support for primary research facilities whose goal is to find a cure for spinal cord injuries, as well as to benefit the community of people with these injuries. Assisting and providing support to them is what Fessler said he finds most gratifying. “Whatever I can do to impact somebody’s life,” he said, “that,
to me, is worth more than giving $100,000 to research to pay somebody’s salary.” The foundation’s motto — “Get Back to Living” — is the maxim that Fessler lives by. “Get to living like you’ve been dying,” he said, emphasizing the importance of taking advantage of every moment and living life to the fullest. That is the theme of FesContinued on page 15
he attorney general’s findings are clear. The governor must resign immediately.