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Legislature race takes shape Parties choose their candidates in Nassau County’s 8th District By MElIssA koENIG mkoenig@liherald.com
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Re-enacting Christ’s footsteps Malvernites watched as members of Our Lady of Lourdes Church’s Youth Ministry held its annual Living Stations of the Cross re-enactment on Good Friday. More photos, Page 20.
The race to represent Nassau County’s 8th Legislative District is taking shape, as both Republicans and Democrats have selected their nominees to succeed Legislator Vincent Muscarella in November’s election. Muscarella, of West Hempstead, has served the district — which encompasses Franklin Square, F loral Park, West Hempstead and parts of Elmont and Stewart Manor — since the County Legislature was founded in 1995, but has now decided to run for county
District Court judge in the 2nd District, which includes the Town of Hempstead and the City of Long Beach. County Republicans are hoping to replace Muscarella with John Giuffré, a nearly 30-year resident of Stewart Manor, whom Joseph Cairo, the county Republican chairman, called “a latter-day Vinny Muscarella.” Like Muscarella, Giuffré, 57, is a trial lawyer. He is a graduate of Columbia and the University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School, where he was editor of the Journal of International Law. He worked for a corporate law firm in Manhattan Continued on page 5
Locals react to state legalization of recreational marijuana By NAkEEM GRANt ngrant@liherald.com
On March 31, New York state legalized recreational marijuana use — an effort years in the making — while setting regulations for a new industry and its taxation. Spanning 128 pages, the Marihuana Regulation and Taxation Act addresses everything from enforcement and criminal justice reform to how taxes will be levied against marijuana producers and retailers and how those dollars can be spent. Malverne and West Hempstead residents reacted positively to news of the bill’s pas-
sage, expressing hopes that the additional tax dollars generated from the industry would be put to good use. “At least now the enormous amount of money I give to the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in ‘marijuana tax’ will eventually be going to New York state, so win-win,” said West Hempstead resident Victoria Sharvin, a Massachusetts native. Joe Cammarata, of West Hempstead, told the Herald in a previous story that public use in certain places, such as designated smoking areas and cafes, should be permissible, and that he believed personal consump-
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his law does not adequately protect our citizens.
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State assemblywoman tion on private property should be lawful. He said, however, that driving-while-impaired laws should be enforced. Malver nite Patrice Watts Ward expressed a few publicsafety concerns. “Only thing that makes me nervous about this is the fact that very often
lately while I am driving, particularly on the [Southern State Parkway], the odor of pot comes wafting into my car from the driver in front of me, and I’ve even seen the driver next to me smoking,” Watts said. “Laws must be strict and enforced.” State Assemblywoman Judy Griffin, a Democrat who repre-
s e n t s M a l ve r n e a n d We s t Hempstead, voted against the bill, saying she was worried that this legislation does not cover enough concerns, and specifically about those driving under the influence of marijuana. “While the intent of this measure is to help combat Continued on page 4