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“It’s truly shocking that when given the opportunity to show a united front on behalf of our nearly 240,000 residents, they have immediately resorted to political attacks by inexplicably including my name in their resolution,” DeSena said Tuesday night. “It’s truly disconcerting that the majority continue to play these political games instead of working together as we fght this ongoing battle to remove this conman from ofce.”

The Democrats also demanded that DeSena justify her demand for an audit by Nassau County Comptroller Elaine Philips

During a July 11 news conference last year, DeSena asked Philips to audit the town’s Building Department, which is currently ongoing.

DeSena said a “complete and thorough review” was conducted during the frst six months of her administration last year ahead of calling for the audit, but reiterated her previous position Tuesday night that one in the form of a report does not exist.

“I did not create a report. A review includes conversations with department heads, hearing from constituents or speaking with experts,” DeSena said.

Lurvey, who asked for the details and docu- ments associated with the review to be made available for the town board in July, said the resolution is to help see what issues she found.

“The reason for this is so we can know what problems did she identify and what issues need to be solved?” Lurvey questioned. “What problems do we need to assess as a board.”

DeSena, who voted against the resolution to provide a report, said she will comply but that doing so will tie up her staf.

In unrelated town board news, Dalimonte was presented with a proclamation from North Hempstead and the town board recognizing her eforts in helping manage a dangerous situation responder and former Democratic congressional candidate for the 3rd Congressional District, as his guest to the State of the Union.

The congressman lauded Weinstock’s work in helping New York recover from the Sept. 11 attacks and supported him in his struggle with neuropathy, a disease stemming from the harmful toxins inhaled from the World Trade Center.

“I am grateful for Michael to join me as my guest, but also united in our quest to address the issue of the World Trade Center Health Program to cover neuropathy for the men & women who sufer as a result from the dust that came from the World Trade Center,” Santos said. “Michael’s story is one of heroism, but also one as a survivor who is advocating not just for himself but for fellow frefghters, and medical emergency responders.”

Weinstock expressed his gratitude to Santos for his invitation and said, despite political diferences, he hopes to bring more attention towards frefghters who sufer from neuropathy, also named the “suicide disease” since there is no cure.

The condition, which afects the body’s nervous system, is also not covered under the World Trade Center Health Program.

“I am a proud Democrat and Congressman Santos is equally proud to be a member of the GOP,” Weinstock said. “Tonight, however, we speak with a unifed voice, and we encourage the World Trade Center Health Program to include neuropathy as a ‘covered condition.’”

Road. (Photo courtesy of the Town of North Hempstead)

“I visited the Bovis family over the weekend with members of the Port Washington Police Department and Stella Spanakos of the Nicholas Center, and we brought fowers to let the family know they have a friend in us,” Dalimonte said in a statement. “Going forward, I would like members of the Port Washington community to come together and form a support group for parents and grandparents of children with autism – I would like to work Stella Spanakos from the Nicholas Center to help facilitate this.” Spanakos, co-founder of the Nicholas Center in Port Washington, which provides daily support to over 140 individuals with autism each day, said it takes a community efort to make everyone feel welcomed.

“Kudos to our great community, it takes more than a village to raise a child with disabilities,” Spanakos said. “We are very grateful this had a happy ending.” when a car traveling northbound on North Plandome Road crashed into a tree outside her house on Saturday, Jan. 21.

Dalimonte said once she heard the crash she ran outside in her pajamas, requested a nearby resident call 911 while helping direct trafc with others.

The North Hempstead Town Board congratulates Councilmember Mariann Dalimonte. (Photo by Brandon Dufy)

“He hit a tree and from the tree, he bounced of and hit a telephone pole,” Dalimonte said. “The airbags were all deployed and what I was scared of was the gasoline that was spilled onto the road.”

Dalimonte said she grabbed a fre extinguisher to put out the fre and assisted in getting the driver out safely.