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Friday, April 6, 2018
Vol. 67, No. 14
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GUIDE TO SPRING
‘LOCAL BOY’ SWORN IN
SCHNIRMAN OUTLINES OVERSIGHT PLANS
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Terry gets a little help from his friends
S TAT E O F T H E C O U N T Y
Ex town Dem chair receives 100 letters in support before sentencing BY JA N E LL E CL AUSEN Attorneys for former North Hempstead Democratic Party head Gerard Terry have filed more than 100 letters from associates testifying to their client’s character and situation, in hopes of securing a more lenient punishment for Terry as prosecutors push for a 54-month sentence. Among the letter authors were Terry’s health and mental health care providers, whose names are redacted, family members, clients, clergy, more than 20 attorneys, personal friends and a dozen current and former public officials. The documents seek to craft Terry as a family “man of strong character and commitment,” active in politics and “always prepared to assist others in their time of need.” They also outlined Terry’s “multiple cardiovascular conditions,” which “require frequent
and regular clinical follow-up.” The court documents also said the Roslyn resident went through “a major change in his life in the early 2000s,” around the same time he neglected his tax obligations, which “some might describe” as a “mid-life crisis, when someone becomes aware of their age and begins making decision that are inconsistent” with who they are. “The problem with his delinquent tax obligations would only escalate to the point where there seemed to be no way for him to ultimately catch up and so he gave up,” Terry’s attorneys said in court papers. “The defendant offers no excuses for his conduct and, indeed, fully appreciates how his past conduct has resulted in significant harm to his family, the extreme disappointment to his friends and associates, and total destruction to his reputation and his ability to practice law and the ability to support his wife.” Continued on Page 104
PHOTO BY JANELLE CLAUSEN
Nassau County Legislature Presiding Officer Richard Nicollelo attended the State of the County address given by Nassau County Executive Laura Curran. See story on page 24.
Schools see increase in aid after state budget OK BY R E B ECC A K L A R
East Williston Union Free School District will see the Most school dis- largest increase of schools tricts# across the Mineola and in the area of about 6.81 New Hyde Park area will re- percent. The district will receive an unexpected boost in ceive#$3,516,353 in aid. On average, schools across funding thanks under the state Long Island saw a 3.57 percent budget approved last week.
increase in aid. Sewanhaka Central High School District is receiving the most aid of schools in the area at# $35,283, 652, a 3.46 percent increase from last year. Continued on Page 105
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