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Nicks did not run for captain again to focus on the upcoming town elections and holds the title of ex-captain. She also said it is a tradition in Uniondale that after serving as captain, the individual makes room for more junior members.

She also is a trustee on the Uniondale Public Library Board of Trustees, where she finished her first term and was elected into her second term late last year.

In 2021, Nicks ran for Hempstead town clerk, but lost to incumbent Kate Murray.

Other than public service, Nicks has financial analytical expertise in the public and private sectors and has overseen budgets exceeding $70 million. She pursued her undergraduate studies at CUNY Baruch, earning a bachelor’s degree in business operations, and subsequently attained an MBA from American University.

Nicks is passionate about addressing the housing crunch on Long Island and is actively involved in numerous civic associations, including the Uniondale

Land Trust, which focuses on bringing affordable housing to those on Long Island.

“The term affordable housing has been weaponized,” she said. “It has been used to have some underlying tones, negative tones to it and, you know, working with a land trust, when we say affordable, what’s affordable to you and what’s affordable to me are two very different things. But what we do know is that affordability all around on Long Island, especially when it comes to housing, is out of control,” she said.

Nicks said she sympathizes with the struggles millennials face and future generations will encounter when buying homes despite working full time. “Millennials and the generations that are coming after me, and even those before me, are having such a hard time buying a house,” she said, despite working 40 hours a week or more.

Addressing quality-of-life and environmental issues is also part of her key goals. Nicks cited concerns like gas-powered leaf blowers and ensuring access to drinkable water for residents. She believes using the platform of America’s largest township can work to her advantage in achieving these objectives.

Fostering a business-friendly environment that removes some of the barriers to opening like numerous permits is another aspect of her campaign.

“We want to explore different models of business and be open to those ideas, because that’s really what’s going to support each community throughout. And that’s OK, every community is different.” she explained.

Beyond her current candidacy, Nicks has engaged in policy and lobbying work. She has been actively involved in the policy committee in the Uniondale School District.

As a young candidate without prior elected experience, she remains undeterred.

“I think being young is certainly a challenge and not being in a prior elected role. That is certainly something people are going to be apprehensive about,” she acknowledged.

BY MICHAEL J. LEWIS

For a few weeks in September, the makings of a glorious season were right there for the Port Washington football team.

Three consecutive wins had them reigning as surprise kings of the local gridiron scene. Led by quarterback John McCarthy, fleet playmakers like Harry Behan and Anthony Iuorio, and hard-hitting defenders like Bryson Bodner, the Vikings were undefeated and looking to make noise in Conference I.

Then the roof metaphorically caved in. And the injuries that started to pile up were anything but metaphorical. Busted ribs, injured knees, broken feet. You name it, a player or two on the Vikings suffered it.

And before you could say “Is there a doctor in the house?” a 3-0 start ended up in a 3-6 finish, with a first-round playoff loss.

But talk to the Port Washington head coach and returning players, and the glorious feeling of winning is still with them.

“I think about the Freeport game, and I’d never been more scared in my entire life,” Behan said. “But then