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Apply online at Tastes of Inside: Your Health — mptrg.com/herald18/21 itc FG or call 516.479.9176 Hablamos Español St. Patrick’s Day Be heart smart Demi Condensed Page 15 Maidenbaum Property Tax Reduction Group, LLC Page 20 483 Chestnut Street, Cedarhurst,Page NY 11516 xx Vol. 28 No. 11 MARCH 14-20, 2019 $1.00 1016620 MB_99945_NassHerald_3x3Note_HereForYou.indd 1 ‘No one is 2/28/19 9:06 AM above the law’ Manganos found guilty after 6-week-long corruption retrial By ANTHoNY o’REIllY The Manganos and Venditto and ERIK HAWKINS were all accused of doing favors at [email protected] taxpayer expense for former res- taurateur Harendra Singh, who After facing trial for the second helped them live a lavish lifestyle time on federal charges that they in return. abused their position for personal The jury deliberated on the benefit, former Nassau County charges for six Executive Ed Man- days, following a gano and his wife, six-week retrial in Linda, were found federal court in guilty on a number d Mangano Central Islip. of charges on Eabused Ed Mangano March 8. faces a sentence of Ed Mangano his power as a up to 20 years in was convicted of public official by prison for the wire federal program fraud and conspir- bribery, wire fraud taking bribes and acy to commit wire and conspiracy to Courtesy Jeff Sellars fraud, up to 10 commit wire fraud, kickbacks . and years for federal Raging inferno and obstruction of will now be held program bribery justice. His wife and up to five years A fire Monday night at Cove Plumbing Supply, on Morris Avenue, reportedly sent flames shooting was found guilty of responsible for for conspiracy to 60 feet into the air and required the assistance of more than 30 fire departments. Story, Page 4. c o n s p i r a cy t o commit federal obstruct justice, these crimes. program bribery. obstruction of jus- He and his wife tice and making RICHARD DoNoGHUE both face up to 20 false statements to U.S. attorney, years for each federal investiga- Eastern District of N.Y. charge of obstruc- Glen Cove school bond fails tors. tion of justice and The Manganos five years for each were first arrested in October false statement charge. By MIKE CoNN results, 1,171 of the 2,725 voters Deasy Elementary, elevator and 2016, and went to trial last year. Richard Donoghue, the U.S. Their co-defendant, former Oyster [email protected] who cast ballots supported the restroom additions at Gribbin attorney for the Eastern District Bay Town Supervisor John Ven- of New York, led the prosecution. bond, while 1,554 opposed it. Elementary, and partial roof ditto, was acquitted of all charges, “Ed Mangano abused his power as Some passionate collective T he bond would have replacements at Landing Ele- displeasure erupted from a small financed work at all of the while jurors were unable to reach mentary. Finley Middle School CONTINUED ON PAGE 23 gathering in the front lobby of schools — upgrades in security, a verdict on the Manganos. would have seen improvements Glen Cove High School as Super- compliance with the Americans in Wunsch Auditorium, and intendent of Schools Dr. Maria with Disabilities Act, and heat- many of Glen Cove High Rianna announced that a pro- ing, ventilation and air condi- posed $84.6 million bond, intend- tioning — as well as renovations School’s classrooms would have ed to fund improvements at the particular to each school, such been renovated. district’s six schools, failed in as improved drainage in Connol- If the bond had passed, the Tuesday’s vote. ly Elementary School’s parking average owner of a Glen Cove According to unofficial lot, playground resurfacing at CONTINUED ON PAGE 19 2 THURSDAY PURCHASE TICKETS MARCH 28 - 6:30pm www.richnerlive.com/womensevent A portion of The Heritage Club at Bethpage proceeds will 99 Quaker Meeting House Road be donated to Farmingdale, New York THE PREMIER SPECIAL To sponsor, purchase ads, and tables GUESTS contact Amy Amato, Corporate Relations and Events Director [email protected] March 14, 2019 — GLEN COVE HERALD GAZETTE 2019 — GLEN COVE March 14, or 516.569.4000 x224 Kara Reifert Antionette Biordi K-98.3 Emmy Award Winning Reporter AWARDS GALA Morning Show Host News 12 Long Island MEET THE 2019 AWARD WINNERS ACCOUNTING ENTREPRENEURSHIP SWARNA DEVARAJAN MANUFACTURING CAROL O’NEILL MARIANNA MOONEY NOREEN CARRO Department of Pediatrics Chairman ANNE SHYBUNKO-MOORE Senior Director of Senior & Partner, Prager Metis President & CEO, and Director of Neonatology, CEO & Owner, Nutritional Services, EAC Network LMN Printing Company, Inc. 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XIOMARA LETO Managing Partner, TERRIE MAGRO RIORDAN, PHD Jericho and East Norwich Cluster Meyer Suozzi Legal Co-Founder & Vice President, WONDER GIRL President, Adelphi University Manager | Vice President, Michael Magro Foundation CASEY ROSZKO TD Bank ELLEN TOBIN Manhasset High School ENERGY & Partner, Westerman Ball Ederer Miller TERESA McCARTHY TRANSPORTATION HEALTH Zucker & Sharfstein, LLP Community Outreach, MEDIA SPONSOR: ANTOINETTE GORDON- SUSAN BARTONE Maple Family Centers HESSING Senior Director of Operations, Custom Care Manager, Northwell GoHealth Urgent Care Mercedes-Benz of Rockville Centre SPECIAL THANKS TO OUR EVENT SPONSORS 1025798 Meet Patsy, Glen Cove’s grand marshal 3 GLEN COVE HERALD GAZETTE — March 14, 2019 HERALD GAZETTE — March 14, GLEN COVE By MIKE CONN Nancy heavily attributes to her hus- [email protected] band. “He’s a hard worker, he’s a good If there is one thing people can father,” said Nancy. “He goes to every learn about Patsy Furlong by walking length to make her happy and to keep past his Glen Cove home, it’s that St. the family going.” Patrick’s Day plays a huge role in his The family ultimately moved to Glen life and that of his wife, Nancy. All of Cove in 1996. While he serves a vital their windows are adorned with dozens role in his own household, several Glen upon dozens of shamrock stickers, the Cove residents said that they find Fur- largest of which sits at eye-level on long to be just as important to the com- their screen door, showing visitors that munity. As the head of maintenance at they are entering a festive Irish house- All Saints Regional Catholic School, hold. The shamrocks can be found in Furlong — or Mr. Patsy, as he is called the house too, extending all the way — has been a favorite among the through the kitchen and onto the back school’s students for over two decades. door. “He’s been loved by generations of A home such as this is exactly where school kids who went there,” said Rob- one would expect the St. Patrick’s Day ert Lynch, the publicity chairman for Parade Grand Marshal to reside, and the Glen Cove St. Patrick’s Day Parade. that is finally the case this year. Fur- “If I were to go into the supermarket long will forego his usual role at the alone, no one would say [anything],” leprechaun in Glen Cove’s annual Nancy said. “But if Patsy were with parade to take up the mantle of the me, the kids would hang from the ceil- parade’s leader on his 61st birthday, an ings yelling, ‘Mr. Patsy’s here!’” honor for which he has been destined However, Furlong’s presence at All for years.