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DEBRA MULE
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Debra Mulé has a proven record as a public servant. As a School Board Member and Village Trustee, Debra has worked tirelessly for our community. Debra is a Democrat committed to standing up to corruption and reforming our County government.
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As a Village Trustee, Debra has promoted the downtown revitalization project and improved safety at the LIRR station. During her tenure as Village Trustee, there have been zero tax levy increases. Debra listens to the needs of her constituents, which is why she has promoted long-term capital improvements and community projects in a fiscally responsible manner
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Stop scratching on holidays
Claude Solnik
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Stop scratching on holidays
Published: June 1, 2012
Off Track Betting in New York State has been racing into a crisis called shrinking revenue. Some people have spitballed a solution: Don’t close on holidays.
New York State Racing Law bars racing on Christmas, Easter and Palm Sunday, and the state has ruled OTBs can’t handle action on those days, even though they could easily broadcast races from out of state.
“You should be able to bet whenever you want,” said Jackson Leeds, a Nassau OTB employee who makes an occasional bet. He added some irrefutable logic: “How is the business going to make money if you’re not open to take people’s bets?”
Elias Tsekerides, president of the Federation of Hellenic Societies of Greater New York, said OTB is open on Greek Orthodox Easter and Palm Sunday.
“I don’t want discrimination,” Tsekerides said. “They close for the Catholics, but open for the Greek Orthodox? It’s either open for all or not open.”
OTB officials have said they lose millions by closing on Palm Sunday alone, with tracks such as Gulfstream, Santa Anita, Turf Paradise and Hawthorne running.
One option: OTBs could just stay open and face the consequences. New York City OTB did just that back in 2003. The handle was about $1.5 million – and OTB was fined $5,000.
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