YOU DECIDE ON REDISTRICTING One Of Three Election Day Ballot Questions by Robert Pozarycki When they head to the polls on Election Day, Nov. 4, New Yorkers will be asked to answer “yes” or “no” on three ballot questions tackling legislative redistricting, school funding and electronic bill distribution. In New York City, the questions are located on the back side of each standard optical scan ballot. Voters make their choice by filling in the circle according to their answer. The first two referendums focus on proposed state constitutional amendments that, pursuant to the ratification process, the Assembly and State Senate both approved in the last two consecutive sessions. Ballot Question 1 asks voters to approve or reject the formation of a redistricting commission to create new state and federal legislative boundaries every 10 years, beginning following the 2020 U.S. Census. The amendment came through a 2012 deal reached between Gov. Andrew Cuomo, Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver and State Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos as part of that year’s redistricting process. Presently, redistricting of Assembly, State Senate and Congressional seats is handled by the Legislative Task Force on Demographic Research and Reapportionment (LATFOR), which seats six individuals. Two of the six are legislators selected by theAssembly and State Senate majority leaders. -SEE BALLOT ON PG. 53- 17 • TIMES, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 9, 2014 Woodside Man Locked Up For Kid Porn Gets Six Years For Downloading Thousands Of Pics by Noah Zuss After pleading guilty on a felony child pornography charge in July, a Woodside man received a sentence of up to six years behind bars, prosecutors announced Thursday, Oct. 2. Winston Baker, 29 of 30th Avenue, was sentenced by Acting Supreme Court Justice Dorothy Chinn-Brandt to between two and six years for promoting a sexual performance by a child, Queens District Attorney Richard A. Brown said. He was given an additional one year, to be served concurrently, on a misdemeanor charge for endangering the welfare of a child as well, Brown stated. As previously reported, police raided his home in April 2013, performed a forensic analysis of his computer and found more than 1,600 inappropriate images of minors between the ages of two and 11 on his desktop, Brown said. In pleading guilty, the defendant admitted to sharing the sexually explicit pictures of -SEE PORN ON PG. 54- R’wood Students Teach Seniors City Council Member Elizabeth Crowley connected Grover Cleveland High School students with local senior citizens for a 21st Century Technology Seminar hosted by Crowley at the Middle Village Adult Center last Thursday, Oct. 2. Seventy-five seniors and thirty high school students participated in the seminar. The seniors were paired with student volunteers, who provided handson tutorials on how to use different varieties of smart phones, tablets, e-readers and mp3 players. The center’s computer program coordinator also provided a workshop on basic computer skills and frequently asked questions. The student volunteers were all members of the Academy of Information Technology, which is a college and career readiness academy within the STEM Academy at the Ridgewood high school. Crowley allocated $26,000 for services at the Middle Village Adult Center in this year’s budget. ORTHODONTICS Adults & Children Invisalign™ Premier Provider Multicolor Mini-Bonded Brackets Ceramic - Clear Braces Diplomate, American Board of Orthodontics GLENRIDGE ORTHODONTIC SPECIALISTS 65-34 Myrtle Ave., Glendale, NY 11385 1-718-381-2965 1-718-386-8728 CONSTRUCTION LLC Family Owned & Operated for 30 Years Free Estimates Violations Removed •Kitchens & Bathrooms •Dormers & Extensions •Brick Work •Paving Stones •All Types of Concrete •Custom Built Homes •Residential & Commercial •New Construction •We Do It All! Call Now & End Your Tax Nightmare! ©Times Newsweekly - 2014 - THETAXAD • Owe the IRS more than $10,000? • Being Audited? • Unfiled Tax Returns? • Wage & Bank Levies? Co-Author of the best selling book “Breaking the Tax Code” Salvatore P. Candela, EA, ATA, ABA Enrolled Agent - Tax Advisor The TaxAdvocate Group (T) 877.TAX.1040 (F) 718.894.4476 [email protected] www.thetaxadvocategroup.com ©Times Newsweekly 2014 – GLENRIDGE WWW.GLENRIDGEORTHODONTIST.COM Dr. V. Bilello*, Dr. M. Nissenbaum, Dr. P. Bilello, Specialist in Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics ©Times Newsweekly - 2014 - SCLAFMORE (718) 845-9200 VISIT US AT... SclafmoreConstruction.Com NYC License #1314744 Nassau County License #HO445750000 Long Beach License #5944 Fully Insured
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