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Altadonna, Schiaffino and Pearl to Run Unopposed in Villlage Election
Mayor and two Massapequa Park trustees seek new terms in March election.
Massapequa Park Mayor James Altadonna will run opposed for a seventh term in March.
Altadonna, who was first elected in 2001, will head up the Village People's Rights-First Party along with incumbent trustees Tina Schiaffino and Daniel Pearl and Village Justice Gerrard Giannattassio.
Schiafino will be running for her second full term. She was appointed to fill the seat vacated in 2010 by Jerry Laricchiuta. She was elected to a full term the following March.
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Pearl was appointed to seat in December to fill the vacancy created by the death of Harry Jacobson.
Giannatassio was first elected as Village justice 10 years ago. He's also been an associate justice and Planning Commission Attorney.
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The incumbents were the only candidates who met this week's deadline to file as a candidate in the Mar. 19 Village Election. Voters can write-in candidates, and polls will be open from 6 a.m. to 9 p.m.
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