Crime & Safety

Ballots Picked for Port Washington Police Commissioner Race

The election will take place Dec. 13, 2011.

Ballots were picked on Thursday for the upcoming race for  commissioner. 

Paul N. Faulk, a student at Nassau Community College, is challenging incumbant James Duncan.

Faulk said he is "fifth generation Port Washington" and is running as a way to "give back to the community," which he aims to make "a better place for us now and future generations to come."

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Duncan was elected police commissioner in 1997, and has served in this capacity ever since. 

Police Chief William J. Kilfoil picked from two slips of paper to determine the position of the candidates listed on the ballot. Each slip featured the name of a contendor in the race, and was placed in a hat. Kilfoil chose the names from the hat, held by Sal Zimbardi, who served as police commissioner from 1999-2010. 

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The election will be held on Dec. 13 at the . Polls will be open from 12 p.m. to 9 p.m.

This article was updated to include the correct date of the election, Dec. 13. 


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