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Town of Hempstead Council members Gary Hudes (R-Levittown) and Angelina Cullin (R-Freeport) took the oath of office in a ceremony at Hempstead Town Hall last Thursday.
Hudes represents Councilmatic District 6, which takes in parts of Merrick, North Merrick, Bellmore, Bethpage, East Meadow, Levittown, Plainedge and Salisbury. The councilman, who is president of Gennaro Jewelers in Bellmore, also serves as coordinator for the Levittown-Island Trees Turnpike Revitalization Project. He was president of the Nassau Council of Chambers of Commerce, the Bellmore Chamber and a member of the Hempstead Town Task Force on Cellular Towers.
Cullin represents District 5, which comprises Bellmore, parts of North Bellmore, North Merrick, Merrick and Freeport, and Lido Beach, Point Lookout, Seaford and Wantagh. Cullin served as the town's first councilwoman during the late 1980s. Most recently, she was the town's receiver of taxes before winning election to the Hempstead board last fall.
