Freeport mayor apologizes for VP's visit

Originally published: August 20, 2012 9:58 PM
Updated: August 20, 2012 10:02 PM
By PATRICK WHITTLE patrick.whittle@newsday.com

Mayor Andrew Hardwick's recent meeting with Salvadoran Vice President Salvador Sanchez Ceren had him answering tough questions at Town Hall. Videojournalist: Jessica Rotkiewicz (Aug. 20, 2012) (August 20, 2012 11:54 PM)

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Freeport Mayor Andrew Hardwick apologized Monday to angry residents who objected to his recent meeting with the vice president of El Salvador.

Hardwick and other Nassau officials had met on Aug. 8 with Salvador Sánchez Cerén, vice president of El Salvador since 2009 and a likely candidate for president in 2014. Cerén participated in anti-U.S. demonstrations in San Salvador four days after...

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