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Islip councilwoman fields 'reporter' questions on Sandy, but not Billy Joel
Photo credit: Randee Daddona
Islip Councilwoman Trish Bergin Weichbrodt on Tuesday morning stood behind a lectern at Islip Town Hall and answered questions from “reporters” about superstorm Sandy:
“How many homes in Islip were damaged by superstorm Sandy?”
“Do you think LIPA did a sufficient job?”
But it wasn’t a typical back-and-forth between the press and a public official. The questioners were high school...