Politics & Government
North Hempstead Plans Midnight Same-Sex Wedding
Town of North Hempstead to preside over same-sex marriage ceremony at midnight Sunday for Westbury's Frank Fuertes and Patrick Simeone.
In the race to be first, there will be a same-sex marriage ceremony at midnight Sunday in the for Frank Fuertes and Patrick Simeone of Westbury, the Town reported.
It's the first legally-possible date to get hitched under the New York State Marriage Equality Act. The ceremony will be performed by . Fuertes and Simeone were previously married in Quebec, Town spokesman Collin Nash said.
"I've been working for a major corporation for more than a decade and up until now I have never been able to put Patrick on my health insurance," Fuertes said. "Now he will have decent health coverage."
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Depending on the weather, the wedding will take place in the Mary Jane Davies Park Gazebo or Town hall.
Update: Danielle Smith and Kathryn Wiede of Long Island will also be there early Sunday morning with a Supreme Court Justice who will be talking to them about a potential waiver, Gross said.
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