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The deputy mayor of Lynbrook and two residents who were vocal opponents of a recent development proposal in the village announced on Wednesday that they have formed a new political party and will run for three village board positions up for election in March. Village residents Antoniella Tavella and Steven Liguori said they will run for trustee seats on the village board, challenging trustees Robert Boccio and Ann Marie Reardon. In a statement provided by a spokesman, Beach confirmed the three incumbents are running for re-election. "I ... believe our past record of success and future vision for our Village will be well received by voters," Beach said. “I will do everything in my power to prevent this project from moving forward,” Becker said, backed by about 30 supporters who stood on the steps of Village Hall waving signs bearing the candidates’ names. The village board in November unanimously rejected the proposal for the six-story, 200-unit apartment complex called the Cornerstone at Lynbrook, saying the project was too big for the community. Anthony Bartone, the developer behind the project, said Wednesday that “there are no new plans” for the project. But the candidates said the village board had not in fact rejected the project, and instead voted only to cancel a public hearing on it. Becker, whose father was Lynbrook's mayor, also has a real estate business in the village. Neither Liguori nor Tavella have previously held elected office, they said.