article_snippet.sent: Philip Gigante told the New York Post: 'People are free to believe what People wish.'
article_snippet.sent: But people living in the area who know Philip Gigante background disagree.
article_snippet.sent: The candidate's background may have been an easy route into negative campaigning from The candidate opponents, but they both avoided The candidate's background and paid tribute to Gigante.
article_snippet.sent: Thomas Gulla, 54, said: 'Vincent has the interests of the village at heart.
article_snippet.sent: Whatever Vincent grandfather did for a living is not a reflection on Vincent.'
article_snippet.sent: Gigante told the Post: 'Their hard work and years of sacrifice has made it what it is today.
highlights_snippet.sent: That way Philip Gigante felt like Philip Gigante would avoid prosecution, and did in 1990 .
  
highlights_snippet.sent: Philip hopes Philip 'achievements' will be what Philip constituents .