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Santa Job Slayed By Cash-Strapped County on Long Island
• nbcnewyork.comEven Santa's gotten the pink slip.
David McKell, 83, has played Santa for nine years at the St. James General Store, which gets decorated like Santa's workshop. The retired police detective lieutenant and former state trooper sits in a rocking chair in the back, handing out candy canes and posing for photos with children.
Being fired as Santa is "really a shame," McKell told Newsday.