Keyword: Richard Kessel
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To the Calhoun Alumni Association, everyone is worthy of a spot in the Hall of Fame. Recently, they announced their 2023 inductees, and set a ceremony for this April. more
It’s rare that you get the chance to meet your professional heroes, so when one of mine recently came to Hofstra . . . more
We are pleased that Nassau County Executive Laura Curran is once again promoting small businesses ahead of the holiday season — which is vital this pandemic year. more
The coronavirus pandemic brought our local and regional economies to a screeching halt, and resulted in a sharp rise in unemployment. I am proud of the role the Nassau County Industrial Development Agency has played — and continues to play — in our county’s recovery. more
There weren’t the huge crowds some had expected when Nassau County economic development officials held a hearing Wednesday night on the largest building proposal in Long Beach in … more
By Nicole Alcindor  nalcindor@liherald.com  With local stores and eateries gearing up for the holidays, Nassau County Executive Laura Curran, the county Industrial Agency and the Nassau … more
In 1996, Hewlett House was a dilapidated farmhouse, long empty and fast rotting. The Hewlett-Woodmere School District, which owned it, planned to demolish the 300-year-old structure to make way for a parking lot. Then the Nassau Herald started reporting on the historic home’s plight. more
Richard Kessel, the former chief of the Long Island Power Authority — and a Bellmore-Merrick native — was recently elected to head up the Nassau County Industrial Development Agency. more
Long Island was supposed to have 40 or more wind turbines in the Atlantic Ocean by now, generating electricity 3½ to 4½ miles south of Jones Beach, which would have . . . more
On Oct. 21, 1982, Democrat Mario Cuomo, then a candidate for governor of New York, was campaigning furiously on Long Island. Among his stops was WGBB radio, on Landsdowne Avenue in Merrick, where he debated Lewis Lehrman, his Republican-Conservative opponent and an investment banker. Richard Kessel, a native Merokean whom Cuomo later named executive director of the New York State Consumer Protection Board, was there that day. He had lunch with Cuomo afterward. more
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