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Candidates want to see a new, cleaner Albany

Two candidates coming off losses in November have begun new campaigns for a recently vacated position in the state Assembly. Though the winner would have to run again for a full … more

Mike Caputo | 1/27/10

Assemblyman David McDonough, right, chairman of the Assembly Minority Task Force on Crime in Our Communities, met with 20 lawmakers, law-enforcement officials, drug-treatment specialists and educators at the Levittown Library on Thursday to discuss Nassau’s growing heroin epidemic. Among the officials was Assemblyman Thomas McKevitt.

Heroin, a scourge that crosses all lines

"This isn’t cocaine. This isn’t a Saturday-Sunday drug. It’s 24 hours a day, seven days a week, 365 days a year," Bill Flanagan, the Nassau County Police Department’s second deputy commissioner, told the assembly of 20 elected leaders, law enforcement officials, drug-treatment specialists and educators at Levittown Public Library on Thursday. more

Scott Brinton | 1/21/10

Heroin task force to meet Jan. 21

Members of the Assembly Minority Task Force on Crime in Our Communities will hold a public forum with Nassau County police, prosecutors, elected officials and educators on Thursday, Jan. 21, from 10 a.m. to noon at the Levittown Library. The task force will tackle the growing use of heroin in Nassau County and will discuss programs and technology that are available to combat the sale and distribution of this illegal drug. more

1/20/10

Montesano, Meng to face off in 15th A.D.

Republican Michael Montesano and Democrat Matthew Meng have filed for candidacy in the race to fill the vacancy in the state’s 15th Assembly District.A special election for the seat will be … more

Mike Caputo | 1/18/10

A special election will be held to fill the 15th Assembly seat previously held by Rob Walker. He left in January to become the chief deputy county executive under County Executive Ed Mangano.

Special election to fill 15th Assembly District seat

A special election to fill the vacancy in the state's 15th Assembly District will be held on Feb. 9.The seat was previously held by Rob Walker, a Republican from Hicksville, who left the state … more

Mike Caputo | 1/14/09

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