This week, Nassau welcomed two new — and increasingly familiar — faces to county government: Laura Curran, of Baldwin, who was inaugurated as Long Island’s first female county executive; and Jack Schnirman, of Long Beach . . .
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1/4/18
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To say that Nassau County experienced a seismic shift in its often conservative political landscape on Nov. 7 would be an understatement.
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11/16/17
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My political career started in the early 1960s, when I was a young reporter and then a speechwriter for political candidates. My hometown of Long Beach was one of only two Democratic areas . . .
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9/7/17
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To the Editor:
A number of Five Towns residents are against residential development of the Woodmere Club, including politicians such as Town of Hempstead Councilman Bruce Blakeman and County Legislator Howard Kopel (R-Lawrence). Allow me to suggest a win-win solution for the issue.
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5/15/17
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The six-month moratorium on residential development on certain privately-owned golf course properties that the Town of Hempstead passed in November and went into effect on Dec. 5, was extended for 90 days on May 9.
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By Jeff Bessen
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5/11/17
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A former commissioner at the Port Authority of New York & New Jersey, Town of Hempstead Councilman Bruce Blakeman said that having an inspector general would be a good way to safeguard against wrongdoing.
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By Jeff Bessen
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5/4/17
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Woodmere residents Debra and Jay Zachter were presented with a Town of Hempstead citation by Councilman Bruce Blakeman for their service to the Hebrew Academy of Long Beach at the school’s annual dinner that was held at the newly renovated Woodmere campus, that was formerly Lawrence School District’s Number Six School.
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4/21/17
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I read your story (Feb. 16-21) about the Woodmere Club, “Losing a member of the extended family.”
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3/3/17
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Children from the Lawrence Woodmere Academy in Woodmere partnered with Hempstead Town Councilman Bruce Blakeman (R-Atlantic Beach) to make handmade Valentine’s Day cards distributed to veterans in his district on Feb. 9.
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2/17/16
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Incumbent Republican Bruce Blakeman is being challenged by Milagros Vicente, a Democrat, for the seat in the Town of Hempstead’s 3rd Councilmatic District. Blakeman was appointed to the town board in January.
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10/29/15
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