West Hempstead residents Gary Port and Owen Rumelt are taking on town government...
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By Lee Landor
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6/22/11
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West Hempstead resident Gary Port is challenging Hempstead Town Supervisor Kate Murray for her seat this year...
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By Lee Landor
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6/22/11
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RepublicansNassau County Republicans kicked off their fight against the Democrats on May 24 at Wisdom Lane Middle School in Levittown.
With the exception of one, all Democrat-filled seats on the …
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By Alex Costello and Lee Landor
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6/8/11
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Town of Hempstead Democrats kicked of their fight against the Republicans on May 24 at the Cradle of Aviation Museum.
Gary Port, of West Hempstead, will be challenging Kate Murray for …
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Alex Costello
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6/1/11
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Town of Hempstead Democrats kicked of their fight against the Republicans on May 24 at the Cradle of Aviation Museum.
Gary Port, of West Hempstead, will be challenging Kate Murray for Supervisor. …
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By Alex Costello
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6/1/11
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In an 11-7 vote almost entire on party lines, the Nassau County Legislature voted on May 31 to allow a public referendum to decide the fate of County Executive Ed Mangano's plan for redeveloping …
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Alex Costello
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5/31/11
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Steve Anchin of Hewlett and a member of the Five Towns Democratic Club announced that he is a candidate for the position of Hempstead town clerk.
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JEFF BESSEN
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5/23/11
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Democrats welcomed news last Thursday that a State Supreme Court justice had issued a temporary restraining order barring the Republican-controlled Nassau County Legislature from moving ahead with a plan to redraw the Legislature’s lines.
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By Scott Brinton
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5/13/11
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Darkly mirroring the polarization and antagonism that prevails in Washington, D.C., in many states and in Albany, Mineola’s elected officials have now waded into arguably the most tendentious and consequential area of political debate: redistricting.
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5/5/11
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After waiting nearly five hours Monday afternoon, residents opposed to a Republican plan to redraw district lines for the Nassau County Legislature finally got the chance to be heard by the Legislature’s Rules Committee. The plan would reshape a number of districts while merging others, such as the 5th and 19th districts, which are now held by Democrats Joseph Scannell and David Denenberg, respectively.
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By Deirdre Krasula
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5/3/11
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