Hewlett Harbor resident John Novello, a former deputy commissioner for the Town of Hempstead Buildings Department, was sentenced to five years probation for stealing more than $59,000 from the …
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By Jeff Bessen
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10/1/21
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Hewlett Harbor resident John Novello, who led the Cedarhurst Republican Committee, pleaded guilty last month to stealing nearly $60,000 from the committee two years ago. He will be sentenced Sept. 27.
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By Jeff Bessen
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8/11/21
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Once upon a time, partisan politics was a simple business. There were two major parties, and they both had simple strategies for staying in power. The voters were attracted to either . . .
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4/28/21
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Taking the temperature of the country after a presidential election, especially one as controversial as 2020, that saw arguably the most divisive president in the nation’s history ousted after nearly four years of vitriol, could be considered a fool’s errand.
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By Jeff Bessen
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1/27/21
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Before the Veterans Day Ceremony in Andrew J. Parise Cedarhurst Park began a lone brick inscribed “Clyde Schaffer American Legion Law-Ced Post 339” occupied space on a small table adjacent to the lectern.
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By Jeff Bessen
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11/11/20
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U.S. Rep. Gregory Meeks, a Democrat who represents southwest Queens, Elmont, Inwood and north and south Valley Steam, is, barring an unforeseen write-in campaign, guaranteed election.
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10/27/20
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U.S. Rep. Peter King’s recent decision to retire from Congress will end a distinguished career of public service to Long Island, New York and America. In a time when our politics is more fractured and contentious than ever . . .
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11/29/19
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John Novello, a Hewlett Harbor resident who ran for trustee last year, was arraigned on a grand jury indictment on Sept. 5 for allegedly stealing more than $59,000 from the Cedarhurst Republican Committee. He was arrested on the same day.
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By Jeff Bessen
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9/5/19
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Ann Schockett, from Woodmere, is in the running to become president of the National Federation of Republican Women for the 2020-2021 term after this year’s nominating committee unanimously agreed on their choices for the leadership offices.
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Compiled by Jeffrey Bessen and Frank Gargano
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7/25/19
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I’m a big believer in bipartisanship. I come from an era when Democrats and Republicans worked together successfully on a variety of important issues. As a Democrat, I remember the Republican Party as the party of Lincoln, the party of Ronald Reagan . . .
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4/26/19
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