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Candidates Jeff Toback, left, and incumbent Harvey Weisenberg shook hands at a debate in Long Beach on Aug. 31.

Assemblyman Harvey Weisenberg and the challenger for his seat, former county Legislator Jeff Toback, squared off at a debate sponsored by the Southwest Nassau League of Women Voters on Aug. 31 at the … more

By ALEX COSTELLO | 9/8/10

Weisenberg isn't entitled to his own facts

To the Editor: Twenty-one-year incumbent Harvey Weisenberg wants to get the facts right about state aid for our schools, and boasts that since he took office in 1989, "aid to our local schools … more

8/25/10

Get the facts right

To the Editor: Your article “Primary race heats up” (Aug. 5-11, 2010) gave readers a very incomplete picture of my efforts on behalf of our schools. Of all the money I have secured, … more

8/18/10

Supports Weisenberg

To the Editor: I have been actively involved in the educational arena locally, statewide and nationally for the past 35 years, and I am well acquainted with Mr. Jeff Toback and Mr. Harvey … more

8/18/10

Harvey Weisenberg, left, is squaring off against challenger Jeff Toback in the Democratic primary on Sept. 14.

Talking with Jeff Toback and Harvey Weisenberg

Harvey Weisenberg, the incumbent representative for the 20th State Assembly District, is being challenged this year in a Democratic Primary by Jeff Toback, former Nassau County legislator. The Herald … more

8/18/10

Sen. Charles Fuschillo Jr., at lectern, joined with Gov. David Paterson and other elected leaders to announce that New York's ignition interlock law will take effect on Aug. 15.

Ignition interlock law takes effect Aug. 15

State Sen. Charles Fuschillo Jr. joined this past week with Gov. David Paterson, Assemblyman Harvey Weisenberg, law enforcement officials, and the families of Leandra Rosado and Katie Flynn to remind residents that New York's new ignition interlock law will take effect on Aug. 15. more

8/13/10

20th AD primary race heats up

Former Nassau County Legislator Jeff Toback has entered the Democratic primary against state Assemblyman Harvey Weisenberg, vying for the seat Weisenberg has held for two decades. Toback, who … more

Alex Costello | 8/4/10

Toback targets Weisenberg's seat

Whether or not Assemblyman Harvey Weisenberg retires, Jeff Toback says he is running for the incumbent’s seat this year. “I think, certainly at this moment, my focus is on running, and … more

by Joe Kellard | 2/3/10

At a news conference last week, Lenny Rosado, left, joined by State Sen. Charles Fuschillo Jr., center, and Assemblyman Harvey Weisenberg, warned would-be drunk drivers that "the party's over" with Leandra's Law now in effect. The law was named for Leandra Rosado, Lenny's daughter, who died in an accident with a drunken driver last summer. Under the new statute, anyone who drives drunk with a child in the vehicle can be charged with a felony.

Leandra's Law takes effect

State Sen. Charles Fuschillo Jr., a Republican from Merrick, Assemblyman Harvey Weisenberg, a Democrat from Long Beach, and Lenny Rosado were joined at a news conference last week by state and local officials to remind Long Islanders that Leandra's Law took effect on Friday, making drunken driving with a child a felony offense in New York. more

Sari Zeidler | 12/21/09

State assemblyman Harvey Weisenberg, center, a Democrat from Long Beach and a primary sponsor of Leandra’s Law, was joined by Lenny Rosado, left, who lost his daughter Leandra in a recent drunken driving accident, and Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver at a press conference to announce the passage of the bill.

DWI with a child is now a felony

Most of us cannot understand what possesses a person to drive drunk. This paper’s position has long been that drinking and driving is potentially deadly behavior that can have the same result as opening fire with a gun in a crowded mall. DWI requires stiff penalties. more

11/26/09

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