A local congressman and county residents are urging Nassau County officials to repair cracked tiles, peeling paint and other damage to the Sept. 11 memorial in Eisenhower Park. The monument …
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By Julie Mansmann
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5/12/16
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For the next six weeks, you will hear Democratic and Republican candidates for county and town office complain about how bad a job members of the other party have done when they were in power, and how bad it would be if they were elected again.
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9/19/13
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As we batted around ideas for this week’s editorial, we agreed that a new take on an old idea — New Year’s resolutions — was in order. Rather than offer our own ideas, we decided, we’d ask the experts.
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12/24/09
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As of Monday, Thomas Suozzi, Democrat from Glen Cove, was still the county executive. He apparently squeaked by in last week’s election. With 235,985 votes cast, Suozzi was a mere 237 votes ahead of Republican challenger Ed Mangano, a 14-year county legislator. The big question is, what the heck happened to Suozzi?
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Scott Brinton
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11/12/09
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In what is becoming an increasingly bitter, partisan battle, Nassau County Legislator Ed Mangano, a Republican, is challenging incumbent Democrat Thomas Suozzi for the county executive’s seat.
The race appears to boil down to three key issues: property taxes, a recently imposed 2.5 percent energy tax and the county’s troubled property-tax assessment system.
Mangano is challenging Suozzi’s handling of all three issues, while Suozzi fires back that the county has consistently balanced its budget while improving its bond rating, which reduces the interest the county must pay when it bonds money for any number of projects.
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Scott Brinton
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10/22/09
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Soon, there will be a playground, one where all the children can play. Supporters recently celebrated the groundbreaking for construction of a universally accessible park at Eisenhower Park, in East …
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Mike Caputo
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10/22/09
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