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State Assemblywoman Michaelle Solages spoke at an anti-VLT rally on Jan. 30. A bill to repeal legislation allowing VLTs on Long Island was introduced in the State Senate on March 17. She co sponsored a similar bill in the Assembly.

A bill intended to prevent the installation of electronic gaming machines on Long Island was introduced in the State Senate on March 17. The legislation, offered by Sen. Tony Avella, a Democrat … more

By Steve Smirti | 3/23/16

Chamber members, from left, Pat Boyle, Chris Rosado and Edward Dana discussed the impact that video lottery terminals would have on the community.

Elmont Chamber endorses VLTs

On Feb. 3, the Elmont Chamber of Commerce’s board of directors voted in favor of Nassau Off Track Betting’s decision to house video lottery terminals in the north parking lot of Belmont … more

By Steve Smirti | 2/10/16

Town of Hempstead officials, including, from left, Councilman Gary Hudes, Supervisor Anthony Santino and Clerk Nasrin Ahmad, came to the Bellmore Long Island Rail Road station to announce a plan that would increase the number of resident-only spaces in commuter parking lots from 2,400 to 6,400. Parking stickers will cost residents $10 a year.

Town plans dramatic increase in resident-only parking at commuter lots

The Town of Hempstead Board was expected to vote Feb. 9 on a plan to limit parking to residents only in most sections of town lots at Long Island Rail Road stations. more

By Scott Brinton | 2/5/16

The Singas election campaign took the Town of Hempstead to the Supreme Court in order to obtain copies of financial disclosure documents requested under the Freedom of Information Law.

Supreme Court directs town to turn over documents

A State Supreme Court ruled in mid-November that the Town of Hempstead must provide copies of the financial disclosure statements filed by former Town Supervisor Kate Murray and other town officials that were requested under the Freedom of Information Law. The FOIL was filed by the Madeline Singas election campaign, which received permission to view the financial disclosure documents, but not to copy them. more

By Rossana Weitekamp | 1/6/16

Town shelter waives pet adoption fees

The Town of Hempstead Animal Shelter is again holding its Home for the Holidays pet adoption program, which began last Saturday and runs through Jan. 3. All fees are waived during this time period. more

By Andrew Hackmack | 11/24/15

Senior Councilman Anthony J. Santino (Town of Hempstead) speaks.

Tony Santino for Town of Hempstead supervisor

The Herald endorses Tony Santino, a Republican from East Rockaway, for  Town of Hempstead supervisor. more

| 10/30/15

Ahmad is the choice for town clerk

The Herald encourages Town of Hempstead voters to return Nasrin Ahmad to the town clerk’s seat. She is, far and away, the most qualified candidate for the job. more

10/29/15

Rita Kestenbaum and Councilman Tony Santino, candidates for Town of Hepstead supervisor.

Who will be the next Town of Hempstead supervisor?

The race for Town of Hempstead supervisor pits longtime Councilman Anthony Santino, a self-described conservative Republican from East Rockaway, against Bellmore-based community and gun-control activist Rita Kestenbaum, a Democrat. more

By Scott Brinton | 10/21/15

Nasrin Ahamad, town clerk since 2012, will face challenger Dino Amoroso in November.

Attorney challenging town clerk incumbent

Nasrin Ahmad, a Republican, began working as a file clerk in the Town of Hempstead Clerk’s office in 1998, before rising to the position of town clerk in September 2013, appointed after Mark Bonilla abruptly left office. Prior to that, the Salisbury resident served in an advocacy role in Parent Teacher Associations in the East Meadow School District, where she founded clubs that promoted diversity and helped include foreign cultures into the schools. more

By David Weingrad | 10/7/15

A forest of political signs, posted on private property, all but obscures a Southern State Parkway entrance sign in Valley Stream.

Here come the political signs

If you’ve driven down just about any street in the Town of Hempstead in the past three weeks or so, you’ve no doubt noticed the election signs springing up on public, private and abandoned property — virtually everywhere. Meacham Avenue in Elmont, which drivers use to get from Hempstead Turnpike to the Southern State Parkway, has more than a dozen signs measuring more than three feet across, turning this popular roadway into a makeshift Times Square for election campaigning. more

By Rossana Weitekamp | 10/7/15

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