A businessman who can’t stop popping pills, an old woman who calls a park bench her home and a veteran who never leaves her home are all fighting their own battles, one might say. However, State Sen. John Brooks, of Seaford, is looking to prove how mental health is the one umbrella under which a variety of issues must be addressed.
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By Brian Stieglitz
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11/30/17
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As District 8 Senator John Brooks made his rounds this summer, he had the help of some Bellmore-Merrick graduates looking for a firsthand window into the local political process.
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By Erik Hawkins
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8/17/17
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Senator John Brooks, along with South Nassau Communities Hospital, is sponsoring a free prostate cancer screening at the North Merrick Library on Monday, July 10.
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7/6/17
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Senator John Brooks announced on May 4th his plans to increase transparency between utility companies and their costumers regarding rate changes.
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By Brian Stieglitz
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5/18/17
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The governor’s recently passed 2017-2018 budget includes a healthy increase in state aid for the Bellmore-Merrick Central High School District.
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By Erik Hawkins
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4/13/17
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Joined, in front of the North Merrick Fire Department, by several local firefighters, as well as Assemblywoman Michaelle Solages, 8th District Senator John Brooks called on Sunday for the state to look into making the Southern State Parkway safer.
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By Erik Hawkins
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3/27/17
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Democrats may have won a numerical majority of 32 in the State Senate, with the 8th District victory of John Brooks over incumbent Republican Michael Venditto, but they will still not be the ones in power.
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By Melissa Koenig
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1/19/17
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There were many surprises on Election Day across America, including an apparent upset in New York state’s 8th Senate District. Though ballots were still being challenged in court as the Herald went to press this week, Democrat John Brooks, an unknown candidate with limited resources, appears to have done the impossible, defeating Republican incumbent Sen. Michael Venditto.
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By Lisa Tyson
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12/15/16
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There are few elected leaders who appear to love their jobs as much as State Assemblyman David McDonough, a Republican from North Merrick.
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11/2/12
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John Brooks, a Democrat from Seaford, and former volunteer fire chief and Board of Education vice president in his hometown, is battling Republican Assemblyman David McDonough of Merrick, a former civic activist and business leader, for the 19th Assembly District seat.
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Scott Brinton
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10/26/10
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