The Board of Education will conduct two separate public hearings on March 11 at 7:30 p.m. The hearings will be conducted within the already scheduled Board of Education meeting and budget workshop in … more

For the first time in years, a new coalition will challenge the Unity Party in Island Park. The election will take place on March 18. This week, the Herald asked mayoral candidates Glenn Ingoglia, … more

A new coalition will challenge the Unity Party in Island Park. Columbia Ciccimarro and Laura Hassett are running for trustee under in the newly formed Voice Party, challenging incumbent Joseph … more

Bruce Blakeman, a former presiding officer of the Nassau County Legislature, on Thursday became the first prominent Long Island Republican to throw his hat into the ring in this year’s election contest to succeed Rep. Carolyn McCarthy (D-Mineola) in Congress. more

Island Park’s Unity and Voice parties are preparing for a close election on March 18. Lifelong resident Michael McGinty is running for mayor on the Unity ticket, and hopes to take over for … more

A coalition of nonpartisan groups last week called on the Nassau County Legislature to overhaul its redistricting process, which occurs every decade following the release of census data to account for population shifts. more

Following Kathleen Rice’s announcement last Wednesday that she will run for the 4th Congressional District seat now held by Rep. Carolyn McCarthy, the Nassau County district attorney took time out of her schedule to field questions from the Herald about her candidacy. more

Ending weeks of speculation, Kate Murray, the Town of Hempstead supervisor and a Levittown Republican, announced Friday that she will not run for Congress this year. Murray’s name had been discussed recently in local and national political circles about who will be the Republican Party’s candidate in New York’s 4th Congressional District. more

Kathleen Rice, the Nassau County district attorney and a Garden City Democrat, announced Wednesday night that she will run for the congressional seat that Rep. Carolyn McCarthy (D-Mineola) currently holds. more

The race for New York’s 4th Congressional District seat will be unlike races this year in most congressional districts around the country. That is, there is no surefire winner, and as things stand currently, the field is wide open to candidates from both major parities. more