Laura Gillen is a step closer to claiming the open U.S. House seat left vacant by Kathleen Rice.
The former Hempstead town supervisor was projected to win the Democratic primary for the 4th …
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By Kyle Chin
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8/23/22
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Rockville Centre resident and former Hempstead Town Supervisor Laura Gillen announced on Feb. 24 that she is running for Congress in the 4th District. The seat will be open at year’s end, because U.S. Rep. Kathleen Rice, a Democrat from Garden City, announced last month that she would not seek re-election.
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By Mike Smollins
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3/3/22
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Editor's note: Carrie Solages, a Democrat from Elmont, is a Nassau County legislator who represents the 3rd District.
The former county executive, Ed Mangano, overhauled the tax system that …
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By Carrie Solages
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3/22/18
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Residents are debating four proposed development plans for the 28-acre south parcel at Belmont Park. Three of those plans involve converting the land into big-box retail outlets as well as a grocery …
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By Steve Smirti
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5/4/16
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Nearly 100 people gathered at Gate 3 of Belmont Park on Saturday to urge state lawmakers to support two bills that would prohibit electronic gaming on Long Island.
The rally, organized by the …
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By Steve Smirti
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3/29/16
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The Nassau Regional Off-Track Betting Corporation has decided, “after exhaustive study,” that Belmont Park is the best place to install 1,000 video lottery terminals. Since that announcement . . .
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1/8/16
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Everyone knows that smoking cigarettes is unhealthy. It’s a fact that smoking has immediate negative health consequences and that, over a prolonged period, it causes several different forms of cancer . . .
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8/27/14
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Redistricting is most likely something Nassau County residents don’t want to think about again for another decade, especially after last year’s long and contentious process to redraw the county’s 19 legislative districts.
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2/14/14
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Nassau County’s 19 Legislative districts will be changing later this year, but no one knows yet how dramatic those adjustments are going to be.
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By Andrew Hackmack
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1/9/13
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Nassau County Legislator Carrié Solages has called on the Federal Bureau of Investigation to audit county Police Department crime statistics in light of a commander’s recent demotion for …
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By Deirdre Krasula
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8/29/12
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