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Town should seize redistricting opportunity

In so many ways, the Town of Hempstead has set an example of how government ought to operate. more

2/28/13

We're the grass in the redistricting field

There are 10 elephants and nine donkeys in a field. more

2/21/13

Norma Gonsalves, of East Meadow, is now the presiding officer of the Nassau County Legislature

Norma Gonsalves picked to lead Legislature

Norma Gonsalves was recently elected presiding officer of the Nassau County Legislature. She was formally voted in on Nov. 19 by the Republican caucus, which holds a 10-9 majority in the Legislature. more

By David Weingrad | 11/28/12

The lessons we learn from those we've lost

It is with a heavy heart that I write about the loss of Larry Elovich, my best friend. more

9/27/12

County legislative redistricting: a temptation for political avarice

The shape and composition of the Nassau County Legislature’s 19 districts are modified after every U.S. Census to reflect changes in population from one district to another. more

7/26/12

$A dock in the City of Glen Cove, home to a wastewater treatment plant that could be required to treat wastewater created through hydraulic fracturing in the future, if proposed local legislations fails.$

Local legislators propose ban on hydrofracking

Nassau County Legislators Denise Ford, Howard Kopel and Dennis Dunne, all Republicans, recently filed legislation to ban the processing of hydraulic fracturing, or “hydrofracking,” waste at county sewage-treatment plants. On March 26, the Republicans’ bill passed out of the Legislature’s Planning and Rules Committee. more

By Jackie Nash | 3/26/12

County Legislators debated the Police Precinct Efficiency Initiative for nearly four hours on Monday.

Vote to close precincts passes, 10-9

In a contentious meeting on Monday, the Nassau County Legislature voted 10 to 9 along party lines to implement a new Community Policing Plan, in which four of the county’s eight police precincts will be closed over the next seven months and replaced with “community policing centers.” more

By Aaron Axelson and Brian Croce | 3/7/12

Vote to close precincts passes, 10-9

In a contentious meeting on Monday, the Nassau County Legislature voted 10 to 9 along party lines to implement a new Community Policing Plan, in which four of the county’s eight police precincts will be closed over the next seven months and replaced with “community policing centers.” more

By Aaron Axelson, aaxelson@liherald.com | 3/6/12

Nassau County Deputy Police Commissioner Thomas Krumpter fielded questions from residents during a meeting of the South Merrick Community Civic Association on Tuesday.

Deputy police commish addresses precinct plan

Nassau County Deputy Police Commissioner Thomas Krumpter fielded a litany of questions about the police department’s proposed realignment plan, which would merge the county’s eight precincts into four, during a March 6 meeting of the South Merrick Community Civic Association. more

By David Weingrad, dweingrad@liherald.com | 3/1/12

We must begin redistricting now, not later

Last spring, the Republican-controlled County Legislature attempted to redraw the lines of its 19 electoral districts in an effort to gerrymander at least one Democrat, if not two, out of a job. more

3/1/12