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Bryan Murphy, left, and Doug O’Grady, kept the volunteer effort going strong.
The volunteers and first responders
Each morning for nearly two months, West Fulton Street resident Doug O’Grady has made the two-hour drive to Long Beach from Shelter Island, where he has been staying with his wife and two children … more
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College freshmen Matt Infield and Kaitlyn Seager, of Valley Stream, both voted for their first time last week at their respective schools.
They voted for the first time
More than 125 million people voted in the 2012 presidential election and for many of them, it was their first time taking part in the Democratic process. more
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Michaelle Solages, speaking at the Aug. 30 primary debate, was the winner for the new 22nd Assembly District seat on Election Day.
Solages wins new Assembly seat
After months of campaigning, a day of voting and a few hours of tabulating results, a winner was named in the newly created 22nd Assembly District — Michaelle Solages. She will represent a district that spans from Bellerose to North Woodmere and includes all or parts of Elmont, Franklin Square and Valley Stream. more
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Voters occupied the privacy booths to fill out their ballots on Election Day.
Incumbents hold seats in local elections
Polls in New York State closed at 9 p.m, but it wasn't until just after 2 a.m. that the final results of ballots cast in voting machines in Nassau County were available. Nassau incumbents held … more
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An open mind to Romney, but he didn't measure up
The 2012 election is one of the strangest ones in my lifetime. more
Hofstra: a world-class neighbor
Nassau County residents should feel proud that Hofstra University was selected by the Commission on Presidential Debates, for the second consecutive national election, to host last week’s Obama-Romney faceoff. more
Michaelle Solages and Sean Wright are the two candidates for the new 22nd Assembly District.
New faces for new Assembly seat
Due to redistricting following the 2010 census, there is a new state Assembly district in western Nassau County. The 22nd District spans from Bellerose to North Woodmere and includes all or parts of Elmont, Franklin Square and Valley Stream. more
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Bestselling author and Ivy League scholar Dr. Cornel West was one in a long line of speakers from both sides of the political aisle who have appeared at Hofstra University leading up to the second presidential debate, to be held on the Hempstead campus on Oct. 16.
Hofstra preps for debate with speaker series
A reporter from the student-run Hofstra Chronicle newspaper stood to ask a question of Dr. Cornel West, the intellectual provocateur, New York Times bestselling author, and Ivy League African-American studies and philosophy professor best known for his defense of America’s poor. The young woman said she had recently conducted an informal survey in which 6 of 10 Hofstra students said they did not believe poverty was a relevant issue for them as college students this election season. more
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Celebrating John Lennon's legacy at Tilles Center
A birthday tribute to John Lennon is highighted by concert recreating two of his best albums this weekend. Also, see parrots on display at the Long Island Parrot Society's annual Parrot Expo and indulge the senses in a Fall Wildflower Walk at Muttontown Preserve. more
Camp Avenue Elementary School students gathered on the jungle gym for a group shot durign the school's back-to-school picnic.
North Merrick celebrates the start of school with picnics
The North Merrick School District held its annual back-to-school picnics on Sept. 14 at each of its three elementary schools — Camp Avenue, Fayette and Old Mill Road. more
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