Twenty-two days before Election Day, Nov. 8, a half dozen candidates from three political races spoke on several issues at the forum sponsored by the League of Women Voters of Southwest Nassau that took place at the Hewlett-Woodmere Public Library in Hewlett on Oct. 19.
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By Jeff Bessen
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10/26/16
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For the second time in two years, the Assembly race in the 20th District is an open and contested battle, as Democrat Anthony Eramo, a Long Beach city councilman, and Atlantic Beach resident Missy Miller, a Republican, are the major party candidates. Joseph R. Naham is running on the Green Party ballot line.
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By Jeff Bessen and Anthony Rifilato
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10/19/16
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Nassau County Comptroller George Maragos gathered with local community leaders Thursday morning in Mineola to announce his bid for county executive next year, the first candidate to formally declare a run for Republican Ed Mangano’s seat.
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By Ben Strack
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9/29/16
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Long Beach City Councilman Anthony Eramo defeated former Nassau County Legislator Jeff Toback by a wide margin in Tuesday's Democratic primary for the vacant 20th Assembly District seat.
With all …
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By Jeff Bessen and Anthony Rifilato
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9/13/16
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Nassau County Legislator Laura Curran (D-Baldwin) held a press conference at the Theodore Roosevelt Nassau County Legislative & Executive Building in Mineola on Aug. 23 in hopes of putting an end to …
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By Nakeem Grant
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8/31/16
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Editor’s note: Merokean David Stonehill served as a Hillary Clinton campaign volunteer during the primary season and is now volunteering for Clinton’s effort to defeat Donald Trump. Below …
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By David Stonehill
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8/29/16
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These may be the dog days of summer, but for two Long Beach residents — Anthony Eramo and Jeff Toback — they are beginning a six-week campaign to fill voters in on their positions before the …
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By Jeff Bessen
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8/25/16
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The Southwest Nassau chapter of the League of Women Voters holds a Meet the Candidates night on Tuesday, Aug. 30 at 7 p.m. at the Hewlett-Woodmere Public Library at 1125 Broadway in Hewlett.
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8/24/16
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Malvernite Anne Flomenhaft, a 21-year-old rising senior at Manhattanville College, experienced something last week that few will in their lifetime. She was a delegate — the youngest one from Long Island — at the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia.
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By Rossana Weitekamp
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8/3/16
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More than 100 Long Beach residents gathered on the boardwalk last Saturday to honor the memory of one of the city’s longtime civic leaders. The Fourth Annual Larry Elovich 5K Fun Run event kicked off at 9 a.m., starting and finishing at New York Avenue.
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By Anthony Mitthauer-Orza
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8/3/16
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