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Todd Kaminsky, a former Assistant U.S. District Attorney, said that he is running as a Democrat for the 20th Assembly District seat that will be vacated by Assemblyman Harvey Weisenberg, who is not seeking re-election this year.

Long Beach resident and Assistant U.S. District Attorney Todd Kaminsky was in Brooklyn on Monday — where his boss, U.S. Attorney Loretta Lynch, announced that New York Rep. Michael Grimm had been … more

By Anthony Rifilato | 4/30/14

North Merrick superintendent comments on the Common Core

David Feller, superintendent of the North Merrick School District and this year’s president of the Nassau County Council of School Superintendents, recently offered his views on the Common Core Learning Standards and Annual Professional Performance Review — controversial changes in school curricula, testing, and the way teachers and principals are evaluated, which New York has begun debuting. He spoke at a forum on education that several Republican state assemblymen from Long Island conducted on Oct. 24 at SUNY College at Old Westbury. Following are excerpts from his remarks: more

11/20/13

Long Beach’s $12 million bond measure hits a snag

A little more than a month after state lawmakers passed a bill to allow Long Beach to borrow $12 million to cover costs associated with Hurricane Sandy and an inherited deficit, the city’s … more

By Anthony Rifilato | 7/25/13

State Sen. Dean Skelos said the bill would help Long Beach cover “extraordinary expenses” associated with Sandy.

Senate OKs $12 million bond measure for Long Beach

Two months after the State Assembly overwhelmingly passed legislation that would allow the city to borrow millions of dollars in serial bonds to cover costs associated with Hurricane Sandy — and … more

By Anthony Rifilato | 6/19/13

Near the top of both agendas, Long Beach's deficit

The two candidates revealed stark differences when it came to their stance on how Long Beach should address a projected deficit of nearly $10 million. Harvey Weisenberg said that he has worked … more

By Anthony Rifilato | 10/26/12

Assemblyman Harvey Weisenberg, left, and his Republican challenger, Dr. David Sussman, fielded residents’ questions in a debate at the Long Beach Public Library on Oct. 18.

Weisenberg, 20th A.D. challenger Sussman go head to head

Harvey Weisenberg, a Democrat from Long Beach and the incumbent state assemblyman in the 20th District, squared off against Republican challenger Dr. David Sussman, a physician from Lawrence, in a … more

By Anthony Rifilato | 10/26/12

Assemblyman Harvey Weisenberg, left, with his wife, Helen, and son, Ricky.

Weisenberg: my disabled son was abused

State Assemblyman Harvey Weisenberg and his wife, Ellen, filed a lawsuit in Brooklyn federal court this week against AHRC Nassau — a private organization that provides services for more than 2,200 … more

By Anthony Rifilato and Alex Costello | 10/3/12

Candidates, from left, Michaelle Solages, Milagros Vicente, Gary D'Annunzio and Patricia Maher.

Pair of primaries for new Assembly district

Three candidates are seeking the Democratic endorsement to run for the newly created 22nd Assembly District in the Sept. 13 primary. There is also a contested primary for the Working Families line. The winners will square off against Republican nominee Sean Wright in November. more

By Andrew Hackmack | 9/5/12

Michaelle Solages, left, and Milagros Vicente debated at the Elmont Memorial Library on Aug. 30.

Assembly candidates square off at debate

A pair of candidates vying to become the Democratic choice to run for a newly created Assembly seat shared their views on a variety of issues at a debate at the Elmont Memorial Library on Aug. 30. more

By Andrew Hackmack | 9/5/12

Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos sponsored a bill to allow Long Beach to issue up to $15 million in serial bonds to pay down its deficit. The bill was one of several borrowing measures that never made it to a vote and died in committee.

Senate kills Long Beach’s deficit financing bill

State legislation that would have allowed Long Beach to issue millions of dollars in serial bonds to pay down a $10.25 million deficit over 10 years — and avoid hitting residents with a 16 percent … more

By Anthony Rifilato | 6/22/12

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