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On Tuesday, Republican members of the Hempstead Town Board blocked — for the third time — debate on a proposal to fill vacancies on the board with special elections rather than by appointment. They also passed a rule change that could prevent the issue from being brought up again.

Special elections debate blocked for third time

For the third time in recent months, Hempstead Town Supervisor Laura Gillen tried to open discussion on Tuesday on how the Town Board should fill vacancies when seats open up outside the election season, and for a third — and possibly final — time, Republican members blocked discussion on the subject. more

By Erik Hawkins | 8/8/18

Facing a November trainwreck

I’m positive that not one reader knows the name Lou Wolfe, an obscure state legislator from Plattsburgh. Lou was a great roommate for our group of freshman legislators from Long Island back in the 1960s. more

7/28/18

Gov. Andrew Cuomo wore the parade marshal’s sash at the Memorial Day Parade when he surprised everyone in Glen Cove with a visit.

Cuomo swings by Glen Cove's Memorial Day parade, rankling local GOP

Republican city council members accused Gov. Andrew Cuomo of playing politics after he attended Glen Cove’s Memorial Day parade on Monday, letting city officials know with certainty that he would … more

By Zach Gottehrer-Cohen | 5/31/18

Gillen looks to do away with appointments for town officials

Town of Hempstead Supervisor Laura Gillen is looking to upend the way most people make it onto the Republican-majority Town Board. more

By Erik Hawkins | 5/2/18

State Assemblyman Charles Lavine, a Democrat from Glen Cove, reviewed a list of legislative proposals that address the termination of temporary protected status on a national scale.

Pushing back against TPS termination

Part six in an ongoing series. Read parts [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7] here. When temporary protected status for Haitians was revoked last November, TPS recipients from other countries … more

By Nadya Nataly, Alyssa Seidman and Brian Stieglitz | 4/26/18

Lively political discourse dominated Indivisible South Shore’s meeting at Sip This in Valley Stream. From left were Patty Roblin, Linda Kampton, Icela Fischthal, Julie Pareles, Susan Rifkind, Janine Torresson and Gloria White.

Indivisible South Shore flexes its political muscles

A group of eight women from the Five Towns, Valley Stream and Massapequa Park fiercely believe that more honesty and principled thought need to be injected into the political process that produces government officials at every level. more

By Tyler Marko | 4/19/18

Baldwinite Laura Curran declared victory in the race for Nassau County executive on Tuesday night.

Curran declares victory as Nassau's first female county executive

Baldwin Democrat Laura Curran pulled out a victory over Republican Jack Martins in the race for Nassau County’s highest seat on Tuesday night, withall precincts reporting, … more

By Erik Hawkins | 11/7/17

This mailer was sent out on Monday by the New York State Republican Committee, in support of Republican Jack Martins’s bid for Nassau County executive.

Editorial Comment: Jack Martins stoops to a new low with campaign mailer

On Monday, Nassau County voters began receiving a campaign mailer, sent by the State Republican Committee, linking Nassau County executive candidate Laura Curran with the notorious El Salvadoran … more

10/31/17

U.S. Rep. Peter King, far right, a Republican from Seaford, endorsed Jack Martins, center, for Nassau County executive. Massapequa Park Mayor Jeffrey Pravato, left, also attended the news conference about King’s endorsement on July 5.

King endorses Martins in county executive race

U.S. Rep. Peter King, a Republican from Seaford, endorsed Jack Martins, a Republican from Mineola, for Nassau County executive. King announced his endorsement at a news conference at Massapequa … more

By Julie Mansmann | 7/20/17

John Priest, of East Meadow, told the Valley Stream Republican Club about his son’s April 2012 death.

Heroin addiction front and center at Valley Stream GOP meeting

At the Valley Stream Republican Club’s last public meeting of the year on May 1, there was no mention of political subjects, such as the president, Congress or health care reform. In fact, the only reference was when one man questioned Mike Seltzer, a member of the village Fire Department: “What do you think of all these states legalizing marijuana?” more

By Melissa Koenig | 5/10/17

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