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The Theodore Roosevelt legislative building in Mineola.
Solages faces Hardial in Nassau 3rd L.D. primary contest
Elections in New York are going to be a bit different this year. Because of changes made this winter to the state law intended to have federal, state and local primary races fall on the same day, … more
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Hoping for the end of gerrymandering
Once every 10 years, state legislatures across the country play a game known as reapportionment. After the federal census is completed, your elected state legislators will decide . . . more
Finding hope among the crowd at the March for Our Lives
Just in front of me, a teenage girl tentatively raised her arm. Then she clenched her fist. We were at the March for Our Lives rally in Washington on March 24 . . . more
More than 1,500 protesters, including many children, turned out for a March for Our Lives rally at SUNY Farmingdale on Saturday morning.
1,500 students, elected leaders rally for gun control at SUNY Farmingdale March for Our Lives
Nearly 25 years have passed since Colin Ferguson stepped onto a Long Island Rail Road train in Mineola and started indiscriminately firing a 9mm pistol at passengers. Six were killed and 19 wounded. Kevin McCarthy, then 26 and a broker with Prudential Securities in New York City, took a bullet to the head, but he survived. His left arm remains partially paralyzed. more
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Incumbent County Legislator is being challenged by Karen Blitz in the 7th L.D.
Blitz challenges Kopel in the county’s 7th legislative district
Five-term County Legislator Howard Kopel is being opposed by Karen Blitz of Rockville Centre in the Nassau County 7th legislative district. The district includes Oceanside, Rockville Centre, East Rockaway, Cedarhurst, Woodmere and parts of Hewlett, Lawrence, Baldwin, Valley Stream and Lynbrook. more
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Incumbent Carrié Solages, left, will face off with Paul Sapienza in the race for legislative District 3 on Nov. 7.
Solages, Sapienza vie for 3rd L.D.
Republican Paul Sapienza, owner of Sapizena Pastry Inc., on Hempstead Turnpike, and president of the Elmont Chamber of Commerce, will challenge Legislator Carrié Solages (D-Elmont) on Nov. 7 for the county’s 3rd Legislative District seat. more
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Former Nassau County Legislator John Ciotti dies at 66
John Ciotti, a former Republican legislator in Nassau County and an executive vice president at Nassau University Medical Center, died on Jan. 7. He was 66. more
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Support small businesses by shopping locally
Once upon a time, holiday shopping was an experience. Folks carved out entire Saturdays or Sundays and headed to their local downtowns to browse through the retail shops. The experience was fun and quaint. You had lunch at the local diner. Then along came the malls. more
Water rate hearings set
Residents will soon get two chances to comment on an 8.3 percent rate hike proposed by New York American Water, a private water company that supplies communities across the South Shore. The New York State Department of Public Service, which oversees the Public Service Commission, has scheduled public hearings in Malverne and Wantagh on Oct. 26. more
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Taking on substance abuse
Nassau County Legislator Laura Curran (D-Baldwin) hosted a Substance Abuse Education Awareness Community Seminar at the Merrick Library on July 28. Curran, who had hosted two previous seminars with … more
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