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The anticipated nationwide wave to oust incumbents didn’t make it all the way to the South Shore this Election Day, as most current office holders — both Democrats and Republicans — …
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Lee Landor
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11/10/10
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It’s not often that you have a couple of promising newcomers vying for a longtime incumbent’s seat. But that’s the case in the 14th Assembly District, where, after a decade in office, Republican …
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Herald editorial staff
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10/27/10
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Despite an omission in a New York Newsday story about Race to the Top funding for area schools, the Baldwin Union Free School District was in fact awarded RTTT funding in the amount of $104,250. According to Baldwin school sources, Newsday’s failure to include the allocation in its coverage caused some parents and community members to conclude the district had not been awarded any money at all.
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Chris Connolly
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10/27/10
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Schumer-Townsend
New York’s senior senator, Chuck Schumer, is running for his third six-year term this November. The Democrat from Brooklyn is being challenged by Republican Jay Townsend, …
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10/27/10
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We endorse State Senate Minority Leader Dean Skelos for another term in the Senate.
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10/27/10
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The Herald endorses Assemblywoman Earlene Hooper for another term.Hooper, a Hempstead native who has represented the 18th Assembly District — which encompasses parts of Lakeview, West …
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10/27/10
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Albeit quietly, the race for the 18th Assembly District seat, currently held by Hempstead Democrat Earlene Hooper, is on. The 22-year incumbent is facing Republican challenger Derek Partee, a retired …
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Lee Landor
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10/20/10
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Community activist Carol Gordon, a Democrat from Massapequa, is once again challenging state Sen. Charles Fuschillo Jr. in the 8th Senatorial District. Gordon last ran against the senator from Merrick in 2008.
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Scott Brinton
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10/20/10
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The two candidates who are seeking to become the next representative of the 14th Assembly District agree on one thing — that their first order of business, if elected, would be to improve the fiscal health of New York state. The race pits Lynbrook Mayor Brian Curran, a Republican, against Democrat Dermond Thomas.
The seat is currently held by Bob Barra, who is not seeking re-election after serving the district for the past decade.
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Mary Malloy
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10/20/10
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The David S. Mack Sports and Exhibition Complex at Hofstra University was the site for the first gubernatorial debate of the 2010 election.Democrat Andrew Cuomo and Republican Carl Paladino were …
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Mike Caputo
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10/18/10
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