Long Island voters are heading to the polls next Tuesday, to decide on a number of races spanning town boards and administrations as well as county legislatures. It’s what we call an “off-year” election . . .
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11/2/23
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The Lynbrook High School cafeteria was packed to near capacity on April 19 for a Board of Education meeting, with residents and students having come to discuss last month’s defeated $45 million bond referendum, and what the rejection means for the effort to improve the high school’s outdated facilities.
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By Nick Ciccone
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4/27/16
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A petition signed by more than 550 community members has surfaced on social media in the wake of the Lynbrook School District’s defeated bond proposal, with disappointed residents calling for the Board of Education to put the project up for a second vote. It was rejected on March 15 by a margin of 314 votes, 1,363 to 1,049.
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By Nick Ciccone
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4/6/16
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Voters in the Lynbrook did not show their support for a proposed $45 million bond that would have enabled the Lynbrook School district to make major upgrades to its high school — the oldest …
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By Mary Malloy and Nick Ciccone
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3/15/16
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Dozens of Lynbrook residents attended a bond forum on Feb. 1 to learn more about the district’s $45 million proposed facilities upgrades for the high school.
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By Nick Ciccone
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2/10/16
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Let’s face it: The golden years of the Nassau Coliseum have come and gone.
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5/9/13
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Nassau voters resoundingly defeated the proposed borrowing of $400 million to replace the 39-year-old Nassau Coliseum and construct a new minor league ballpark at Mitchell Field. The Aug. 1 vote was …
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Guest Opinion by Owen Rumelt
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8/10/11
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Nassau County voters overwhelming said “no” to a proposal to borrow $400 million to build a new Coliseum and minor league ballpark on Monday. More than 150,000 voters came to the polls, with about 90,000 voting against the plan.
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By Andrew Hackmack
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8/1/11
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The Herald sat down last week with New York Islanders owner Charles Wang and Senior Vice President Michael Picker to talk about the Aug. 1 referendum to borrow $400 million to build a new Nassau Coliseum.
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By Andrew Hackmack and Tony Bellissimo
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7/27/11
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To the Editor:
If Mike Florio opposes the Nassau Coliseum referendum because he does not wish to pay $58, that’s fine (“Wants more details on Coliseum plan,” July 7-13). If he opposes it …
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7/13/11
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