For the next six weeks, you will hear Democratic and Republican candidates for county and town office complain about how bad a job members of the other party have done when they were in power, and how bad it would be if they were elected again.
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9/19/13
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Nassau County voters might have déjà vu when they visit the polls on Election Day. As they did four years ago, they will have a choice between Republican Ed Mangano and Democrat Tom Suozzi for county executive.
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By Andrew Hackmack
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9/18/13
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I wonder how many parents would buy Lunchables for their kids if they knew that a team of food technicians, product marketers and cigarette company executives developed this longtime staple of the American school cafeteria.
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9/5/13
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Registered Democrats head to the polls today, Sept. 10, to select their candidate to run against Republican incumbent Ed Mangano in November.
There are two possible outcomes. If party-nominated …
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By Andrew Hackmack
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9/4/13
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A Republican and a Democrat standing together these days is rare. Even though we’re from different political parties, partisan politics could not have been further from our minds last Oct. 29, and in the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy.
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By Edward Mangano and Steven Bellone
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8/28/13
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Despite the rush to enjoy the waning days of summer, there’s no way to avoid the hints of a political season yet to come.
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8/28/13
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Finally, we have made progress and are closer to ending the nearly two-decade-long debate on the outdated Nassau Coliseum.
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8/21/13
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Last year, 2012, was a hot one. In fact, it was the hottest year on record for the continental U.S.
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8/21/13
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Last week I wrote about the immediate need to repair and modernize the Bay Park Sewage Treatment Plant, which was crippled by Hurricane Sandy.
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8/14/13
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In the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy, we’ve seen many triumphs, but now, sadly, in some cases, politics are getting in the way of fully repairing some of the infrastructure that was lost or severely damaged.
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8/9/13
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