A veteran assemblyman and a newcomer will vie for the North Shore’s District 15 assembly seat on Nov. 3. Incumbent Michael Montesano, a Republican from Glen Head, has spent the last decade …
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By Mike Conn
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10/1/20
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Two attorneys will face off on Nov. 3 to secure the North Shore’s District 13 assembly seat. Charles Lavine, a Democrat from Glen Cove, who is the incumbent, has served the community for 16 …
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By Laura Lane
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10/1/20
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The coronavirus crisis has forced us all to rethink how we carry out many of our responsibilities, including here at the Herald. Each election season, we normally invite political candidates to our …
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9/21/20
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After all the sniping, the political gamesmanship and a lawsuit, incumbent Lawrence Mayor Alex Edelman was overwhelmingly returned to office for another two-year term, 1,127 to 178, in Tuesday’s election over challenger Trustee Daniel Goldstein, who will remain on the board.
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By Jeff Bessen and Matthew Ferremi
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9/16/20
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The Jewish holiday of Shavout, which celebrates when the Jews were given the Torah on Mount Sinai, begins on Sunday, May and ends Tuesday, May 18 next year. That Tuesday is also the scheduled day of …
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By Jeff Bessen
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9/10/20
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In dual court actions, the challengers in the Hewlett Harbor and Lawrence village elections are claiming illegal activities by the opponents and village officials.
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By Jeff Bessen By Matthew Ferremi
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9/9/20
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The Cedarhurst village election takes place on Tuesday, Sept. 15. In-person voting takes place at Village Hall, 200 Cedarhurst Ave. in Cedarhurst from 7 a.m. to 9 p.m.
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By Jeff Bessen
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9/4/20
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Five Towns village elections that would have taken place in March and June were postponed to Sept. 15 because of the coronavirus pandemic. The upcoming elections now include contested races with 11 …
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By Matthew Ferremi
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9/3/20
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State Sen. Todd Kaminsky (D-Long Beach) is co-sponsoring legislation that would authorize local state Boards of Election to establish absentee ballot drop-off locations.
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By Matthew Ferremi
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8/25/20
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The June New York state primary produced many shocking results, but stories calling the election results a major shift to the left by the Democratic Party are just plain false.
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8/8/20
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