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It may not be a game of chess, but it is a race to the top for Rep. Carolyn McCarthy (D-Garden City) and her challenger, Francis Becker, Republican primary winner who will face McCarthy in the 4th Congressional District race. And with November’s election right around the corner, the countdown is on.
This is part one of a Herald series about this race. Congresswoman Carolyn McCarthy will be featured next week.
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Clarissa Hamlin
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9/29/10
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John Mirando, East Rockaway’s village administrator for the past three years, has resigned.
“It has been a pleasure working with the whole board and the wonderful village staff,” said Mirando, who lives in Rockville Centre. “I loved working with [late Mayor] Ed Sieban. “I really didn’t want to leave — I thought I would be here until I retired. It’s a wonderful community, my home away from home.”
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Mary Malloy
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9/29/10
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Village Trustee Francis T. Lenahan, Jr. has announced that he will run for mayor on the East Rockaway Village Pride Party line in March of next year. His platform, he said, is three-pronged: cutting taxpayer-funded, highly paid administrators; overseeing the responsible growth of the village; and implementing an overall village tax cut which will benefit every homeowner.
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Mary Malloy
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9/26/10
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Deputy Mayor Richard Meagher has proposed the creation of a new village party, the Freedom Party of East Rockaway, because, he says, “Sometimes you have to go back to the past to find what’s needed for the future.
“I believe we need more choices in 2011,” Meagher said. “Having dedicated many years to this village as a trustee and deputy mayor, I offer my services and put forward my name as a candidate to be the next elected mayor of our great village in the March 2011 election, under the banner of this proposed new village party, the Freedom Party of East Rockaway."
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by Mary Malloy
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9/23/10
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Francis Becker pulled away from his two opponents in the 4th Congressional District Republican primary as results were slowly coming in early Wednesday morning for several elections in Nassau County. There were also several other statewide and local primaries for Nassau voters ...
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Mike Caputo
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9/14/10
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The race among three Republicans vying to be chosen as the challenger to Congresswoman Carolyn McCarthy for the 4th Congressional District seat turned fierce last week during a debate held by the Southwest Nassau League of Women Voters.
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Lee Landor
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9/8/10
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Assemblyman Harvey Weisenberg and the challenger for his seat, former county Legislator Jeff Toback, squared off at a debate sponsored by the Southwest Nassau League of Women Voters on Aug. 31 at …
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Alex Costello
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9/8/10
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The Herald sat down with the three candidates running in the Republican primary for the 4th Congressional District general election against Carolyn McCarthy. Here is some of what they had to say.
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Lee Landor
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9/8/10
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The race between three Republicans vying to be chosen as the challenger to Rep. Carolyn McCarthy (D-Mineola) for the 4th Congressional District seat turned fierce last week during a debate held by …
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Lee Landor
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9/8/10
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In a funeral Mass attended by hundreds, including many public officials and representatives from the law enforcement community Thursday morning at St. Agnes Cathedral, former Nassau County District Attorney Denis Dillon, a resident of Rockville Centre, was remembered as a dedicated public servant and a man of principle.
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Judy Rattner
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8/19/10
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