By Jeff Lipton
With absentee ballots still to be counted, Darcy gathered 11,141 votes to GrassoÕs 6,834 to win re-election to the Third Councilmanic District seat. The Third encompasses Atlantic Beach, East Atlantic Beach, Lawrence, Cedarhurst, Elmont, Inwood, North Woodmere, Hewlett, Valley Stream, Woodsburgh, Woodmere and parts of Franklin Square, Lynbrook, Malverne and North Valley Stream.
During his campaign, Darcy focused on winning a fair share of town services and improvements for the district, which has received $15 million in improvements to roads and parking lots. Grasso said the town should be doing better.
In the race for Town of Hempstead supervisor, Kate Murray, Republican incumbent, won big over Democrat challenger Dorothy Goosby, 69,552 to 43,457.
In the race for town clerk, Republican incumbent Mark Bonilla emerged victorious over Kevin Gorman, the Democrat challenger, 59,395 to 49,472.
Also, Donald Clavin, Republican incumbent defeated Jerry LaMonica, Democrat challenger, in the race for the townÕs receiver of taxes, 64,649 to 45,604.
