Standing in a stark white rectangular retail space, empty except for a small table and three folding chairs, Shari James, of Valley Stream, remarked that something about the South Franklin Avenue …
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By Peter Belfiore
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5/30/19
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Town of Hempstead Republicans practically swelled with pride on April 16, after the Town Board unanimously passed a revamped ethics code.
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4/25/19
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During Tony Santino’s final meeting as Town of Hempstead supervisor in December, he couldn’t have looked more bored . . .
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5/3/18
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This week, Nassau welcomed two new — and increasingly familiar — faces to county government: Laura Curran, of Baldwin, who was inaugurated as Long Island’s first female county executive; and Jack Schnirman, of Long Beach . . .
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1/4/18
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To say that Nassau County experienced a seismic shift in its often conservative political landscape on Nov. 7 would be an understatement.
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11/16/17
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My political career started in the early 1960s, when I was a young reporter and then a speechwriter for political candidates. My hometown of Long Beach was one of only two Democratic areas . . .
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9/7/17
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Incumbent Republican Bruce Blakeman is being challenged by Milagros Vicente, a Democrat, for the seat in the Town of Hempstead’s 3rd Councilmatic District. Blakeman was appointed to the town board in January.
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10/29/15
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Previously a Town of Hempstead councilman 20 years ago, Bruce Blakeman was appointed to the board in January. Milagros Vicente ran in the 2012 Democratic primary for state assembly, but lost to Assemblywoman Michaelle Solages.
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By Jeff Bessen
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10/14/15
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The Valley Stream Council of PTAs held its Legislative Breakfast on March 14 at Memorial Junior High School, where a number of dignitaries dined with residents and students as part of the annual …
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By Micah Danney
mdanney@liherald.com
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3/25/15
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The Hempstead town board appointed Bruce Blakeman and Erin King Sweeney to fill vacancies in the 3rd and 5th Councilmatic Districts on Jan. 13, despite objections by Councilwoman Dorothy Goosby and residents of the 5th District.
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By Laura Schofer
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1/21/15
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