Joe Scannell, a seven-term legislator in Nassau County’s 5th District, announced in late May that he would not seek re-election in November. The 14-year veteran of the Legislature spoke with the Herald last week about why he is moving on, what his future holds and the issues he believes will remain on the table in his district, which covers parts of Baldwin, Freeport, Rockville Centre and South Hempstead.
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By Chris Connolly
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6/6/13
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The Baldwin Bruins football team didn’t get to hoist a championship trophy last Friday afternoon. But they did raise something even more important: the spirits of their friends and neighbors.
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By Chris Connolly
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11/28/12
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A community meeting last Friday night at Baldwin Middle School united two groups that can’t always find each other: people with questions and people with answers.
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By Chris Connolly
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11/21/12
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Fifth District Legislator Joseph Scannell, a Baldwin resident, called an emergency community meeting at the library last week to discuss the implications of Nassau County’s police precinct reorganization plan.
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Chris Connolly
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2/15/12
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Our firefighters are heroes To the Editor: I would like to congratulate local firefighters, and each and every member of the Baldwin Fire Department on their outstanding heroism on the night of May …
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5/12/10
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Two Baldwin residents have filed the latest lawsuit intended to void the controversial 1st Precinct lease approved by Legislator Joe Scannell (D-Baldwin) and the Nassau County Legislature late last …
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Mike Russo
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4/22/10
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Local residents will see several revitalization projects unfolding in the near future, as the Nassau County Legislature came to terms on a $166 million Capital Improvement Project Plan last week. …
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4/15/10
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Nassau County legislators Kevan Abrahams (D-Hempstead) and Judy Jacobs (D-Woodbury) are encouraging state lawmakers to toughen the law on texting while driving, a dangerous practice they say needs …
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Mike Russo
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3/31/10
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County Executive Ed Mangano is seeking a judgment against Grand Baldwin Associates L.P., the company that is leasing two acres of property for the county's new 1st Police Precinct, claiming that the …
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Mike Russo
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3/10/10
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After an intense, hour-long debate among Republican and Democratic lawmakers and Baldwin residents over the controversial 1st Police Precinct lease at a session of the county Legislature Dec. …
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Mike Russo
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12/24/09
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