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County Executive Ed Mangano’s victory over Tom Suozzi was not a surprise, say some local political experts, but the decisiveness of his win was. Mangano, who upset then two-term incumbent Suozzi four years ago in a race decided by fewer than 400 votes, this year won by more than 48,000 votes.
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By Andrew Hackmack
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11/12/13
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Every two or four years, we get to hold our elected officials accountable for the decisions they have or haven’t made, the actions they took or didn’t.
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11/7/13
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Nassau County Republicans not only retained the majority in the Legislature on Tuesday night, but picked up one additional seat. With 99 percent of Nassau County’s precincts counted, Republican legislators had a strong hold on 11 of 19 Legislative seats.
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By David Weingrad
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11/6/13
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Shortly before 11 p.m. on Election Day, County Executive Ed Mangano took the podium at Republican Party headquarters in Westbury and declared victory.
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By Andrew Hackmack
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11/5/13
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Nearly eight years ago, Maureen O’Connell sat down in the county clerk’s office for the first time, and had quite the task ahead of her. There were more than 2 million court and real estate documents just sitting in boxes, waiting to be processed.
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10/31/13
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They say that travel is a broadening experience, and that when we leave our home base, there’s always something we can learn.
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10/24/13
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The race for Town of Hempstead supervisor pits two 51-year-olds — one a longtime politico and attorney, the other a former electrical engineer turned computer programmer — against each other in a race that centers on two key issues — the town budget and the environment.
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By Scott Brinton
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10/24/13
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It’s Mangano v. Suozzi, round two. This time, Ed Mangano is the incumbent and Tom Suozzi is the challenger.
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By Andrew Hackmack
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10/23/13
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In a race for the Town of Hempstead’s 6th Councilmatic District, which incorporates East Meadow, Levittown, Plainedge, Salisbury and portions of Bethpage, North Bellmore, North Merrick, Seaford and Wantagh, Republican incumbent of 13 years Gary Hudes faces challenger Diane Madden.
Hudes, of Levittown, has been the president of Gennaro Jewelers, Inc. in Bellmore for 32 years, and Madden, of East Meadow, is an animal rights activist and a co-founder of Hope for Hempstead Shelter.
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By David Weingrad
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10/18/13
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So let me get this straight. The Republican-led House of Representatives voted more than 40 times to repeal the Affordable Care Act of 2010, a.k.a. Obamacare, but failed to do so.
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10/17/13
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