One vote would have been enough for William Neill. Neill cruised to victory on Tuesday in the uncontested election for the East Meadow Board of Fire Commissioners. He received all of the 181 votes …
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by Mike Caputo
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12/14/10
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Mineola Mayor Jack Martins was officially declared the victor in his race against 7th State District Senator Craig Johnson by a Nassau County Supreme Court Judge on Saturday. But Johnson announced on …
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Alex Costello
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12/8/10
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During his campaign, Governor-elect Andrew Cuomo’s transition team released a detailed and well-annotated report outlining plans for “Rightsizing Government.”
The report’s findings and recommendations reiterate much of what the previous columns in this series have suggested: that New York state’s Public Authorities and agencies have “become too big, too expensive, and too ineffective — an ever proliferating tangle of boards, commissions, councils, departments, divisions, offices, task forces and public authorities, [that] the taxpaying public can no longer afford.“
Amen.
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Hal Peterson
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12/1/10
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For the second straight year, it’s a one-man race for the vacant seat on East Meadow Fire District’s Board of Fire Commissioners, which holds its annual election on Dec. 14.
That …
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Mike Caputo
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12/1/10
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In a last-ditch effort to draw voters to the polls before the midterm elections, President Obama stood before Democrats at a rally in Southern California and said, “If Latinos sit out the election …
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Al D'Amato
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11/12/10
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The elections are now history. There were surprise winners and a few surprise losers on Long Island. Most voters don’t think that far ahead, but because of the climate we live in, 2011 won’t be a …
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Jerry Kremer
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11/12/10
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It took longer than usual for Nassau County election results to come in this year than it has in previous years, due apparently to the new electronic voting machine system that was implemented this …
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Alex Costello
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11/10/10
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The anticipated nationwide wave to oust incumbents didn’t make it all the way to the South Shore this Election Day, as most current office holders — both Democrats and Republicans — …
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Lee Landor
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11/10/10
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Though most incumbents representing East Meadow and Salisbury won convincingly on Election Day, the balance of power in the state Senate remained in question on Wednesday.
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Mike Caputo
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11/2/10
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East Meadow Fire Department headquarters, as well as polling places across the state, opened its doors for voters this morning at 6 a.m. for Election Day.
Several crucial political seats are …
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Mike Caputo
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11/2/10
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