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County Legislator Howard Kopel (R-Lawrence), left, is being challenged by Hewlett resident and attorney Adam Moser in the 7th L.D.

Howard Kopel is running for his second term as county legislator of the 7th Legislative District. The Lawrence resident was elected in 2009 after defeating incumbent Jeff Toback. He is being challenged by Adam Moser, a Democrat from Hewlett. Moser is a former district court judge, who has a Rockville Centre legal practice. The 7th L.D. includes the Five Towns communities of Cedarhurst, Inwood, Hewlett, Lawrence and Woodmere, South Valley Stream, Oceanside, Island Park and portions of East Rockaway and Bay Park. more

JEFF BESSEN | 10/12/11

Construction workers were hard at work last Friday as they neared completion of the long-awaited Branch Boulevard sidewalk project.

‘Safety hazard’ is almost eliminated

A project that was proposed several years ago is finally expected to be completed, and will allow pedestrians to walk on either side of Branch Boulevard without having to detour onto the road. more

ANN E. FRIEDMAN | 9/22/11

Hewlett resident Adam Moser, who has a law practice in Rockville Centre, is the Democratic candidate opposing incumbent County Legislator Howard Kopel, a Republican from Lawrence, in the 7th L.D.

Veteran attorney seeks legislator’s seat

As a teenager, Adam Moser helped his father, Stephen Moser, campaign for Hempstead town council, Family Court judge and State Supreme Court justice, and the younger Moser was clearly bitten by the political bug: He has run for District Court and Family Court judgeships, winning a six-year District Court term in 1999. more

JEFF BESSEN | 8/11/11

The long-awaited Branch Boulevard sidewalk repair project is slated to begin this week. It is needed as portions of the sidewalks on both sides of Branch Boulevard are in this impassable condition.

The safety risk is getting repaired

Walking on either side of Branch Boulevard that stretches from Peninsula Boulevard between Cedarhurst and Woodmere to Hungry Harbor Road in North Woodmere is akin to moving along an obstacle course. more

JEFF BESSEN | 8/4/11

Supreme Court Justice Steven Jaeger ruled last week that the county GOP redistricting plan does not apply to the 2011 election.

Judge delays Nassau County redistricting

Supreme Court Justice Steven M. Jaeger ruled on July 21 that the Nassau County redistricting plan — which was crafted by the county attorney’s office at the suggestion of Peter Schmitt, a Republican who represents the 12th Legislative District — does not apply to the 2011 election. more

JACKIE NASH | 7/28/11

The Nassau County Legislature passed a measure to redraw the current legislative map in a vote on Tuesday. Ten Republicans voted for the plan, while seven Democrats voted against it. Legislator Denise Ford, a Republican from Long Beach, was the lone dissenting voice in her party.

New county redistricting plan passes

With a single vote on May 24, the Nassau County Legislature shifted 576,000 voters out of their current legislative districts and into new ones, while also moving certain districts, such as the 19th, across the county. more

DAVE WEINGRAD | 5/26/11

The Republican controlled Nassau County Legislature proposed a redistricting plan that divides the Five Towns into two districts. On the left is the existing district, on the right is the proposed plan.

Five Towns divided by GOP plan

Though reaction to the redistricting plan put forward by the Republican majority in the County Legislature has been greeted with mostly partisan reactions, local feedback focuses on the part of the proposal that would split the Five Towns into two different legislative districts. more

5/5/11

County Legislator Howard Kopel (with plaque) spoke to Jewish Club students at Nassau Community College about burnishing their resumes by volunteering if they cannot find summer jobs.

Kopel to college students: if you can’t get a job, volunteer

Though he was down on the summer job market, County Legislator Howard Kopel (R-Lawrence) did advise the Jewish Club students at Nassau Community College to take advantage of the time to volunteer. more

ANN E. FRIEDMAN | 4/21/11

The open space In Inwood that may be sold by Nassau County to the Inwood Country Club abuts the club, Chestnut and Peppe roads and Bayswater Boulevard.

Inwood land for sale

A vacant county-owned parcel of land — once a community park — at Bayswater Boulevard and Peppe Drive in Inwood, directly in front of the Inwood Country Club, is being considered for sale to the club. more

ANN E. FRIEDMAN | 4/14/11

Zia Nizami was the first person called in Nassau County’s First-Time Homebuyers Housing Lottery. From left, LIHP President Peter Elkowitz, Nizami, County Executive Ed Mangano and County Legislator Howard Kopel (R-Lawrence).

Seeking the American dream in Inwood

When Zia Nizami heard Nassau County Executive Ed Mangano call his name at the First-Time Homebuyers Housing Lottery, which provides 44 first-time home buyers the chance to purchase one of five houses available in Inwood, Nizami got up, walked to the front of the room and kissed Mangano’s hand. more

ANN E. FRIEDMAN | 4/14/11

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