Keyword: 'Solages' | Herald Community Newspapers

Keyword: Solages

141 results total, viewing 91 - 100

Local schools receive special state funding

Several school districts represented by New York State Assemblywoman Michaelle C. Solages received good news this week in the form of “bullet aid grants.” These grants were furnished to … more

7/9/15

Legislator Carrie Solages, second from right, with Trailblazer Mimi-Pierre Johnson, second from left, with her family.

Elmont Activist honored as Trailblazer

“Wherever you go, you’re supposed to make a difference,” said Mimi Pierre-Johnson, who has been working to make a difference in Elmont — and all of Nassau County — for more than 20 years. … more

By Michelle LaFiura | 4/15/15

Election 2014 –– a day for South Shore incumbents

Despite Democratic losses in Congress on Tuesday, local Dems fared well in the House of Representatives, retaining the 3rd, 4th and 5th Congressional seats. Incumbent Gregory Meeks handily won re-election in the 5th C.D., capturing 92 percent of the vote, while incumbent Steve Israel hung on with 54 percent. Nassau County District Attorney Kathleen Rice won election to the 4th Congressional District seat now held by Democrat Carolyn McCarthy, who is retiring. She defeated Republican Bruce Blakeman, a former presiding officer of the Nassau County Legislature. more

By John O'Connell and Scott Brinton | 11/5/14

Raise the smoking age to 21

Everyone knows that smoking cigarettes is unhealthy. It’s a fact that smoking has immediate negative health consequences and that, over a prolonged period, it causes several different forms of cancer . . . more

8/27/14

Legislator's aide charged with groping woman

An aide to County Legislator Carrie Solages, a Democrat from Elmont, was arrested on Feb. 24 after a woman accused him of groping her. Derek Lawrence, 49, of Elmont, was charged with forcible … more

By Vikas Girdhar | 3/4/14

Two pedestrians have been struck in the past three months at the entrance to the Southern State Parkway at North Central Avenue.

Danger at Exit 13

Two accidents involving pedestrians in recent months at a Southern State Parkway exit have prompted calls for drastic changes to the design of the interchange. more

By Andrew Hackmack | 2/26/14

Time to look at redistricting reform

Redistricting is most likely something Nassau County residents don’t want to think about again for another decade, especially after last year’s long and contentious process to redraw the county’s 19 legislative districts. more

2/14/14

Community sounds off on airplane noise

Port Authority officials have presented a revised plan to expand one of the runways at John F. Kennedy International Airport, but residents of surrounding areas remain concerned that aircraft noise … more

By Vikas Girdhar | 11/5/13

Assemblywoman Michaelle Solages, center, took the oath of office at a ceremonial inauguration at the Dutch Broadway School in Elmont last Friday. Joining her were, from left, her brother Carrié, Judge Michele Woodard, Solages’s brother Philippe Jr., and their parents, Micheline and Philippe.

Solages sworn in where it all began

Although Michaelle Solages began her first term in the New York State Assembly a month ago, she wanted to do something special for the community that put her there. On Feb. 1, she was sworn in at Elmont’s Dutch Broadway School, where she began her education more than two decades ago. more

By Andrew Hackmack | 2/6/13

The Democrat and Republican redistricting plans are very different.

Redistricting proposals unveiled

Nassau County’s 19 Legislative districts will be changing later this year, but no one knows yet how dramatic those adjustments are going to be. more

By Andrew Hackmack | 1/9/13

« Prev | 1 … 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 … 15 | Next »

Currently viewing stories posted within the past year.
For all older stories, please use our advanced search.