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Rice sponsors bill to protect Sandy victims

U.S. Rep. Kathleen Rice co-sponsored legislation introduced earlier this month that would forgive debts incurred by Hurricane Sandy victims after the Federal Emergency Management Agency mistakenly overpaid them disaster relief funds. more

By Matthew Ern | 2/19/15

Long Beach received $2.7 million in federal funding this week that covers 90 percent of the city’s cost of purchasing new transportation vehicles to replace buses destroyed by Hurricane Sandy.

L.B. receives $2.7 million for new buses

Long Beach received $2.7 million in Federal Transit Administration emergency relief funds this week that reimburses the city for eight buses and vehicles damaged in the Hurricane Sandy. more

By Matthew Ern | 2/11/15

U.S. Rep. Kathleen Rice and other officials called on Cuomo to veto the proposed LNG project.

Officials rally against LNG plan in Long Beach

A week after they criticized plans for an offshore liquefied natural gas terminal at a meeting in Queens, local, state and federal officials gathered on the Long Beach boardwalk on Thursday to call … more

By Anthony Rifilato | 1/16/15

Madeline Singas took the oath of office as acting Nassau County district attorney at noon Tuesday in Mineola. She was chief assistant D.A. for three and a half years under Kathleen Rice.

Madeline Singas becomes acting Nassau D.A.

As Kathleen Rice took her oath of office as a congresswoman on Tuesday afternoon in Washington, the woman who was her top deputy at the Nassau County district attorney’s office, Madeline Singas, took her oath of office as acting D.A. in Mineola, said D.A. office spokesman Paul Leonard. more

By Brian Racow | 1/8/15

Todd Kaminsky, with his wife, Ellen, was sworn in by U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer last Sunday.

Schumer swears Kaminsky into Assembly

In what many described as an unprecedented turnout by leaders of both political parties and residents representing a diverse cross-section of Long Beach, U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer swore Democratic … more

By Anthony Rifilato | 1/7/15

Nassau County District Attorney Kathleen Rice, at the lectern, announced the arrest of nine people in connection with an alleged multi-million-dollar heroin pipeline that led from Mexico to Long Island on Dec. 18. She was joined by County Executive Ed Mangano, fourth from left; Rick Whelan, fourth from right, chief of Rice’s Organized Crime and Rackets Bureau; and other officials.

D.A.: Probe takes down heroin pipeline

Rick Whelan, chief of the Organized Crime and Rackets Bureau at the Nassau County district attorney’s office, took a brief breather after the news conference. Only minutes earlier, he had stood beside D.A. Kathleen Rice and County Executive Ed Mangano to announce that a team of federal and local... more

By Scott Brinton | 12/22/14

Look within for next district attorney

In less than a month, Nassau County will be without a district attorney. Kathleen Rice, who has held the position since 2006, will be heading off to Washington, D.C. . . . more

12/4/14

D.A. special election set for next fall

Nassau County voters will choose their next district attorney in November 2015, ten months after current D.A. Kathleen Rice leaves the post for a seat in Congress. Meanwhile, Rice’s top deputy or an appointee of Gov. Andrew Cuomo will take the reins as the county’s head prosecutor. more

By Brian Racow | 11/20/14

Democrat Kathleen Rice, right, the Nassau County district attorney, will represent the 4th Congressional District starting in January. She will succeed longtime Congresswoman Carolyn McCarthy. Rice held 12 news conferences to discuss the issues during her campaign, like this one on gun control at her Garden City election headquarters in Garden City.

How Rice won the 4th C.D., despite Democratic losses

Republicans on Tuesday won control of many Democratic seats in Congress, but not Rep. Carolyn McCarthy’s. more

By Brian Racow | 11/5/14

Kathleen Rice, who was running to replace Carolyn McCarthy, right, spoke to her supporters Tuesday Night after she was declared the victor in her race with Bruce Blakeman.

Rice defeats Blakeman for congressional seat

In the race to fill the 4th Congressional District seat being vacated by Carolyn McCarthy, Democrat Kathleen Rice, Nassau County’s district attorney, beat Republican Bruce Blakeman. The race … more

By Alex Costello | 11/5/14

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