When Lynbrook resident Sarah Thomas was just a teenager, she knew what her calling was in life. At 15, Thomas said she took a voiceover class at the Learning Annex — a continuing education school in Manhattan — and realized then that she wanted to be an actress. Her road to success, however, has been a tortuous one. more

Students at Lynbrook’s West End School experienced the democratic process first-hand when they participated in Student Council elections. more

The race for Nassau County district attorney pits one-term Democratic incumbent Kathleen Rice, a former federal prosecutor and Brooklyn assistant district attorney, against Republican Joy Watson, a former assistant Nassau County district attorney who is now a law clerk for a county Supreme Court justice. more

Essential services and property taxes are often in the forefront of the issues in the Town of Hempstead, but in this year’s race for supervisor, the rhetoric has shifted toward the proposed … more

In what is becoming an increasingly bitter, partisan battle, Nassau County Legislator Ed Mangano, a Republican, is challenging incumbent Democrat Thomas Suozzi for the county executive’s seat. The race appears to boil down to three key issues: property taxes, a recently imposed 2.5 percent energy tax and the county’s troubled property-tax assessment system. Mangano is challenging Suozzi’s handling of all three issues, while Suozzi fires back that the county has consistently balanced its budget while improving its bond rating, which reduces the interest the county must pay when it bonds money for any number of projects. more

To attract businesses to open shop in Lynbrook, the village board enacted an 18-month moratorium of its parking fund law at its Oct. 5 meeting. The law requires commercial building owners to pay $10,000 for each parking space they are short of the minimum number of spaces the zoning code requires. more

Two vacant storefronts at 45 and 48 Atlantic Ave. have long been an eyesore on the busiest stretch of the village’s downtown district, and the village board has taken action to change that. more

A major switch upgrade project near the Valley Stream train station will affect Long Island Rail Road service across the south shore this coming weekend. more

In the race for Hempstead town clerk, incumbent Mark Bonilla, a Republican, is being challenged by political newcomer Anthony Rattoballi, a Democrat. more

For residents of Nassau County, dealing with the county clerk is something that needs to be done only sparingly — when registering a business, closing on a home or filing litigation. But thousands of people use the services of the office every day, and while it is politically low-profile, it is vital to the county’s operations. more