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The two candidates who are seeking to become the next representative of the 14th Assembly District agree on one thing — that their first order of business, if elected, would be to improve the fiscal health of New York state. The race pits Lynbrook Mayor Brian Curran, a Republican, against Democrat Dermond Thomas. The seat is currently held by Bob Barra, who is not seeking re-election after serving the district for the past decade. more

Mary Malloy | 10/20/10

The governor, the lawmakers and the budget

June will go down in history as the month in which Governor Paterson divorced himself from his uneasy relationship with the state Legislature and took over all of its powers and duties in order to … more

Jerry Kremer | 7/14/10

Robert and Susan Cirigliano of North Bellmore urged state legislators to take action to protect babies from drop-side cribs at a public forum at Farmingdale State College in February. Above, the couple holds a photo of their son Bobby, who died in 2004 when he was strangled by a drop-side crib similar to the one behind them.

Drop-side crib ban passes Senate, Assembly

Legislation banning drop-side cribs passed in both houses of the State Legislature on Friday. A fatal design flaw in drop-side cribs killed two Bellmore-Merrick infants. more

Sari Zeidler | 6/29/10

Assemblyman Bob Barra won't seek re-election

After a decade as state assemblyman in the 14th District, Bob Barra, a Republican from Lynbrook, announced May 19 that he will not seek a sixth term. He cited health concerns as … more

Mike Russo | 5/26/10

Freeport Mayor Andrew Hardwick, far right, at the New York in China Center in December.

What's up with Freeport's incinerator plans?

The question of how involved Freeport Mayor Andrew Hardwick has been in talks with the Chinese Zhondge Group to build a waste-to-energy incinerator in south Freeport has been a point of concern among local residents since news of the proposal broke last month. more

Scott Brinton | 5/13/10

Assemblyman David McDonough, right, chairman of the Assembly Minority Task Force on Crime in Our Communities, met with 20 lawmakers, law-enforcement officials, drug-treatment specialists and educators at the Levittown Library on Thursday to discuss Nassau’s growing heroin epidemic. Among the officials was Assemblyman Thomas McKevitt.

Heroin, a scourge that crosses all lines

"This isn’t cocaine. This isn’t a Saturday-Sunday drug. It’s 24 hours a day, seven days a week, 365 days a year," Bill Flanagan, the Nassau County Police Department’s second deputy commissioner, told the assembly of 20 elected leaders, law enforcement officials, drug-treatment specialists and educators at Levittown Public Library on Thursday. more

Scott Brinton | 1/21/10

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