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Presiding Officer Peter Schmitt died suddenly last week from a heart attack he suffered in the legislative offices.

Mangano calls for special election to replace majority leader

A special election to replace Nassau County Legislator Peter Schmitt will be held on Election Day, Nov. 6. Schmitt, the Legislature’s majority leader and presiding officer, who represented the 12th District since 1995, died suddenly of a heart attack on Oct. 3. He was 62. more

By David Weingrad | 10/11/12

Legislative Presiding Officer Peter Schmitt dies

The Nassau County Legislature's majority leader, Peter Schmitt, a Republican from Massapequa, died at 11:55 a.m. on Oct. 3 after suffering a heart attack, sources said. more

By Alex Costello | 10/3/12

Legislative redistricting: Let's get it right

In November, when voters head to the polls, they may see some changes on the ballot. On Jan. 1, new State Assembly and Senate districts take effect, along with new congressional districts. more

9/27/12

Crossing guard Debra Bernhardt held back traffic as children and their parents crossed Merrick Avenue on the way to Camp Avenue School in Merrick last week. Many crossings were manned by police officers on the first day of school, while some were left unguarded.

Be careful crossing the street

Parents who let their children walk to school may want to take extra precautions this year: Nassau County has left some crossing guard posts unmanned. As a result of a hiring freeze and work … more

By Aaron Axelson | 9/12/12

Many good eggs among state government's bad apples

The summer of 2012 hasn’t been a very good one for some present and former state legislators. more

9/6/12

Francis X. Becker, left, and Frank Scaturro, right, are competing for the 4th Congressional District seat currently held by Carolyn McCarthy.

Becker, Scaturro battle for seat

It will be a three-way race in November for Carolyn McCarthy’s 4th Congressional District seat. Nassau County Legislator Francis X. Becker (R-Lynbrook), winner of the June 26 Republican primary, lost on the Conservative ticket to Frank Scaturro — and Scaturro is coming out fighting. more

By Mary Malloy | 8/15/12

Tough times call for tough measures in Nassau County

Last week, Nassau County Executive Ed Mangano sent a memo to county department heads, ordering them to compile layoff lists. This would be the third in a series of layoffs of county employees ordered by Mangano in one year. more

8/2/12

County legislative redistricting: a temptation for political avarice

The shape and composition of the Nassau County Legislature’s 19 districts are modified after every U.S. Census to reflect changes in population from one district to another. more

7/26/12

New law bans minors from tanning at salons

New York State Sen. Charles Fuschillo Jr., a Republican from Merrick, announced on Tuesday that legislation he sponsored to help protect teens from the dangers of skin cancer has been signed into law by Gov. Andrew Cuomo. The new law strengthens the state’s existing indoor tanning law by prohibiting minors ages 16 and under from using indoor ultraviolet tanning booths. more

7/18/12

Linda Leonard, executive director of the Long Island Crisis Center in Bellmore, said she worries that her agency could lose its 24-hour, seven-day-a-week suicide-prevention hotline if Nassau County Executive Ed Mangano eliminates funding for the private, nonprofit agency.

Nassau’s social-service network in crisis

The Bellmore-based Long Island Crisis Center would lose more than $300,000 in funding if Nassau County Executive Ed Mangano were to make good on a threat to cut all contracts with nonprofit social-service agencies that work with troubled youth, the mentally ill and drug addicts, said Linda Leonard, the Crisis Center’s executive director, this past week. more

By Scott Brinton | 6/9/12

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