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A bill banning smoking on LIRR and Metro-North platforms has gained support from local legislators and organizations

Bill to ban smoking on LIRR platforms gains support

Several Long Island legislators have hopped aboard the no-smoking train, supporting legislation that would ban smoking on all outdoor Long Island Rail Road platforms. Assembly members Harvey … more

By Lee Landor | 2/2/11

Legislator Dave Denenberg, center, addresses people on the Long Beach Boardwalk about the sewage being dumped by the Bay Park Treatment Plant into Reynolds Channel.

Bay Park illegally dumping into bay

“You just smelled it again,” said Legislator Dave Denenberg (D-Merrick), who stood at West Bay Drive in Long Beach two weeks ago with several West Pine Street residents, watching a brown plume … more

Chris Engelhardt | 12/1/10

Brian Curran was elected to serve the 14th Assembly District.

Curran, Ra win Assembly seats

Lynbrook Mayor Brian Curran won the race for the 14th Assembly District to replace outgoing Assemblyman Bob Barra, who did not seek re-election after holding the position for 10 years. more

Herald Staff | 11/4/10

The groundbreaking was celebrated by Nassau County Parks Commissioner Carnell Foskey, Legislator Norma Gonsalves, County Executive Ed Mangano, Ellen Weisenberg, Assemblyman Harvey Weisenberg and Let All the Children Play Executive Director David Weingarten.

Construction begins on accessible playground in Eisenhower Park

Soon, the mantra of Let All The Children Play will become a reality at Eisenhower Park. Ground was broken on the project to construct a new two-acre playground that caters to both … more

Mike Caputo | 11/3/10

Harvey Weisenberg, left, is being challenged by Josh Wanderer for his Assembly seat.

Weisenberg challenged by Wanderer for Assembly seat

Lawrence resident Josh Wanderer wants the job that longtime incumbent Assemblyman Harvey Weisenberg (D-Long Beach) says nobody understands. “There is a saying in business: ‘Pioneers get … more

JEFF BESSEN and ANTHONY RIFILATO | 10/20/10

A photo of Paul Brady faced the crowd of supporters who rallied Sept. 12 to get his name on a fallen firefighters memorial wall in Albany.

Rally for Brady: Bill would add Malverne firefighter's name to memorial wall

Neither wind nor rain kept volunteer firefighters or local and state elected officials from rallying in Mineola last Sunday in support of a state bill that would gain recognition for fallen Malverne … more

Lee Landor | 9/15/10

One last faceoff

Assemblyman Harvey Weisenberg and the challenger for his seat, former county Legislator Jeff Toback, squared off at a debate sponsored by the Southwest Nassau League of Women Voters on Aug. 31 at … more

Alex Costello | 9/8/10

Candidates Jeff Toback, left, and incumbent Harvey Weisenberg shook hands at a debate in Long Beach on Aug. 31.

One last faceoff

Assemblyman Harvey Weisenberg and the challenger for his seat, former county Legislator Jeff Toback, squared off at a debate sponsored by the Southwest Nassau League of Women Voters on Aug. 31 at the … more

By ALEX COSTELLO | 9/8/10

Weisenberg isn't entitled to his own facts

To the Editor: Twenty-one-year incumbent Harvey Weisenberg wants to get the facts right about state aid for our schools, and boasts that since he took office in 1989, "aid to our local schools … more

8/25/10

Get the facts right

To the Editor: Your article “Primary race heats up” (Aug. 5-11, 2010) gave readers a very incomplete picture of my efforts on behalf of our schools. Of all the money I have secured, … more

8/18/10