Inwood resident and Republican challenger Nathan Wein is facing off this season against Democratic Legislator Carrié Solages for the Nassau County 3rd Legislative District. Solages, of Valley …
more
By Peter Belfiore
|
10/17/19
|
The race for the District 6 Legislator seat began at the end of March when challenger Laura Burns announced her bid against incumbent William Gaylor.
The Herald asked both candidates questions …
more
By Nakeem Grant
|
10/17/19
|
With an election a few weeks away, it’s time to consider who would best lead District 11 in the Nassau County Legislature. Incumbent Delia De-Riggi Whitton, a Democrat, hopes to win so she can …
more
By Mike Conn
|
10/17/19
|
Seeking his third, two-year term as a Nassau County Legislator, incumbent Steve Rhoads will face first-time candidate Jill Levine in the race for the 19th Legislative District, which spans from Freeport to Seaford.
more
By Alyssa Seidman
|
10/17/19
|
Democrat Jeffrey Saxon is challenging incumbent Denise Ford, a Republican, in the Legislative District 4 race. Recently, the Herald sent questions to both candidates on the issues facing their constituents.
more
By Mike Smollins
|
10/16/19
|
In the wake of the country’s three most recent mass shootings, one of which has been classified as a hate crime, a conversation about white supremacy has entered the national narrative.
more
8/16/19
|
Standing on the sidewalk at a busy intersection, Baldwinite Justin Williams held up a cardboard sign to protest gun violence last week as people drove by and honked or gave him a thumbs-up. …
more
By Bridget Downes
|
8/15/19
|
Elections in New York are going to be a bit different this year. Because of changes made this winter to the state law intended to have federal, state and local primary races fall on the same day, …
more
By Peter Belfiore
|
6/20/19
|
The New York State Senate, in a move aimed at opening criminal investigations into associates of President Donald Trump, voted on May 8 to close the so-called “double-jeopardy loophole.” …
more
By Peter Belfiore
|
5/23/19
|
State Sen. Jim Gaughran and Assemblywoman Judy Griffin proposed a bill last week that would study the environmental and human health impacts of John F. Kennedy International Airport and LaGuardia …
more
By Nakeem Grant and Alyssa Seidman
|
5/23/19
|