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Ten Nassau County legislative seats are up for grabs within our coverage areas. As voters must do, we looked at the candidates in each district and made our choice.We were faced with the same …
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11/7/11
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On Tuesday, Gov. Andrew Cuomo signed a law requiring that people with autism spectrum disorders receive insurance coverage for screening, diagnosis and treatment, announced New York State Sen. Charles Fuschillo Jr., who sponsored the measurement in the Senate.
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11/2/11
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The third race between seven-term 5th District Nassau County Legislator Joe Scannell, a Democrat from Baldwin, and Chris Browne, a Republican from Rockville Centre, took a provocative turn last week. The flap was sparked by a mailing, produced by two Wantagh Republicans and distributed by the Nassau County Democratic Club, which asserted that in June 2010, Browne, a member of the Town of Hempstead Board of Zoning Appeals, voted to approve construction of a strip club in Wantagh.
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Chris Connolly
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11/2/11
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Veolia Transportation Inc. recently signed a contract to take over operation of Long Island Bus, run by the Metropolitan Transportation Authority. The Nassau County Attorney’s Office is reviewing the agreement before it is submitted to the county Legislature for a vote, but members of New York Public Interest Research Group Fund want the details now
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Deirdre Krasula
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10/31/11
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A Nassau legislative hearing to review the county’s $2.6 billion 2012 budget turned chaotic early Friday afternoon when residents and MTA Long Island Bus drivers refused to cede the floor, demanding more time to be heard during a 30-minute public comment session.
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By Scott Brinton, sbrinton@liherald.com
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10/28/11
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Town of Hempstead Supervisor Kate Murray, a Republican from Levittown, faces a stiff challenge by West Hempstead attorney and business/civic activist Gary Port, a Democrat, in this year’s election.
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By Scott Brinton
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10/27/11
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The third race between attorneys Chris Browne, a Republican from Rockville Centre who is challenging incumbent, seven-time county legislator Joe Scannell, a Democrat from Baldwin, took a provocative turn this week when the Nassau County Democratic Club sent out a mailing asserting that in June 2010, Browne, in his role on the Town of Hempstead Board of Zoning Appeals, voted to approve construction of a strip club in Wantagh.
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Judy Rattner and Chris Connolly
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10/26/11
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Town of Hempstead voters will once again have an opportunity to chose their town clerk as Republican incumbent Mark Bonilla, running for his fifth, two-year term, is being challenged by Democrat Steve Anchin.
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JEFF BESSEN
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10/26/11
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Republican incumbent Donald X. Clavin is facing Democratic challenger Wilton Robinson Jr. for the seat of Receiver of Taxes in the Town of Hempstead.
The Receiver of Taxes is in charge of his …
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Alex Costello
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10/26/11
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Around 200 residents sacrificed a beautiful Saturday afternoon to pack the Baldwin Public Library’s Community Room on Oct. 22 for the inaugural meeting of a new civic association.
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Chris Connolly
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10/26/11
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