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It took longer than usual for Nassau County election results to come in this year than it has in previous elections, due apparently to the new electronic voting machine system that was recently implemented.
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Alex Costello
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11/10/10
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The anticipated nationwide wave to sweep out incumbents didn’t sweep Baldwin on Election Day as all five occupied seats remained under the control of their current residents. The one vacant position, abdicated by Robert Barra (R) in May amidst health concerns, was in the 14th assembly district, and even that seat went to the more experienced candidate -- Brian Curran, who had served as mayor of Lynbrook since 2007. Curran ran against Valley Stream resident Dermond Thomas and won handily with some 60 percent of the vote.
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Chris Connolly
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11/10/10
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The anticipated nationwide wave to oust incumbents didn’t make it all the way to the South Shore this Election Day, as most current office holders — both Democrats and Republicans — …
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Lee Landor
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11/10/10
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It’s not often that you have a couple of promising newcomers vying for a longtime incumbent’s seat. But that’s the case in the 14th Assembly District, where, after a decade in office, Republican …
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Herald editorial staff
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10/27/10
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Despite an omission in a New York Newsday story about Race to the Top funding for area schools, the Baldwin Union Free School District was in fact awarded RTTT funding in the amount of $104,250. According to Baldwin school sources, Newsday’s failure to include the allocation in its coverage caused some parents and community members to conclude the district had not been awarded any money at all.
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Chris Connolly
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10/27/10
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Schumer-Townsend
New York’s senior senator, Chuck Schumer, is running for his third six-year term this November. The Democrat from Brooklyn is being challenged by Republican Jay Townsend, …
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10/27/10
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We endorse State Senate Minority Leader Dean Skelos for another term in the Senate.
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10/27/10
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The Herald endorses Assemblywoman Earlene Hooper for another term.Hooper, a Hempstead native who has represented the 18th Assembly District — which encompasses parts of Lakeview, West …
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10/27/10
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Albeit quietly, the race for the 18th Assembly District seat, currently held by Hempstead Democrat Earlene Hooper, is on. The 22-year incumbent is facing Republican challenger Derek Partee, a retired …
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Lee Landor
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10/20/10
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Community activist Carol Gordon, a Democrat from Massapequa, is once again challenging state Sen. Charles Fuschillo Jr. in the 8th Senatorial District. Gordon last ran against the senator from Merrick in 2008.
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Scott Brinton
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10/20/10
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