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Singas and Murray aren't just talking about heroin

In many elections, it can be hard to persuade candidates to discuss real issues in anything other than sound bites. Trying to get a straight answer from a politician . . . more

9/24/15

Elections are local this year

The next district attorney of Nassau County will be chosen in a little more than a month, the marquee race on this year’s Election Day ballot. Voters will head to the polls on Tuesday, Nov. 3, to decide on candidates in numerous town and county races. more

By Andrew Hackmack | 9/23/15

D.A. candidates both fighting heroin

In their race for Nassau County district attorney, Madeline Singas and Kate Murray are both trying to prove that they are primed to take on Long Island’s heroin problem — and that they are … more

By Alex Costello | 9/23/15

Yes, this is an election year

Labor Day isn’t far behind us, but we all know how time flies. Soon enough it will be November, and Election Day. All the political talk thus far . . . more

9/17/15

Madeline Singas, acting district attorney, handily defeated her opponent Michael Scotto in the Democratic primary.

Singas handily wins primary

Acting District Attorney Madeline Singas easily defeated her challenger Michael Scotto in the Democratic primary on Thursday. Singas, who is backed by the Democratic Party, earned 8,089 votes (73 … more

By Alex Costello | 9/11/15

Bellmore-Merrick Central District off to ‘a great start’

By all accounts by Bellmore-Merrick Central High School District principals, opening day of school on Sept. 1 went off without a hitch. more

By Scott Brinton | 9/9/15

Josh Levine, 16, of Merrick, at right, suffered a concussion in a Kennedy High School junior-varsity baseball game last spring, when a runner slammed into him while he was playing catcher. He was knocked unconscious and now struggles to concentrate and read. He was joined here by his family in April at the annual 5K Robbie’s Run that they sponsor in honor of his late brother, who died while rounding the bases during a Little League practice. From left were his sister, Samantha; mother, Jill; father, Craig; and sister, Riley.

Concussions rattle Central District athletes

Playing catcher, Josh Levine, of Merrick, crouched low on the first-base side of home plate, ball in hand, preparing to tag out a runner trying to score from third base. Suddenly he realized that the runner was charging at him at full speed, lowering his shoulders as if he were readying to tackle him. Levine’s heart was racing. more

By Scott Brinton | 9/9/15

Town of Hempstead Supervisor Kate Murray, with State Sen. Michael Venditto, second from right, and Assemblyman Ed Ra, second from left, and other health and local officials outside the Nassau University Medical Center on Aug. 25.

Supervisor: laws against ‘K2’ not strong enough

State and local officials gathered at the Nassau University Medical Center in East Meadow on Aug. 25 to call for harsher criminalization laws for the sale and use of K2, a street name for a type of synthetic marijuana that has become a popular recreational drug among young adults in recent years. more

By David Weingrad | 9/9/15

Eileen Napolitano, left, the Democratic candidate for Nassau County Legislative District 13, kicked off her campaign last week in East Meadow. She is challenging 18-year incumbent Norma Gonsalves, the Legislature’s presiding officer since 2012, who spoke at National Night Out at Veterans Memorial Park last month.

Napolitano challenging Gonsalves in 13th L.D.

Residents of Nassau County’s 13th Legislative District will choose between longtime Legislator Norma Gonzales and newcomer Eileen Napolitano, both of East Meadow, in the November election. more

By David Weingrad | 9/2/15

According to David Seinfeld, the Bellmore-Merrick Central High School District assistant superintendent for instruction, roughly two-thirds of Central students opted out of last spring's battery of seventh- and eighth-grade state exams.

Two-thirds of Central District students opt out of state exams

A little under 50 percent of Bellmore-Merrick Central High School District seventh-graders passed the New York State English Language Arts exam and just over 56 percent passed the math test, according to the State Education Department. more

By Scott Brinton | 9/2/15

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