Kathleen Rice bested Kevan Abrahams in Tuesday’s Democratic primary in the 4th Congressional District, according to unofficial County Board of Election results. In the Republican primary, Bruce Blakeman defeated Frank Scaturro, also according to the unofficial results.
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By Brian Racow
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6/24/14
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Sanitary District 1 Superintendent George Pappas defeated longtime incumbent Village of Atlantic Beach Mayor Stephen Mahler 391-325 in Tuesday's election.
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By Jeff Bessen
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6/17/14
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Next month, voters who are affiliated with a political party will head to the polls to decide on the candidates who will appear on the November ballot, for the U.S. House of Representatives. In September they’ll have to head back to the voting booths . . .
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5/29/14
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The Hewlett-Woodmere and Lawrence school district budgets were approved by comfortable margins in Tuesday night’s election.
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By Jeff Bessen and Vanessa Parker
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5/20/14
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Time goes by quickly. We’re well into April, and there seems to be so much to do and so little time to do it. Except when you’re Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell.
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4/17/14
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As part of the budget deal hammered out by Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s office and the State Legislature last week, Cuomo dissolved the Moreland Commission to Investigate Public Corruption . . .
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4/17/14
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Is your freedom of speech your freedom to spend your own money? It is according to the Supreme Court.
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4/10/14
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On March 18, many Long Island villages conducted local elections to fill the positions of mayor, trustee and other municipal posts. Democracy prevailed, even on the smallest scale.
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4/3/14
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A special election in a congressional district in Florida shouldn’t concern New Yorkers. However, the election to fill the seat made vacant by the death of 40-year Republican Congressman Bill Young . . .
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3/20/14
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To the Editor:
I read the Letter to the editor, “Take election signs down” (Dec. 19-25), calling on Woodmere Fire District Commissioner David Stern (he was re-elected) to remove his campaign signs following the recent election.
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2/20/14
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