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In less than a month, Nassau County will be without a district attorney. Kathleen Rice, who has held the position since 2006, will be heading off to Washington, D.C. . . . more

12/4/14

D.A. special election set for next fall

Nassau County voters will choose their next district attorney in November 2015, ten months after current D.A. Kathleen Rice leaves the post for a seat in Congress. Meanwhile, Rice’s top deputy or an appointee of Gov. Andrew Cuomo will take the reins as the county’s head prosecutor. more

By Brian Racow | 11/20/14

Democrat Kathleen Rice, right, the Nassau County district attorney, will represent the 4th Congressional District starting in January. She will succeed longtime Congresswoman Carolyn McCarthy. Rice held 12 news conferences to discuss the issues during her campaign, like this one on gun control at her Garden City election headquarters in Garden City.

How Rice won the 4th C.D., despite Democratic losses

Republicans on Tuesday won control of many Democratic seats in Congress, but not Rep. Carolyn McCarthy’s. more

By Brian Racow | 11/5/14

Former federal prosecutor Todd Kaminsky, center, with Ellen and Harvey Weisenberg, is the new state representative in the 20th Assembly District.

Kaminsky defeats Fertig for 20th Assembly District

Democrat Todd Kaminsky will succeed fellow Long Beach resident Harvey Weisenberg in the 20th Assembly District after defeating Avi Fertig, a Republican from Woodmere, on Tuesday. Weisenberg is retiring from the State Legislature when his two-year term expires at the end of the year. more

By Jeff Bessen | 11/5/14

Kathleen Rice, who was running to replace Carolyn McCarthy, right, spoke to her supporters Tuesday Night after she was declared the victor in her race with Bruce Blakeman.

Rice defeats Blakeman for congressional seat

In the race to fill the 4th Congressional District seat being vacated by Carolyn McCarthy, Democrat Kathleen Rice, Nassau County’s district attorney, beat Republican Bruce Blakeman. The race … more

By Alex Costello | 11/5/14

Fourth Congressional District candidate Kathleen Rice, right, was joined by U.S. Rep. Carolyn McCarthy, who is retiring this year, at a Sept. 24 news conference to call for national gun-control legislation.

Elect Kathleen Rice in the 4th Congressional District

The Herald endorses Democrat Kathleen Rice in the spirited race for the 4th Congressional District seat now held by U.S. Rep. Carolyn McCarthy, a Democrat who is retiring following a cancer diagnosis. more

10/30/14

Rice, Blakeman battle for 4th C.D. seat

Kathleen Rice, the Nassau County district attorney, and Bruce Blakeman, a former presiding officer of the Nassau County Legislature, are locked in a spirited fight for the 4th Congressional District seat now held by U.S. Rep. Carolyn McCarthy, a Democrat from Mineola. more

By Scott Brinton | 10/23/14

The Village of Lawrence hosted a meeting Sept. 19 to address security issues during Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur. From left were Lawrence Mayor Martin Oliner, Nassau County District Attorney Kathleen Rice and County Legislator Howard Kopel (R- Lawrence).

Police to increase presence during High Holy Days

t the request of local religious and community leaders, Nassau County police will intensify their patrols around synagogues, schools and sensitive locations for the upcoming Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur holidays, Acting Police Commissioner Thomas Krumpter said at a Lawrence Village Hall meeting on Sept. 19. more

By Vanessa Parker | 9/19/14

Bruce Blakeman, a former presiding officer of the Nassau County Legislature and a Republican candidate for Congress, held a press conference on Aug. 6 in Mineola.

Blakeman repeats call for Rice Moreland explanation

For the second time in a week’s span, Republican congressional candidate Bruce Blakeman on Aug. 6 appeared outside a state courthouse in Mineola to call for Kathleen Rice, the Nassau County district attorney and his Democratic opponent in this fall’s election, to address allegations that political interference undermined the Moreland Commission ... more

By Brian Racow | 8/13/14

Blakeman demands Rice defend time at Moreland

Seizing on controversy swirling around the Moreland Commission, a state anti-corruption panel that Nassau District Attorney Kathleen Rice co-chaired, Bruce Blakeman, who is running against her for Congress, called on Rice last Thursday to publicly explain her role at the panel, and to release emails and other documents from her time there. more

By Brian Racow | 8/6/14

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