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Long Island Bus riders and workers said they got angry when they were forced to wait more than two hours on Monday for a public hearing on a contract with Veolia Transportation, Inc. that would privatize Nassau’s public bus system. The crowd that convened at the county Legislature building catcalled at legislators to get under way and booed at County Executive Edward Mangano, a Republican from Bethpage, when he addressed the Legislature.
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Deirdre Krasula
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12/7/11
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Kevan Abrahams was recently elected by the Nassau County Democratic Committee to represent the County Legislature as the leader of the Democratic Caucus. Abrahams, 37, has been the legislator of the …
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David Weingrad
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11/30/11
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When the dust settled at the end of Election Day on Nov. 8 and all of the electronic votes were tallied, the control of the Nassau County Legislature still hung in the balance, as the races in the …
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David Weingrad
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11/30/11
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Carrié Solages was the Election Night star at Nassau County Democratic headquarters in Mineola, after it was announced that he had defeated 16-year Republican incumbent County Legislator John Ciotti — an original member of the Legislature — by a slim 400-vote margin to capture the county’s 3rd Legislative District seat.
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By Jackie Nash
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11/15/11
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Although the Nassau County Board of Elections has nearly completed its vote count in all 45 election precincts, the question still remains: Which political party will control the majority in the Nassau County Legislature?
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By David Weingrad
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11/11/11
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Incumbent Republicans Vincent Muscarella and Ed Ambrosino won the 8th county Legislative District and 2nd Town of Hempstead Councilmatic District, respectively, on Nov. 8, in addition to several other local Republicans.
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By Jackie Nash
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11/9/11
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Carrié Solages was the star of the evening at Nassau County Democratic headquarters in Mineola, after it was announced he defeated longtime incumbent John Ciotti in the Legislature, though by a slim margin.
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By Andrew Hackmack and Jackie Nash
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11/9/11
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An Elmont resident monitoring election polls in Nassau County's 3rd Legislative District today said he witnessed what looked like an illegal attempt to skew polling results at the Elmont Memorial Library — one of dozens of polling sites in the 3rd L.D.
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By Jackie Nash
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11/8/11
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These days, it’s hard to find a government that isn’t teetering on the brink of financial collapse. Too often at the local, state and federal levels, years of runaway spending have led to massive …
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11/7/11
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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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