Think about what actually touches your week. The state legislators you elect decide how much aid flows to your school district, which shapes your property tax bill. They write the laws on housing, transportation and public safety. Your town officials decide whether that pothole gets fixed, how your parks are maintained and what gets built on the empty lot down the street. Judges on your ballot will rule on cases involving your neighbors, and maybe one day, you. These races are often decided by a few hundred votes, sometimes fewer. In a local contest, your single ballot carries real weight.
The issues are serious. The differences between the candidates are stark and real, as are the differences between the two major parties, and indeed among the American people. I’m strongly supporting Bruce Blakeman as the leader the state needs at this defining moment.
Can we agree that a flagrant display of indecency should end any candidate’s quest for office, especially the presidency? The president must model moral leadership, compassion, forgiveness and inspiration. How have we spiraled so far away from those American ideals of American excellence?
Up until a few months ago, A.I. was in the news but not dominating it. In July, Geoffrey Hinton, who’s been called “the godfather of A.I.,” warned lawmakers that humanity could lose control of it within a year if proper safeguards were not established. Dario Amodei, the CEO of Anthropic, has been arguing that robust ethical and technical guardrails are needed to prevent misuse or loss of control.
Throughout my tenure as mayor, the village has secured nearly $73 million in grant funding. These investments have allowed us to make significant improvements to our parks, public facilities, infrastructure, emergency services and community programs without passing the full cost on to taxpayers.
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Four Rockville Centre residents — sisters Meagan Nocella and Katie Twomey and married couple Mary Ellen Lehr-Owens and Kenny Owens — were honored at Assemblywoman Judy Griffin’s 2026 Community Heroes Awards for their work supporting disaster recovery, emergency response and families facing serious medical challenges.
Longtime MacArthur Park restaurant proprietor Thomas Mahoney will serve as grand marshal of Rockville Centre’s 30th annual St. Patrick’s Parade on March 20, 2027, honoring his decades of community involvement while the event raises money for three charitable organizations.
The Rockville Centre Fire Department honored the legacies of Honorary Chief Carl Weeks and Ex-Captain Peter Scarinzi during its annual memorial service on Oct. 18, recognizing their decades of service and lasting contributions to the department.
