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The $230 million project calls for the rehabilitation of 17 existing jetties, or groins, and construction of four new ones, as well as the addition of roughly 4.7 million cubic yards of sand for a system of berms and dunes along 35,000 feet of shoreline from Long Beach to Point Lookout.

Trucks will begin hauling 250,000 tons of large stones through the West End and the city this month as the Army Corps of Engineers begins work on a large-scale coastal protection project that … more

By Anthony Rifilato | 7/6/16

Kaminsky discusses his first State Senate session

Sen. Todd Kaminsky spoke to Herald intern Courtney McGee about Albany, corruption and his first session as a state senator. more

7/6/16

After a year marked by tragedy and triumph, Elmont High School seniors said goodbye to the school they’ve called home since seventh grade on Sunday morning. Graduates filed into the Mack Center at Hofstra, as parents and friends found their seats and snapped photos.

Elmont students take the next step

Family and friends filled the seats in the Mack Sports Complex at Hofstra University for Elmont Memorial High School’s graduation ceremony. All the speakers from the ceremony gave speeches that … more

By Nakeem Grant | 6/30/16

Wendy Tepfer, left, the Bellmore-Merrick Community Parent Center director, was recently named a Woman of Distinction by State Sen. Michael Venditto. Above, Tepfer working with Kennedy High School sophomore Rachel Woodiwiss during the nonprofit organization UNITE’s Arrive Alive teen driver-safety class on June 3.

Community Parent Center's Wendy Tepfer named 'Woman of Distinction'

Wendy Tepfer, executive director of the Bellmore-Merrick Community Parent Center since 2002, was recently honored by State Sen. Michael Venditto as a “Woman of Distinction.” more

6/8/16

Candidate emerges for State Senate seat

Elaine Phillips, mayor of the Village of Flower Hill, was nominated at the Nassau County Republican Convention on May 23 to run for Jack Martins’s vacated 7th District seat in the State … more

By Steve Smirti | 5/25/16

State Sen. Todd Kaminsky (D-Long Beach), left, will face off for a second time this year against Hewlett Harbor resident Christopher McGrath for the 9th Senate District seat.

McGrath vs. Kaminsky for 9th Senate District, round two

The battle for the 9th Senate District will be a rematch of incumbent State Sen. Todd Kaminsky (D-Long Beach) and Hewlett Harbor resident Christopher McGrath, who faced off a month ago in a special election for the seat vacated by Dean Skelos following his conviction on federal corruption charges. Kaminsky is completing Skelos’s unexpired two-year term. more

By Jeff Bessen | 5/19/16

Kaminsky’s election may be pivotal in fighting corruption

Voters in New York’s 9th State Senate district did something last week that the governor and the State Legislature have failed to do this legislative session: They stood up for the fight against corruption and the push for ethics reform . . . more

4/28/16

Republican Chris McGrath won more communities than Democrat Todd Kaminsky, but Kaminsky won more votes by securing the larger population centers like Long Beach and Valley Stream.

The 9th Senate District: how your town voted

Though the official results are not in yet, Todd Kaminsky seems to be poised to fill the vacant seat left by Dean Skelos. With 68,000 votes cast, Kaminsky (D-Long Beach) beat his opponent Chris … more

By Alex Costello | 4/27/16

Jacobs: nothing illegal about $50K donation to County Democratic Committee

Though the State Senate returns on Thursday, the Nassau County Board of Elections has not yet counted the more than 4,000 absentee ballots and affidavits after last week’s special election for the … more

By Anthony Rifilato | 4/27/16

Todd Kaminsky, center, and his wife, Ellen, celebrating in Long Beach on Election Night.

Todd Kaminsky declares win in State Senate race

State Assemblyman Todd Kaminsky (D-Long Beach) had a narrow lead over Republican Chris McGrath in Tuesday’s special election for the 9th State … more

By Herald Staff | 4/20/16

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