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Cristobal Stewart, a Valley Stream school board member, plans to run for the Assembly seat.

The race for Nassau County’s new Assembly district is heating up, as several candidates have announced their intention to run for the seat, whose occupant will be chosen by voters in November. more

By Andrew Hackmack | 5/23/12

Nassau County Legislators, from left, David Denenberg, Carrié Solages and Delia DeRiggi-Whitton held a forum at the Valley Stream American Legion Hall on April 12 to discuss County Executive Ed Mangano’s plan to privatize the sewer system.

‘Can we afford to flush?’

A trio of Democratic legislators expressed their concerns about Nassau County Executive Ed Mangano’s plan to privatize the county’s sewer system at a meeting at the Valley Stream American Legion hall on April 12. more

By Andrew Hackmack | 4/18/12

County Legislators debated the Police Precinct Efficiency Initiative for nearly four hours on Monday.

Vote to close precincts passes, 10-9

In a contentious meeting on Monday, the Nassau County Legislature voted 10 to 9 along party lines to implement a new Community Policing Plan, in which four of the county’s eight police precincts will be closed over the next seven months and replaced with “community policing centers.” more

By Aaron Axelson and Brian Croce | 3/7/12

Milagros Vicente, of North Valley Stream, speaks at the Feb. 22 community forum she organized at the American Legion hall in Valley Stream about the county’s police precinct reorganization plan. She also collected about 2,500 signatures from people opposed to the plan.

Fighting for public safety

In the battle over whether or not to close four Nassau County Police precincts, one woman has practically become a household name, at the least in the Valley Stream area. more

By Andrew Hackmack | 3/7/12

Vote to close precincts passes, 10-9

In a contentious meeting on Monday, the Nassau County Legislature voted 10 to 9 along party lines to implement a new Community Policing Plan, in which four of the county’s eight police precincts will be closed over the next seven months and replaced with “community policing centers.” more

By Aaron Axelson, aaxelson@liherald.com | 3/6/12

PBA Leaders and Democratic legislators criticized the county executive’s plan last week outside the 5th Precinct in Elmont.

Valley Streamers concerned about precinct plan

The 5th Precinct in Elmont will be one of four precincts in Nassau County transformed into a Community Policing Center, County Executive Ed Mangano announced at press conference on Jan. 30. Mangano said the plan would save Nassau County $20 million annually. more

By Brian Croce | 2/9/12

County's precinct plan raises concerns and opposition among some, and support among others.

Protesting county's precinct plan

Dozens of residents and several county legislators rallied last week outside the 5th Precinct in Elmont, protesting County Executive Ed Mangano’s plan to transform four of the county’s … more

By Jackie Nash and Lee Landor | 2/8/12

Sen. Charles Schumer (D-NY) conducted the inauguration of Democrat Legislators Carrié Solages, Delia DeRiggi-Whitton, Robert Troiano, Joseph Scannell, Judi Bosworth, Wayne Wink Jr., Judith Jacobs and David Denenberg.

Nassau welcomes its newest legislators

A ceremony was held on Jan. 2 at the Theodore Roosevelt Executive and Legislative Building in Mineola for the inauguration of newly elected and re-elected representatives of the county's 19 districts. Two new legislators were inducted into the County Legislature: Democrats Carrié Solages and Delia DeRiggi-Whitton. more

By Jackie Nash and David Weingrad, jnash@liherald.com | 1/2/12

YouTube trumps racism in 2011 election

With the race for control of the Nassau County Legislature as tight this year as any in recent memory, we now understand why the Republican majority hurried this spring to redraw district lines, attempting to gerrymander them in the GOP’s favor. more

11/17/11

With the exception of Democrat Carrié Solages, who challenged and defeated incumbent Republican John Ciotti in the 3rd Legislative District, incumbents in the legislative and town seats representing Malverne, West Hempstead and Lakeview won their seats again.

Election results for Malverne, W.H. and Lakeview

Unofficial results on Election Night gave victories to local incumbent Republicans Fran Becker and Vincent Muscarella in the 6th and 8th county Legislative Districts, respectively. With almost all … more

By Herald Staff | 11/9/11