A fifth of a mile isn’t much of a distance, but if a blighted area of a community is that large, it can seem like a huge open wound.
A stretch of Hempstead Avenue in West Hempstead, between …
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Lee Landor
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11/1/11
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Town of Hempstead Supervisor Kate Murray, a Republican from Levittown, faces a stiff challenge by West Hempstead attorney and business/civic activist Gary Port, a Democrat, in this year’s election.
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By Scott Brinton
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10/27/11
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The Town of Hempstead’s 3rd Council District — which Jim Darcy has been representing since 2001, when council districts were first created — is unique in that it includes several villages, areas that typically receive little service from the town.
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10/27/11
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Jim Darcy is the most concerned politician when it comes to Valley Stream and other council districts. He was brought up right here and attended school here. Whatever decision he makes is carefully and fully thought through. He does not leave any stone unturned.
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10/27/11
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In this space last week, we expressed our disappointment that the Nassau County Legislature puts politics before people, almost always voting along party lines, hardly ever working in concert to accomplish great things for a county that has never needed great things to happen more than it does now.
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10/27/11
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Town of Hempstead voters will once again have an opportunity to chose their town clerk as Republican incumbent Mark Bonilla, running for his fifth, two-year term, is being challenged by Democrat Steve Anchin.
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JEFF BESSEN
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10/26/11
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Republican incumbent Donald X. Clavin is facing Democratic challenger Wilton Robinson Jr. for the seat of Receiver of Taxes in the Town of Hempstead.
The Receiver of Taxes is in charge of his …
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Alex Costello
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10/26/11
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The position of receiver of taxes is one that is mostly managerial — managing the office, the workers and, of course, the money.
Because of that, we believe that the candidate with the most …
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10/20/11
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North Merrick civic group leader Claudia Borecky is challenging longtime Town of Hempstead Board member Angie Cullin of Freeport for the 5th Council District seat. Election Day is Tuesday, Nov. 8.
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By Scott Brinton
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10/20/11
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Three of the six seats on the Hempstead town board are up for election this year, including in the 3rd Council District which serves the southwest corner of the town. Jim Darcy, the incumbent and Republican, is running for his fourth term. He was first elected in 2000, when the town switched to council districts. Darcy was re-elected in 2003 and 2007.
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By Andrew Hackmack
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10/19/11
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