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A member of the Valley Stream Board of Trustees for the past 14 months, Vincent Grasso says he has always wanted to make a difference in his community. After unsuccessful bids for the Hempstead Town Council, Nassau County Legislature and New York State Assembly, Grasso finally got his chance when he was appointed to the village board by then-Mayor Ed Cahill to fill a vacancy last year.
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By Andrew Hackmack
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2/23/11
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Assemblyman Brian Curran (Lynbrook – 14th A.D.) co-sponsored Assembly Bill 3093, which allows villages that administer their own elections to use lever voting machines in those elections if they so choose.
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By Mary Malloy
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2/23/11
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Jim Darcy will not run for mayor of Valley Stream next month, leaving two candidates vying for the position. Darcy submitted his letter of declination to Deputy Village Clerk Bob Fumagalli shortly after 4 p.m. on Monday, the deadline to accept or decline nominations for the village election.
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By Andrew Hackmack
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2/14/11
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For the first time in 20 years, there will be a three-way race for mayor in Valley Stream. Jim Darcy and Ed Fare have announced their candidacy, joining Gibson resident Joe Margolin on the ballot.
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By Andrew Hackmack
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2/9/11
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In one of its first orders of business in the new legislative session, the State Senate passed the Job Creation and Taxpayer Protection Act of 2011 on Jan. 19. Supporters of the three-part plan say it will encourage the creation of new private-sector jobs with a tax credit, ensure fiscal responsibility with the enactment of a 2 percent state spending cap and require a two-thirds “super-majority” vote to increase taxes if the Assembly, and then voters, approve a constitutional amendment.
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Judy Rattner
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1/26/11
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Gibson resident Joe Margolin has become the first official candidate for mayor of Valley Stream. Margolin made the announcement last week before a group of about 75 people at the VFW hall.
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By Andrew Hackmack
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1/26/11
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Congresswoman Carolyn McCarthy, a longtime advocate of gun control, spoke out regarding the shooting of Rep. Gabrielle Giffords and 19 others in Arizona last Saturday. Shooting suspect Jared Loughner appeared in Federal court in Phoenix on Tuesday.
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by Mary Malloy
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1/11/11
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Sen. Dean Skelos assumed the two most powerful posts in the State Senate — majority leader and president pro tem — last week.
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By JUDY RATTNER
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1/11/11
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“You just smelled it again,” said Legislator Dave Denenberg (D-Merrick), who stood at West Bay Drive in Long Beach last month with several West Pine Street residents. Denenberg was observing a brown plume moving across Reynolds Channel — a waterway adjoining a system of bays including Baldwin Bay, Middle Bay, Randal Bay and Parsonage Cove. “That is [from the] sewage treatment plant,” he said. “You shouldn’t be smelling it from here.”
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By Chris Engelhardt and Chris Connolly
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12/16/10
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Long Island’s nine senators will become part of the Republican majority in the New York State Senate next month, and as their leader, Sen. Dean Skelos of Rockville Centre is expected to have their …
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Judy Rattner
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12/8/10
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