Politics

By Hank Russell Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman held a special press conference at American Legion Post 1066 in Massapequa on February 24 to announce that he is seeking re-election. According to his campaign website, […]

By Lindsay Press Governor Kathy Hochul recently signed into a law a bill sponsored by Assemblyman Tommy John Schiavoni (D-Sag Harbor) that will allow the Town of Southampton to enact a Homestead Exemption for its […]

By Hank Russell Moments after President Donald J. Trump announced the congestion pricing program is over, Janno Lieber, chairman of the Metropolitan Transit Authority (MTA), has filed a lawsuit to keep the program going. On […]

By Lindsay Press A group of elected officials from New York called on Governor Kathy Hochul to provide firefighters in the state with critical equipment they say they desperately need. In a letter to the […]

By Hank Russell The Nassau Interim Finance Agency (NIFA) unanimously voted to authorize a $20,045 contract to retain Nawrocki Smith LLP to audit the Office of the County Attorney and examine the sharp increase in […]

County Executive Candidate Says Nassau Residents Deserve to Know By Hank Russell Seth Koslow, the Nassau County legislator who is running for County Executive on the Democratic ticket, is calling on the current county executive, […]

By Hank Russell After receiving pushback from Republican members of the Assembly, the Democrat majority reversed its decision to advance the bill to change the date of a special election that one GOP Assemblymember called […]

Andrew Monteleone was appointed to the Oyster Bay Town Board during a special ceremony on February 11. The appointment was made to fill a vacancy left by Michele Johnson, who was recently elected District Court […]

New York State Assemblyman Steve Stern (D-Dix Hills) will provide a legislative update from Albany at LIMBA (Long Island Metro Business Action) on February 28, starting at 8:30 a.m. The event will take place at […]

By Hank Russell Norma Gonsalves, who once served as the presiding officer in the Nassau County Legislator, has died. She was 90 years old. According to her obituary, Gonsalves was born Norma Lee Cordaro in […]