Candidates Announced For Special Election

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Candidates Announced For Special Election

Written by Ronald Scaglia Friday, 19 October 2012 00:00

Joanne Maglione and Michael Venditto vie to become legislator

The Democratic and Republican parties have announced candidates for the upcoming 12th Legislative District special election. The winner of the election will finish the unexpired term of Legislator Peter Schmitt, who passed away in early October.

The Democrats have nominated Joanne Maglione, although she describes herself as “a lifelong Republican.” Maglione is the former deputy county attorney and is a resident of Massapequa Park.

“I love living in Massapequa Park, but residents of our legislative district have had their political needs ignored for too long,” Maglione said in a statement. “I will not be a party-line candidate; I will work tirelessly to make sure that good, independent ideas get the voice they deserve in the Nassau County Legislature. As a lifelong Republican, I believe in defending the values we believe in, decreasing the tax burden on our families, preserving our neighborhoods so our future generation will want to raise their own families here, and keeping the size of our government in check. When elected, I will not roll over to the political needs of either party - I will fight for what our community believes in.”

The Republicans have nominated Michael Venditto, son of John Venditto, the Town of Oyster Bay supervisor. Venditto, is a resident of Massapequa and is a former deputy town attorney in the Town of Hempstead, and currently serves as counsel to the town board.

“Peter Schmitt’s leadership on the county legislature produced three consecutive years with no increase in county property taxes and the repeal of the Democrats’ home energy tax and four-year property tax hike plan,” Venditto said in a statement. “Peter also made the tough decisions necessary to reduce the size of the county workforce by 20 percent in order to right-size county government and put the county back on the road to fiscal health without sending residents a higher county property tax bill. I pledge to all the residents of the 12th District that I will work night and day to continue Peter’s fight for the hard-pressed taxpayers of Nassau County.”

County Executive Ed Mangano set the special election for Election Day, November 6. Republicans had held a razor thin majority of 10-9 in the legislature. With Schmitt’s death, the legislature is now split equally among Democrats and Republicans, so the outcome of this contest will determine the balance of power.

The 12th Legislative District encompasses Massapequa and Massapequa Park, as well as parts of North Massapequa and Seaford.

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Jonathan Kaloust, a 23-year-old Navy SEAL who hailed from Massapequa, lost his life last Wednesday in a freak Humvee crash during a training exercise in Fort Knox, Ky.

A 2007 graduate of Massapequa High School and standout wrestler, Kaloust was recruited to Binghamton University, where he continued to wrestle while pursuing a political science degree.

Increased service will save local

commuters up to 40 minutes a day

A $40-million construction project, designed to modernize the Massapequa Station at Sunrise Highway (Route 27), just east of Broadway and Route 107, was announced by the Metropolitan Transit Authority and the Long Island Railroad. The station renovations are part of a multi-phase initiative to improve infrastructure and train service at the station that serves approximately 6,000 customers every weekday.

The first phase is scheduled to begin on May 29, and the improvements are scheduled to be completed in the summer of 2015. Over the next two years, the rehabilitation project will include the sorely needed replacement of the station platform and canopy, heated platform waiting room, escalator, elevator and staircases, pedestrian walkway over Broadway, public address system, plus the addition of signage, energy-efficient platform lighting, and a decorative granite wall adjacent to ticket office. The railroad is also starting work on the installation of a pocket track just east of the station that will significantly improve train service and frequency, as well as on-board seat availability.

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USTA Honors Michelle Carnovale At Annual Dinner

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With more than 9,000 members, the Region promotes the growth and development of Long Island tennis and supports USTA programs including Jr. Team Tennis, National Junior Tennis and Learning, High School Tennis, College Tennis, USTA 10 and Under Tennis, USTA League Tennis, and community tennis.

The volunteer-based Board of Directors works with USTA members to create programs and activities for all the tennis players on Long Island, from small children to seniors. For more information, visit www.longisland.usta.com or email ustaonlongisland@gmail.com.

Massapequa Observer A’s Clinch Division Title

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Massapequa Observer A’s clinching title against second place Yankees. Last Wednesday the Massapequa Observer A’s had a come-from-behind victory 5-2 over the Trial Lawyer Mets, powered by key hits from Ray Anzelone, Michael Grisanti, and Jason Kopp. Evan “Mariano” Barrow came in again with no outs and the bases loaded to pick up the save.

On Saturday, the Observer A’s beat the Kleer Fax Yankees 4-2. The A’s were down 1-0 into the 4th inning due to an RBI single by Ross Mitton of the Yankees. Anthony Patullo drove in two runs with an RBI triple to give the A’s a 2-1 lead. This was followed by Brendan Castonguay driving in two runs with a double to make the score 4-1. Patullo pitched three solid innings in the start with Castonguay pitching the final three innings for the win.