Murray, McElroy Vie for Hempstead Town Supervisor Post

Republican incumbent Kate Murray is seeking re-election to her fourth term as Hempstead Town supervisor. Challenging her this year is Garden City resident and Democratic candidate Kristen McElroy. They are seeking a two-year term as town leader.

Taxes Are Key Issue Going Into Election

In less than a month, Long Island residents will be going to the polls to elect local officials for counties and towns. In Nassau County, the key issue is the ever-increasing tax burden on residents and property owners. In the 3rd Legislative District of the Nassau County Legislature, Democratic candidate Nina Petraro Bastardi and Republican incumbent John Ciotti both are making the reduction of taxes part of their campaign, although their approaches differ.

Muscarella, Tumminello Vie for 8th Legislative District Seat

On Nov. 3, residents of the Nassau County’s 8th Legislative District will choose their representative in the Nassau County Legislature for the next two years. Incumbent Vincent Muscarella is being challenged by Gaspare Tumminello. The district encompasses Franklin Square, Stewart Manor, West Hempstead, Garden City and Garden City South as well as parts of Elmont and Floral Park.

TH Waiting on Wang

Islanders Owner’s Deadline Passes

New York Islanders owner Charles Wang said he was waiting for an answer from the Town of Hempstead whether they will allow the Lighthouse Project, which includes a new Nassau Coliseum and further development around the Uniondale site, to go forward. However, now that the October 3 deadline imposed by the Islanders owner for the town to make a decision has passed, Hempstead Town Supervisor Kate Murray appears willing to discuss the Lighthouse Project.

Elmont Memoiral HS to See Improvements to Athletic Facilities

Alfano Delivers Grant Funding for Concession Stand, Wellness Center Gym Projects

Assemblyman Tom Alfano announced that he was able to secure $90,000 in grant funding for Elmont Memorial High School to build a new outdoor concession stand with announcer’s booth and new training equipment for the Elmont Memorial High School weight room.

The grant funding comes on the heels 
of a new weight room Alfano secured for Sewanhaka High School that is now fully operational. The grants were secured by Alfano through the state budget process and are part of his education investment initiatives in the 21st Assembly District.



Scott Jablow Named WH Person of the Year

The West Hempstead Community Support Association Executive Board, in selecting the recipient of the “West Hempstead Person of the Year 2008,” had to look no further than Scott Jablow. For the past 18 years, Scott, his wife Janet and their two sons have lived in West Hempstead. During those years, he organized the Cathedral Gardens Civic Association with a goal to bring neighbors together to help one another and take pride in their community.

County Executive Suozzi Proposes ‘90/10 Solution’ for ‘New Suburbia’

Says Targeted Growth Would Preserve Suburbs, Lower Taxes

County Executive Thomas R. Suozzi held a meeting at Nassau Coliseum to present his plan for a “New Suburbia” in Nassau, proposing that strategic development of 10 percent of the county would help preserve in the other 90 percent, “all that is good about suburban life.” He addressed and then took questions from community leaders, government officials, civic groups and business interests, all of whom were called upon to join the “90/10 Coalition,” which will collectively address the four major problems in this county - property taxes, a lack of young people, traffic congestion and pockets of poverty. The group will help maintain things like single family homes, low crime, good schools, parks and open spaces, while also planning “mega projects” - like the redevelopment of Nassau Coliseum and the Glen Cove Waterfront, meant to create industry, jobs and sales tax - and “cool downtowns,” which would bring young people back into Nassau.

Arrest Made in Assault at Elmont Memorial High School

Police have arrested an 18-year-old Queens Village man in connection with a stabbing made at the track field at Elmont Memorial High School on Sept. 9.

According to police, at 6:40 p.m. on that date, a fight involving approximately 20 males, ages 17 to 20, took place with a 17-year-old male who is a student of the school sustaining a stab wound.

Suozzi Says No to Property Tax Increase

But Republicans Harp on New Taxes

Nassau County Executive Thomas R. Suozzi said it wasn’t easy but he has managed to propose a $2.617 billion budget for the 2010 fiscal year that doesn’t increase property taxes for Nassau County taxpayers. However, his critics say a new tax in the form of an Energy Tax that was imposed earlier this year is unfairly burdening taxpayers who are already paying hefty taxes.

Suozzi Announces Winners in Home-Buying Lottery

Winners Allowed to Purchase Affordable Homes

Ann Ashmeade of Floral Park stood with tears in her eyes as Nassau County Executive Tom Suozzi congratulated her for being a lottery winner in the county’s Neighborhood Stabilization Program, which gives first-time homebuyers in Nassau County the opportunity to own their own home.

The program calls for the county to purchase and rehabilitate homes that have been foreclosed and then sell them affordably to those who qualify, including first-time homebuyers.