Nassau Archives – Page 5 of 35 – Politics NY

Manhasset voters approved the school district’s $118.9 million budget for the 2026-27 school year Tuesday, May 19 and elected Jenna Rizzo to the Board of Education in an uncontested race.

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Manhasset, Port Washington voters approve school budgets, elect unopposed BOE candidates

By Miao Li Conversation…

Village of Great Neck trustees discuss and later approve a local law Tuesday, May 19, extending elected officials’ terms from two years to four years.

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Village of Great Neck advances 4-year terms after no public comment

By Miao Li Conversation…

Oyster Bay Town Supervisor Joseph Saladino and the town board approved a $15 million bond for the Massapequa Water District.

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Oyster Bay Town Board OKs $15M bond for Massapequa Water District projects

By Casey Fahrer Conversation…

Long Island Asian American community leaders say AAPI Heritage Month is about promoting education, inclusion and civic engagement beyond May.

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Long Island AAPI leaders seek bigger role in American story

By Miao Li Conversation…

Controversy over hundreds of snow-removal summonses issued after January’s blizzards has sparked ongoing debate in the Village of Great Neck over enforcement, court tactics and public safety.

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Snow-ticket fallout tests trust between Great Neck residents, village

By Miao Li Conversation…

Geraldo Rivera

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Geraldo Rivera Column: Danny Boy

By Geraldo Rivera Conversation…

Glen Cove City Mayor Pam Panzenbeck (eighth from L.), Nassau County Legislature Minority Leader Delia DeRiggi-Whitton (sixth from L.) and officials gathered for the opening of Crescent Beach for the first time since 2009.

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Glen Cove’s Crescent Beach officially reopens for first time in 17 years

By Casey Fahrer Conversation…

Village counsel Keith Corbett (R.) addresses residents’ concerns about landscaping permits, tree replacement requirements and code enforcement during the Saddle Rock Board of Trustees meeting Wednesday, May 13.

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Saddle Rock counsel guides meeting as village prioritizes compliance

By Miao Li Conversation…

Hempstead Town Supervisor John Ferretti and the town board approved a change to the town code, limiting house sizes in Levittown.

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Hempstead Town Board approves changes to Levittown house size limit

By Casey Fahrer Conversation…

Great Neck Board of Education candidates (L.to R.) Joanne Chan, Callie Ives, Rebecca Sassouni and Marisa Brandeis Kermanian participate in a candidate forum hosted by the League of Women Voters of Great Neck on May 12 at Temple Emanuel in Great Neck.

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Great Neck BOE candidates keep debate civil at LWV forum

By Miao Li Conversation…

Glen Cove City Mayor Pam Panzenbeck (R.) said she was "disappointed" after the council did not pass a $4.9 million bond at a city council meeting, with Council Member John Zozzaro (L.) abstaining from the vote.

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Glen Cove City Council fails to approve $4.9 million capital bond for ciitywide projects

By Casey Fahrer Conversation…

Village of Great Neck Estates Board of Trustees at Monday, May 11 meeting

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Great Neck Estates reopens Middle Neck Road condo hearing

By Miao Li Conversation…

Four candidates are running for two spots on the Massapequa School District Board of Education

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Four candidates running for two spots on the Massapequa BOE

By Casey Fahrer Conversation…

Michael Schlank

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Michael Schlank op-ed: Solidarity over silence

By Michael Schlank Conversation…

Members of the Board of Trustees at the May 5 evening meeting, from left: Village Counsel Stephen Martir, Trustee Steven Hope, Mayor Pedram Bral, Trustee Anne Mendelson.

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Village of Great Neck weighs 4-year terms for elected officials

By Miao Li Conversation…

Oyster Bay Town Supervisor Joseph Saladino and the town board honored Jewish American Heritage Month with Israeli flags present during a recent meeting,

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Town of Oyster Bay schedules hearing to change law after board settled housing discrimination lawsuits last month

By Casey Fahrer Conversation…

Protesters gather outside a Citizens Bank branch in Great Neck on Thursday, April 30, 2026. The group urged the financial institution to divest from private prison corporations, citing moral and religious obligations to support immigrants.

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Great Neck protesters call on Citizens Bank to cut ties to ICE contractors

By Miao Li Conversation…

The Farmingdale Village Board announced the adoption of the 2026-2027 budget at a recent meeting.

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Farmingdale Village adopts $4.87M budget for 2026-27, OKs brewery permit

By Casey Fahrer Conversation…

Nassau County Legislature Minority Leader Delia DeRiggi-Whitton (D – Glen Cove) (R.) presented a citation to the library.

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Gold Coast Library celebrates opening of Glen Head building

By Casey Fahrer Conversation…

The proposed route within Nassau County of the Propel NY Energy Project.

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Nassau towns call for transparency from Propel NY, but project officials say they have already given them answers

By Casey Fahrer Conversation…

Oyster Bay Joseph Saladino (fourth from L.) honored four people who saved a Syosset resident who suffered a cardiac arrest at a town golf course in Woodbury.

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Syosset man has life saved by four people at Town of Oyster Bay Golf Course in Woodbury

By Casey Fahrer Conversation…

Oyster Bay Town Supervisor Joseph Saladino and town officials harvested kelp from local waters as part of the town's efforts to conserve the environment.

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Town of Oyster Bay harvest kelp from waterways in environmental conservation efforts

By Casey Fahrer Conversation…

Oyster Bay Town Supervisor Joseph Saladino (C.) and other town and local officials unveiled a new sign at the historical site of Fort Massapeag in Massapequa.

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Town of Oyster Bay unveils new sign at site of historic fort in Masspaequa

By Casey Fahrer Conversation…

Glen Cove City Mayor Pam Panzenbeck (C.) and the city council honored multiple youth soccer teams at a recent meeting.

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City of Glen Cove to make $140K ’emergency purchase’ for water well

By Casey Fahrer Conversation…

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