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NOVEMBER 4 - 10, 2021
Nassau GOP’s big night
Legislators Ferretti and McKevitt win third terms By Laura Lane and Scott Brinton llane@liherald.com, sbrinton@liherald.com
As midnight approached on election night, Republicans in Nassau County-wide races were inching toward a GOP sweep. As the Herald went to press, Bruce Blakeman, the Republican Town of Hempstead councilman, had surged past incumbent Democrat Laura Curran in the race for county executive, with 92 percent of precincts reporting. At press time, an official winner had not been declared, but Blakeman had 52 percent of the vote to Curran’s 47 percent. Close to 20,000 absentee ballots remained to be counted, however. What was certain: Republican Anne Donnelly, a 32-year career prosecutor in the Nassau district attorney’s office, was declared the winner in the contest for D.A. Donnelly defeated State Sen. Todd Kaminsky, a Democrat from Long Beach, garnering 60 percent of the vote. Voters overwhelmingly chose to re-elect Republican legislators Tom McKevitt and Tom Ferretti Jr. Ferretti, 38, of Levittown, is an attorney. “They’re rejecting
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TOWN OF HEMPSTEAD Councilman Bruce Blakeman is now Nassau County Executive elect after Tuesday’s victory over Laura Curran. progressive Democrats on every level,” he said. “We’re going to take this momentum and win the stage next year. The red wave was incredible, but not unexpected.” He added that Democrats raise taxes and “make our streets less safe.” McKevitt, 50, also an attorney, is a lifelong East Meadow resi-
dent and a former state assemblyman. “I am very humbled for the support in my community . . . and looking forward to getting back to work,” he said. “People wanted change for a better quality of life, and we have to deliver for it.” Absentee ballots have yet to be counted. All results are unofficial until certified.
Winner
Opponent
County executive
Bruce Blakeman (undeclared) – 52% Laura Curran (D) – 48%
District attorney
Anne Donnelly (R) – 60%
Todd Kaminsky (D) – 39%
Comptroller
Elaine Phillips (R) – 60%
Ryan Cronin (D) – 39%
13th Legislative District Tom McKevitt (R) – 61%
Eileen Napolitano(D) –31%
15th Legislative District John Ferretti (R) – 74%
Matthew Malin (D) – 25%
Town of Hempstead supervisor
“She’s a very active member of the East Meadow community.” Rose has been with AFC Roxanne Rose says she pre- Urgent Care in East Meadow fers to be in the background since 2016, when it first opened. rather than out front, but her The East Meadow center is its community involvement sug- flagship location. She began gests otherwise. Rose, the com- working there after Lou Dionimunity relations sio, one of the mandirector at AFC aging partners at Urgent Care, was AFC East Meadow, honored as the East called her and Meadow Chamber asked her how he of Commerce’s 2020 could get involved Businessperson of with the communithe Year at the ty. chamber’s annual A t t h e t i m e, awards breakfast at Rose, who lives in the Crest Hollow East Meadow, was Country Club in the PTA Council ROXANNE ROSE Jericho last Friday. community relaRose serves on East Meadow tions representathe board of direc- chamber tive, chairing the tors of both the Businessperson Community RelaEast Meadow and tions Committee West Islip cham- of the Year from 2014 to 2018. bers, and is a mem“He asked me ber of the Farmingdale chamber how he could get involved in the as well. She also received the community, because the urgent 2021 New York State 17th Assem- care that they were using was bly District’s Women of Distinc- going to be very grass-roots, and tion Award. She joined the East the main purpose was to be a Meadow chamber in 2016. part of the community,” Rose “She’s a wonderful person, said of Dionisio. “. . . The PTA and I’ve known her for years and council president at the time and years,” said Frank Camarano, I met with him to tell him how to president of the Nassau Council of Chambers of Commerce. CONTINUED ON PAGE 15
BY MALLORY WILSON
ELECTION RESULTS Office
Rose is named Businessperson of the Year
Donald Clavin Jr. (R) – 65% Jason Abelove (D) – 34%
Town 6th Council District Dennis Dunne(R) – 69%
Matthew Galante (D) –30%
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