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NOVEMBER 4 - 10, 2021
Big night for Nassau GOP Gaylor, Kopel ahead of Democratic challengers HERALD STAFF REPORT As midnight approached on election night, Re publicans in Nassau County-wide races were inching toward a GOP sweep. A s t h e H e r a l d we n t t o press, Bruce Blakeman, the Republican Town of Hempstead councilman, had surged p a s t i n c u m b e n t D e m o c r at 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 d e f e a t e d S t a t e S e n . To d d Kaminsky, a Democrat from Long Beach, garnering 60 percent of the vote. Republican Elaine Phillips,
throughout the county’s 56 school districts. Elmont High, which has taken part in the cenE l m o n t M e m o r i a l H i g h ter’s program in the past, is School is expanding student expanding access to its services access to free serto junior high vices dedicated to school students. countering teen “Conversations dating violence about healthy relathrough a program tionships and announced on Oct. boundaries should 21 by Nassau Counstart as soon as ty. possible to help Known as Safe protect children,” Dates, the initiative Keith Scott, The “strives to help Safe Center’s directeens reco gniz e tor of education, signs of an unsaid in the statehealthy relationment. “. . . Safe ship and arm them D a t e s p r ov i d e s with skills to develc o m p r e h e n s ive, op healthy ones to a g e - ap p ro p r i at e ultimately avoid KEITH SCOTT tools for children to patterns that could Director of Education, use in recognizing lead to mental warning signs of The Safe Center L.I. health issues, subunhealthy relationstance abuse and ships while fosterdomestic violence,” a statement ing skills that build upon posireleased by the county said. tive relationships.” The prog ram’s services, County Executive Laura Curwhich previously have been ran announced the revamped offered to students in Nassau county-wide effort on Oct. 21, the schools for five years by The Safe third Thursday of the month, Center L.I., a nonprofit that pro- which is marked every year as vides domestic violence support Purple Thursday, a national day services, will be free. The county of action against domestic viois partnering with the organization to expand the program CONTINUED ON PAGE 13
By ROBERT TRAVERSO rtraverso@liherald.com
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BRUCE BLAKEMAN WAS ahead of Laura Curran in the county executive race as of midnight on Tuesday. Results were not official, however. a for mer state senator, was declared the winner in the race for county comptroller, besting Democrat Ryan Cronin. And Re publican Maureen O’Connell appeared headed to victory over Democrat Justin Brown in the voting for county clerk. Incumbent Town of Hempstead supervisor Don Clavin also appeared headed toward
an easy victory over Democrat Jason Abelove at press time nearly doubling Abelove’s vote. In a rematch between County Legislator Bill Gaylor and his Democratic challenger, Laura Burns, the Republican incumbent secured a narrow win.
ELECTION RESULTS Office
Elmont H.S. expands free teen services
Winner
Opponent
County executive
Blakeman (undeclared) – 52% Curran (D) – 48%
District attorney
Anne Donnelly (R) – 60%
Todd Kaminsky (D) – 40%
Comptroller
Elaine Phillips (R) – 61%
Ryan Cronin (D) – 39%
County clerk
Maureen O’Connell (R) – 63% Justin Brown (D) – 37%
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Bill Gaylor (R) – 51%
Laura Burns (D) – 49%
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Howard Kopel (R) – 70%
Lisa Daniels (D) – 30%
TOH supervisor
Don Clavin (R) – 65%
Jason Abelove (D) – 35%
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onversations about healthy relationships and boundaries should start as soon as possible to help protect children.