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Voting year for local elections shifts to 2026 the Herald that the bill is a “shameless power grab that will silence the voice of people Gov. Kathy Hochul recently at the town and county level. “The scheme will effectively signed le gislation aligning many odd-year local elections end local elections and elimiwith statewide and legislative nate discussion of the neighelections that are held in even- borhood and community issues, overshadowing those conversanumbered years. Hochul said she believed the tions with national and statebill would expand access to vot- wide topics.” Assemblyman ing, and make it Brian Curran, who easier for New Yorkr e p r e s e n t s Ly n ers to vote in local brook and East elections that Rockaway, also disdirectly impact agreed with the legtheir lives and the islation, saying that communities they local issues will get live in. lost on the ballot The change will among the high-probegin in 2026. Elecfile issues. tions for county “Federal and executive, county s t at e i s s u e s a re le gislatures and going to definitely town board seats BRiAN CURRAN ove r s h a d ow a n y will be held at the Assemblyman l o c a l , t ow n a n d same time as the voting for state and federal county issue, which is just as important, if not more imporoffices. The bill has been met with tant, than some of the federal opposition from Long Island and state issues,” Curran said. Republicans, who say the shift “I mean, how is Supervisor Don will take the focus away from Clavin supposed to get any type local candidates and drown out of recognition on an issue when he’s going up against a local issues. Town of Heampstead Coun- presidential election day, a cilwoman Laura Ryder, of Lyn- Trump-Biden election? It’s brook, said in a statement to
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Photos courtesy Lynbrook school district
The holidays were extra sweet for these kindergartners Students at the Lynbrook Kindergarten Center wrapped up 2023 with a sweet day of holiday tradition. The students turned milk cartons into gingerbread houses, topping them with candy designs to make them deliciously unique.
he local issues are really going to be affected in a negative way because of this.
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