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Familiar opponent for Brian Curran By DANIEl oFFNER doffner@liherald.com
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These gardens ‘rose’ to the occasion Toni Sussman’s garden featured the beautiful blooms of orange lilies during the 2024 Garden Tour, organized by the Malverne Civic Association. More photos, Page 3.
Be smart with your sprinkler use this summer, experts urge By NIColE FoRMISANo nformisano@liherald.com
More than 100 billion gallons of water is used for lawn maintenance alone across Long Island — enough to fill 150,000 Olympic-sized swimming polls — and the cost shows up in more than just your water bill. It’s also hitting the ecology hard, according to officials, which is why the Long Island Commission for Aquifer Protection took to the West Hempstead Water District to urge neighbors to be mindful of their water usage. “The heat wave has to make us realize that
water, particularly in Nassau County, is a finite resource,” Adrienne Esposito, executive director of Citizens Campaign for the Environment, told reporters last week. “It is all of our responsibility to protect that water supply.” The entirety of Long Island’s drinking water comes from natural aquifers. They’re like giant underground sponges — when it rains, the water seeps underground and is absorbed by sand and gravel, creating natural reserves of freshwater. “In Nassau County, we’re experiencing what’s called groundwater mining, which means that Continued on page 5
Judy Griffin is ready to take back her old Assembly seat in November as she’s set to once again face off against Brian Curran in a battle that has volleyed the Albany seat back and forth between the two for the last several years. She did it with a decisive win over Patricia Maher in the Democratic priJudY mary where gRiFFin Griffin secured nearly 85 percent of the votes, according to early returns. “We took this race seriously,” Griffin told the Herald following her victory. “It’s important, and it’s important to get the right person in office. We had a decisive win, which is great. And now we’re gearing up for the general election.” Griffin has lived in Rockville Centre for more than 30 years, first working in the financial industry before taking on roles as a lifestyle coach and corporate wellness educator. She defeated Curran in 2018 to become the first Democrat to win this particular seat in more than 40 years. But after two terms, she lost a very narrow race to Cur-
ran, letting him get his old job back by a 138-vote margin. During her time in office, Griffin says she helped secure more than $8 million from the state to provide funding to local police and fire departments, schools, libraries, veterans halls, and non-profit organizations in the district. She also helped pass legislation like the Red Flag Gun Law, which is intended to prevent people who show signs of being a threat to themselves or others from purchasing or possessing any kind of firearm. She also backed the “teacher gun law,” intended to ensure educators would never be forced to carry weapons. If given a chance to return to Albany, Griffin says she wants to tackle the opioid crisis. That includes a bill known as “Death by Dealer,” intended to hold those responsible for providing opioids to be accountable for their overdoses. Curran — who calls Lynbrook home — was first elected to the Assembly in 2010, and stayed there until Griffin defeated him in 2018. He took his old seat back in 2022. Curran also was a legislative counsel to the Assembly, and would serve as a Lynbrook village prosecutor until he was elected mayor of Lynbrook in 2007.