Malverne/West Hempstead
HERALD Hofstra takes a strong approach
Molloy’s annual gala goes virtual
Post 44 honors longtime member
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NOVEMBER 26 - DECEMBER 2, 2020
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Town expands virus testing Free Covid-19 screening offered to essential workers “Let’s face it: Nobody else is going to come out for an emergency unless it’s a first respondbdownes@liherald.com, ngrant@liherald.com er,” McNeill said. “We’ve got to For the next few weeks, essen- make sure that our people are tial workers can be tested for good to go so that they can do coronavirus for free, thanks to a their jobs, and also to keep their new initiative families safe, too.” launched by Town More than a of Hempstead offidozen people attendcials in collaboraed a news confertion with Northwell ence on Nov. 6 outHealth. The Lakeside the Stop & Shop view Fire Departon Atlantic Avenue ment was one of the in Baldwin, where first testing sites for officials announced the program, which the program, which took place at its fireis available to resihouse last week. dents who live and “Essentially, we work in the Town of were only limited to Hempstead. HEatHER just first responders “Testing is a cruthrough the initia- McNEill cial part of the protive,” Lakeview Fire Commissioner, cess to ensure people Commissioner are remaining safe, Lakeview F.D. Heather McNeill which is why it was said. “But it was a priority of ours to nice to be one of the first hosts expand testing options for our of the mobile unit so that people essential workers,” said Town were aware of it.” Supervisor Don Clavin, who was McNeill said the department joined by Town Board members had offered to be one of the hosts Dorothy Goosby, Chris Carini for the town’s mobile unit. Hav- and Tom Muscarella, as well as ing this kind of support for local essential workers and labor essential workers, she said, leaders. “They work to keep our shows that the town understands community safe, so we must do the need to keep first responders safe. Continued on page 4
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Courtesy Kevin Thomas
sEN. kEViN tHOMas spoke at a news conference outside Nassau County Democratic Committee headquarters in Garden City on Nov. 17, a day after declaring victory in the 6th Senate District race, when the absentee ballot count put him ahead of Republican challenger Dennis Dunne Sr.
Kevin Thomas declares victory in 6th Senate District By BRiaN stiEglitz bstieglitz@liherald.com
Kevin Thomas declared victory in the state’s 6th Senate District race on Nov. 16, after the absentee ballot count gave him an insurmountable lead over his Republican challenger, Dennis Dunne Sr. The following afternoon, Thomas, a resident of Levittown, joined fellow Democratic state senators outside Nassau County Democratic Committee headquarters in Gar-
den City, where Chairman Jay Jacobs congratulated him on the win. “I had a good, solid sense that Kevin Thomas won about a week ago,” Jacobs said, explaining that he makes a decision to call a race only when there is enough of a margin of victory that there is “no possible way opponents could overturn it.” Thomas was roughly 8,000 votes behind Dunne on election night. According to Jacobs, Thomas was ahead by
at least 1,400 votes after the absentee ballot count — a larger margin of victory than he had in 2018, when he defeated incumbent Sen. Kemp Hannon. Thomas, an Indian-American, began his victory speech by wishing everyone a happy Diwali, and noted the significance of the Hindu festival as a celebration of new beginnings. In his new term, he said, Continued on page 3
obody else is going to come out for an emergency unless it’s a first responder.