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NoVEMBER 4 - 10, 2021
Big night for Nassau GOP Blakeman ahead, Donnelly takes D.A. post By HERalD STaFF nassaueditor@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 48 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. Republican Elaine Phillips, a for mer state senator, was
pus to protect the building from Motts Creek and Jamaica Bay, which ravaged it during Sandy For the second time in two in 2012 and forced the district to years, the Lawrence School Dis- close the building in January trict is looking to 2013 for nearly four sell the Number Five months. In addition, School, at 305 Cedarthe high school will hurst Ave. in Cedarhave a new heating hurst, which has and air conditioning been leased for the system installed, its past seven years by plumbing will be the Shulamith overhauled and the School for Girls. parking lot will be “We are about to revamped to mitiembark on a $30 milgate flooding. lion FEMA project “We hope to have [at] the high school a s h ove l i n t h e with long-ter m ground within the improvements and next 18 months,” other system upForman said, noting grades in conjuncthat the funding tion with Superfrom FEMA is in the storm Sandy,” Lawform of a grant. The rence Board of Edudistrict will spend cation President the money, and then Malka M u r r ay Fo r m a n be reimbursed. In said of the reason- FiSCHMaN 2019, Lawrence was i n g b e h i n d t h e Executive director, awarded $14.387 milpotential sale of lion by FEMA’s HazShulamith School another school ard Mitigation building, referring Grant Program, and to the Federal Emergency Man- roughly $16 million more from agement Agency. the agency’s Restoration ProForman said that the work gram. planned for Lawrence High Since 2015, the Shulamith School includes construction of a seawall at the back of the camContinued on page 17
By JEFFREY BESSEN jbessen@liherald.com
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ToWN oF HEMpSTEaD Councilman Bruce Blakeman appeared poised to win the county executive’s post from Laura Curran Tuesday. declared the winner in the race for county comptroller, besting Democrat Ryan Cronin. And Republican Maureen O’Connell appeared headed to victory over Democrat Justin Brown in the voting for county clerk. In the contest for Town of
Hempstead supervisor, Don Clavin also appeared headed to an easy victory over Democrat Jason Abelove at press time, nearly doubling Abelove’s vote. Absentee ballots have yet to be counted. All results remain unofficial until certified.
ElEcTion RESUlTS office
Lawrence to sell the No. 5 School
Winner
opponent
Nassau county executive
Bruce Blakeman (undeclared) – 52% Laura Curran (d) – 48%
district attorney
anne donnelly (R) – 60%
todd Kaminsky (d) – 40%
comptroller
elaine phillips (R) – 61%
Ryan Cronin (d) – 39%
3rd Legislative district
Carrie Solages (d) – 71%
B. Fleurima (R) – 29%
4th Legislative district
denise Ford (R) – 69%
Claudia Lovas (d) – 31%
6th Legislative district
William gaylor (R) – 60%
Laura Burns (d) – 40%
7th Legislative district
Howard Kopel (R) – 70%
Lisa daniels (d) – 30%
toh Supervisor
don Clavin (R) – 65%
Jason abelove (d) – 35%
toh 4th council district
a. d’esposito (R) – 69%
aaron Meyer (d) – 32%
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ur high school and elementary school are experiencing tremendous growth. The Cedarhurst building is our home.