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A red wave in the North BY LAURA LANE and SCOTT BRINTON llane@liherald.com, sbrinton@liherald.com
As of Wednesday morning, Republicans in Nassau Countywide races were inching toward a GOP sweep. On election night, Bruce Blakeman, the Re publican Town of Hempstead councilman, had surged past incumbent Democrat Laura Curran in the race for county executive. 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. On Wednesday morning, Curran had not conceded the race, saying, “This is not over, and we must trust the process.” “I think the Republican Party was on the right side of the issues,” Blakeman said. “The two biggest issues were taxes, and people were very upset with the broken reassessment system. They were very upset they were not getting the tax relief they were entitled to.” What was certain: Republican Anne Donnelly, a 32-year career
pen is, if somebody begins exhibiting the signs of sudden cardiac arrest, then the [proper] Gov. Kathy Hochul signed leg- precautions will be taken and islation sponsored by State Sen. that person can get immediate Jim Gaughran into law on Oct. help . . . because those around 25, which is intendthem will know ed to reduce the what to look out occurrence of sudfor in identifying den cardiac arrest cardiac arrest.” in student athletes. When the law Under the new law, goes into effect New York state will next July, informaestablish rules for tion on those signs the monitoring and and symptoms will treatment of stube posted on the dents who show state Department signs or symptoms of Health website. of potentially fatal In addition, cardiac problems. schools will be The legislation, required to include Senate Bill S1016-B, the information on is known informalpermission forms ly as Dominic’s or similar paperLaw, and is named work that students for Dominic Murmay be required to ray, a 17-year-old fill out in order to who collapsed and JIM GAUGHRAN take part in interdied on a Farming- State Senator scholastic athletdale State College ics. basketball court in “We are hope2009. ful, that by creat“This [law] sets up parame- ing more awareness around the ters to make sure that people state of this serious medical understand what to look for in a issue, lives will be saved,” potential sudden-death situation, Gaughran said. so everybody is always on Twelve years ago, the seemguard,” Gaughran said. “Ath- ingly healthy Murray, playing in letes themselves and their par- a pickup game at Farmingdale ents will have more knowledge State, shot a routine layup, took as well. Hopefully, what will hapCONTINUED ON PAGE 13
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OYSTER BAY TOWN Supervisor Joseph Saladino was reelected Tuesday, receiving more than 70 percent of the vote. 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. O y s t e r B ay S u p e r v i s o r Joseph Saladino, a Republican, was re-elected, receiving 71 percent of the vote and defeating
Democrat Amanda Field, a Plainview Water District commissioner. Republican Oyster Bay Town Council members Tom Hand, 61, a former commissioner of the Massapequa Water District; Lou Imbroto, 37, a litigation attorney in private practice; and Michele Johnson, 47, an attorney, were CONTINUED ON PAGE 11
ELECTION RESULTS Office
New law aims to protect student athletes
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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D. DeRiggi-Whitton (D) – 62% Meagan McCarty (R) –37%
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Pironi (R) (undeclared)– 51% Josh Lafazan (D) – 49%
TOB supervisor
Joseph Saladino (R) – 71%
Amaanda Field (D) – 28%
his [law] sets up parameters to make sure that people understand what to look for in a potential suddendeath situation so everybody is always on guard.