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Muscarella, Bynoe celebrate ‘Every day easy victories on Election Day should be By DANIEL OFFNER & BRANDON CRUZ

Veterans Day’

of the Uniondale Herald Beacon

Voters across Long Island headed to the polls on Tuesday to cast their ballots for the Nassau County Legislature and the Hempstead Town Board. In the Uniondale-focused race for the seat in the Legislature’s 2nd District, the Democratic incumbent, Siela Bynoe, defeated her Republican challenger, Karin Campbell. Bynoe, a 56-year-old Westbury resident, captured roughly 75 percent of the vote, garnering nearly 4,900 of the total of 6,600 cast, according to results compiled by the Nassau County Board of Elections. “I’m ready to continue the work I started over nine years ago for the people of this community,” Bynoe said. Scott Davis also won in the 1st District, which takes in part of the Village of Hempstead. “This has been quite a journey,” Davis said in his victory speech at the Garden City Hotel on Tuesday night. “The number one issue for all of Nassau County is affordability,” he said. “It’s taxes. It’s

Those who have served are seeking more than just salutes mental health services and health care. “We have to find better mental health services and medical In Veterans Day tradition, care for our veterans,” Ramos, we honor the men and women 61, explained. who have served “There are too the nation. We many of us in this march in parades, area with addicsalute their bravtions, post-trauery, and offer our matic stress disorheartfelt thanks. der, and other injuBut in Unionries and ailments dale, which got its resulting from name from the their service, and Union soldiers who they need to be were stationed able to have access there during the to the right type of Civil War, it’s clear staff to deal with that more can, and their situations.” should, be done for RAY RAMOS Based on census our war heroes. veteran data from the Town According to of Hempstead, vetlocal veteran and erans make up activist Ray roughly 10 percent more of the Ramos, truly honoring the local population than Nassau area’s military history, and its County as a whole, and account veterans, means going beyond for about 90 percent of veterans the flag-waving and expressions of thanks: It means recog- in the entire state. “Every day should be Veternizing that many local veterans ans Day,” said Ramos, a 21-year are in desperate need of the combat veteran. “It’s the support they deserve — investments and improvements in CoNTiNuED oN pagE 19

By BRANDON CRUZ

bcruz@liherald.com

Tim Baker/ Herald

Thomas Muscarella, Hempstead town councilman, celebrated his re-election Tuesday night with Hempstead Town Supervisor Don Clavin and Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman looking on, having received 66 percent of the vote. expensive living here, and for me, my priority has always b e e n t o t h e t a x p aye r. I t shouldn’t be the government or the politician. It’s been a long six months, so first I want to take a little bit of a deep breath here and gather myself, roll up my sleeves, and get down to work.”

Davis also says he was looking forward to working with Bynoe on improving the community’s infrastr ucture, thanks to over $41 million in funding that she secured to improve the village’s roads and sidewalks — with additional funding possibly on the way for CoNTiNuED oN pagE 11

ElEction RESUltS Office

Winner

Opponent

Hempstead Town Supervisor

Donald X. Clavin (R,C) ...... 65%

olena Nicks (D, WFp) .... 35%

Hempstead Town Clerk

Kate Murray (R,C) ............ 63%

Susan E. Cools (D) ........ 37%

Hempstead Town Receiver of Taxes

Jeanine C. Driscoll (R,C) ... 63%

Michael F. Reid (D) ........ 37%

Hempstead Town Council-2

Thomas E. Muscarella (R,C) .... 66%

Lawrence Nedelka (D) ......33%

Nassau County Legislature-2

Siela a. Bynoe (D, WFp) .. 75%

Karin B. Campbell (R,C).... 25%

unofficial results as of Wednesday

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e live by a motto in the military. We say, ‘Never forget,’ and ‘Never leave a man behind.’


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