Wednesday, November 10, 2010
Arguments begin Wednesday morning at Supreme Court
Election workers will reportedly begin the long, arduous process of recounting votes in the heated race for the New York state's seventh senate district chair Wednesday according to a Nassau County Board of Election worker. However, at 9 a.m. both sides will be present before a New York state Supreme Court justice making arguments over that process. Election results currently show challenger MineolaMayor Jack Martins, R, I, C, 415 votes ahead of incumbent Sen. Craig Johnson, D-Port Washington, with an estimated 3,300 absentee ballots which also must be counted. Other reports peg the number of absentee ballots at 3,600. The specific number of emergency ballots – paper ballots used if a machine is broken – is unknown. Recounts are triggered …
Wednesday, November 3, 2010
Approximately 3,300 absentee ballots are yet to be counted in tight race.
The 7th State Senate District race is still on, even on Wednesday, one day after Election Day. The Seventh State Senate District race is apparently still on, even on Wednesday, the day after Election Day. While Mineola Mayor Jack Martins, R,I,C, has already claimed victory, incumbent Sen. Craig Johnson, D-Port Washington, called the celebration "premature." Johnson made the comments at about 12:30 a.m. Wednesday at a gathering of supporters at Finn MacCools in Port Washington. As of Wednesday afternoon, Johnson was down by 415 votes, with 100 percent of the districts reporting. Officials say there are approximately 3,300 absentee ballots outstanding. The specific number of emergency ballots – paper ballots used if a machine is broken…
Monday, November 1, 2010
Sen. Craig Johnson and Mayor Jack Martins discuss the issues.
Patch is providing election coverage with candidate profiles and Q&A's. Check in with Patch through Nov. 2 to read up on the candidates and the issues that affect our community. The Race The 7th state senatorial district of New York includes Mineola, Port Washington, Great Neck, Roslyn, Westbury and Hicksville. Craig Johnson and Jack Martins are vying for the seat on Tuesday, Nov. 2. Fast Facts The Exchange What is your stand on property tax relief, and what steps would you take to help Long Islanders? Johnson: I fully support a cap on state and local property taxes. Frankly it is an idea that is long overdue. A recent study from the Governor's Office found that the average Long Island tax bill would have been more than $2,000 lower last …
Monday, October 18, 2010
Part four of five-part debate focuses on the federal health care law.
This installment of the League of Women Voters Meet the Candidates Night covers State Sen. Craig Johnson (D - Port Washington), and Mayor Jack Martins (R, I, C, - Mineola) and their discussion on health care. The two faced off in a second round of debates Wednesday night at the Unitarian Universalist Congregation at Shelter Rock Wednesday night moderated by the League of Women voters in a town hall style format. Patch will be bringing you coverage of the debate over the course of five days, focusing on a different debate topic each day. A number of residents expressed their outrage over the new federal healthcare law, with one man questioning the candidates as to whether they supported state sovereignty when it came to enforcement of the …
Saturday, October 16, 2010
Part two of five focuses on Federal stimulus and jobs.
Here is Saturday's installment of coverage of State Sen. Craig Johnson, D - Port Washington, and Mayor Jack Martins, R, I, C, - Mineola, who faced off in a second round of debates Wednesday night at the Unitarian Universalist Congregation at Shelter Rock Wednesday night. The event was moderated by the League of Women voters in a town hall style format. Patch will be bringing you coverage of the debate over the course of five days, focusing on a different debate topic each day. With many residents still feeling as though the economy has not turned around for them, the topic of jobs was a natural first topic of discussion. A resident questioned whether or not the candidates felt that the Federal stimulus had any lasting effect in creasting …
Friday, October 15, 2010
An open letter to Gov. Paterson from the Port Washington Board of Education.
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Friday, October 15, 2010
The following letter was sent from the Port Washington Union Free School District Board of Education to Gov. David Paterson. Copies were also sent to Assemb. Sheldon Silver (D - Manhattan), Assemb. Michelle Schimel (Great Neck) and Sen. Craig Johnson (D - Port Washington). We are writing to you as the elected trustees of the Port Washington Union Free School District. We are located on the north shore of Long Island and are proud to provide a quality education to over 5000 of the finest students in the state. We are a very successful school district with graduation and college acceptances among the best in New York. Our Students with Special Needs have a 5 year Regents graduation rate of over 75%. We do this in a very diverse community, …
Sunday, October 10, 2010
A photo log showing a snippet of Jack Martins' state senate campaign, including a showdown of sorts between two campaign managers.
Mineola Mayor Jack Martins (R,I,C - Mineola) staged a "truth conference" on Friday morning in front of the office of Sen. Craig Johnson (D - Port Washington), his opponent in the race for New York's seventh senatorial district. The event also included a showdown of sorts between two campaign managers, Rich Azzopardi, a spokesman for Johnson, and Umberto Mignardi, from Martins' campaign. Here's a look in pictures.
Saturday, September 25, 2010
Trees will be replanted this fall though the exact date is still to be determined.
The trees that were chopped down on July 12 as part of a redevelopment process of the Monfort Shopping Plaza, located between Main Street and Campus Drive, will be replaced. "They are going to be replanted this fall," said Mindy Germain, executive director of Residents for a More Beautiful Port Washington. "Residents have been working with the developer on tree selection and I think it's going to be nice." Thanks to the newly minted Peninsula Tree Committee, this has all been made possible. On August 10, a tree summit meeting was held with elected officials from every village, town and state in the peninsula and five goals were proposed in order to prevent another shocking tree catastrophe. Councilman Fred Pollack, New York State Senator …
Thursday, August 26, 2010
New legislation designed to speed up the liquor licensing process would be "a relief" to small business owners.
Tina O'Brien was ready to open her restaurant, Wild Honey On Main, in May. Instead, she held off until July, when she had finally received her liquor license from the State Liquor Authority. "There were horrible delays," she said, noting that the wait could have been as long as six months. Instead, she hired a liquor license expert who knows the ins and outs of the process, and a lawyer, who helped whittle the wait down to 2.5 months. O'Brien is not alone. Across Long Island and New York state, small businesses, from gas stations, restaurants, grocery stores, and other venues were hurt by the inability to serve and sell alcohol while the SLA spent months processing their permit applications. As O'Brien points out, owners could spend …
Tuesday, July 27, 2010
Schimel and Johnson work together behind the scenes to prevent the unexpected removal of trees from happening again.
Monfort Plaza Shopping Center on Port Washington Blvd. is seemingly barren after the sudden tree removal on July 12 that took the community by surprise. To many, it's still a sore subject. Just ask Sen. Craig Johnson (D-Port Washington). "I'm one of those residents with a very raw feeling about those trees," Johnson said, adding that since his family moved here in 1976, he's watched the trees mature. Johnson and Assemb. Michelle Schimel (D-Great Neck) are working behind the scenes now to see that trees are not chopped down like that again, not just in Port Washington, but across Long Island, Johnson said. "It's my hope to work with the Department of Transportation to ensure that future regulations prevent that." The trees were chopped down…
Nicholas B. Capozzi
12:20 pm on Thursday, November 11, 2010
I just can't believe that the parties involved think that D's vote only for D's and the same thought for R's. Count the absentee votes so my vote gets registered. more ›