Nassau County News

Nassau Republican Legis. Ed Mangano rallies supporters at his campaign headquarters in Bethpage on Election Night.

The voters have spoken. Familiar faces will return to the Nassau County Legislature with the exception of Dave Mejias and Jeffrey Toback .

Pregnant women are at especially high risk for complications, hospitalization and death if they get the swine flu .

Nassau County residents have voted to change the leadership in the Nassau County Legislature as the Republican caucus has taken the majority of the 19-member Legislature for the first time in a decade.

One of the assailants has been charged with hate crimes, police said. Robert Bellamy Jr., 23, was charged with robbery and assault.

Eduardo Barrigan, the 1-800-Mattress heir is accused of killing his stepmother last year is lead into Nassau County Court where Judge David Sullivan will hear his case.

Tuesday, 11:30 a.m. - A State Supreme Court judge orders that voting machines and paper ballots in Nassau County be sealed after the polls close in anticipation of hotly contested, close races.

Nassau County Executive Tom Suozzi campaigns for re-election Friday at the LIRR station in Baldwin.

A Long Island personal trainer who helped a police officer lose nearly half his body weight for a TV show has been sentenced to seven years in prison for child abuse.

The race for Nassau County Executive is too close to call Wednesday morning. With all precinct reporting, Democratic incumbent Thomas Suozzi, of Glen Cove, has a very slight lead over Republican challenger Edward Mangano, of Bethpage.

New Nassau County Legislature majority leader Peter Schmitt, Mondello, Legis. John Ciotti, County Executive hopeful Ed Mangano and town of Hempstead Supervisor Kate Murray on a very happy night for Republicans.

Peter Tilles, president Nassau County Museum of Art; Diane Yatauro, presiding officer Nassau County Legislature; Bob Isaksen, president Bank of America Long Island; Nassau County Executive Tom Suozzi; Constance Schwartz, acting director Nassau County Museum of Art.

If you still aren't sure who you're voting for today, you don't have a lot of time left to make up your mind.

The stun gun victim suffered an abdominal bruise in the 1:05 a.m. robbery. Seventh Squad police said that three men approached two 18-year-old victims at 190 Jerusalem Ave.

Nassau County District Attorney Kathleen Rice announced that an Islip Terrace man has been convicted of manslaughter and other charges after he crashedA his car into several trees off the Wantagh Parkway in September 2008, killing his girlfriend, 59-year-old Mary McInerney of Hicksville.

Elton McCabe is a Uniondale Republican who is running for Nassau County Legislature 1st District.

The race for Nassau County's 2nd Legislative District became a heated one back in May when current legislator Roger Corbin was arrested on charges of alleged federal income tax evasion; Corbin pleaded not guilty and, as of press time, is expected to go to trial later this month.

Incumbent Howard Weitzman, a Democrat, and George Maragos, a Republican, are running for Nassau County Comptroller.

If you have been charged with a DWI in New York, it is important that you know that the days of walking into court and getting a slap on the wrist are over.

In the race for the Nassau County Legislaturea s 3rd District, Legislator John Ciotti, a Republican, of North Valley Stream is running against challenger Nina Petraro Bastardi, a Democrat, of Valley Stream.