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The race for the Congressional Fourth District seat is off and running, at least on the Republican side. Republican candidate Anthony D'Esposito, who was able to sit on the sidelines over the past six months and watch Democrats battle each other for their party's nomination, was at the southern border in Texas two days after Democrat Laura Gillen won last week's party primary. The border is a top issue among Republicans who object to the hundreds of thousands of migrants crossing illegally into the United States. Democrats outside of border states didn't pay much attention to the issue until Republican Texas Governor Greg Abbot began busing migrants that entered his state into New York City. D'Esposito, a Hempstead Town Councilman and retired NYC police detective, put out a photo and press release today to show he's in it to win it. Anthony D'Esposito at a portion of the border wall in Texas “The United States is on the wrong track thanks to President Biden’...

                                                                                     COBA President Brian Sullivan explains proposed contract in a podcast A proposed new labor agreement for Nassau County's Corrections Officers Benevolent Association -- which has been working without a contract since December 31, 2017 -- provides 18.36 percent in gains, including raises and survivor benefits, along with 3.6 percent in concessions, COBA president Brian Sullivan said in an online podcast. COBA's board has approved the new deal and the union's more than 700 members are expected to vote Aug. 31 on whether to accept the terms of the proposed Memorandum of Agreement. It must then be approved by the county legislature and then accepted by the Nassau Interim Finance authority, the co...

                                                                                    Primary results from the State Board of Election website So the primary results are in and the biggest spender -- in the only Democratic race in Nassau that seemed to generate any enthusiasm on a hot August day -- came in third. Nassau Legis. Josh Lafazan, a Woodbury Democrat, finished behind winner Robert Zimmerman, a national Democratic committeeman from Great Neck,  and former North Hempstead Supervisor Jon Kaiman  in a five-way primary for the Democratic nomination to run for the Third Congressional seat being vacated U.S. Rep. Tom Suozzi (D-Glen Cove). Josh Lafazan He ended up ahead of Community organizer Melanie D’Arrigo and businesswoman Reema Rasool. There was a near 13 percent ...