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Voters stick with the familiar A conflicted Village stays blue, GOP maintains control of Nassau County By lUKE FEENEY lfeeney@liherald.com
Sea Cliff voters let their voices be heard Tuesday night. Re p u b l i c a n i n c u m b e n t Bruce Blakeman declared victory Tuesday in unof ficial results to secure another term as Nassau County executive, defeating Democrat Seth Koslow, 54 to 46. Blakeman campaigned on public safety, fiscal restraint and quality-oflife issues. “I want to thank the men and women of Nassau County for giving us all your trust,” Blakeman said. “If not for the people of Nassau County coming out the way they did, we wouldn’t have had the tremendous result we had tonight.” In other big ticket Nassau County races, Anne Donnelly was elected to another term as Nassau County district attorney, defeating Democratic challenger Nicole Aloise. Donnelly emphasized her record on prosecuting violent crime and protecting vulnerable residents. County Comptroller Elaine Phillips won her re-election
genius, on stage in Sea Cliff constant bickering and constant fighting and suicide attempts and on both sides,” Russian culture has long Lieber man said. “He was a genius, but he couldn’t handle been a part of the Village of Sea Cliff, and former Mayor school, teachers, or curricuEdward Lieberman has spent lums. He had serf house serover a year preparing to high- vants, and yet he deplored slavlight one of the country’s most ery.” iconic authors. The former mayor has done Lieber man will extensive preparaexamine the life and tion for the presenlegacy of Leo Toltation. “I started stoy during a prereading everything sentation at the Sea I can get my hands Cliff Library titled on for the last year “Tolstoy: The Life on Tolstoy,” he said, of a Conflicted adding that in addiGenius.” The talk, tion to reading Tolscheduled for 4 p.m. s t oy ’s n ove l s h e o n N ov. 1 3 , w i l l went through severexplore the Russian Edward al biographies writer’s novels, about the writer essays, and personal liEBErmaN including Henri Former Sea Cliff contradictions. Troyat’s ‘Tolstoy’, To l s t o y w a s a mayor A.N. Wilson’s ‘Tol19th-century Russtoy: A Biography’, sian author, philosoand Rosamund pher, and social reformer best Bartlett’s ‘Tolstoy: A Russian known for the epic novels War Life.’ and Peace and Anna Karenina. Lieberman called Tolstoy a Lieberman said the presenta- genius for his “writing, philostion’s title reflects the dualities ophy, and things that he did,” of Tolstoy’s life — from his adding that the Russian writer a r i s t o c r at i c s t at u s t o h i s “always wanted to seek the embrace of nonviolence and truth, no matter what it was.” spiritual humility. Tolstoy’s influence stretched “He believes in marriage, far beyond Russia. Playwright but in his marriage, there was
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nassau County executive Bruce Blakeman secured reelection last night along with the other three Republicans running for re-election bids in countywide positions. b i d , d e f e at i n g ch a l l e n g e r Wayne Wink Jr., and County Clerk Maureen O’Connell held onto her seat, contested by Joylette Williams. In the Town of Oyster Bay, incumbent Republican Joseph Saladino is projected to defeat Democrat Sam Sochet, 66 to 32., in the race for town supervisor. All three incumbent Republi-
cans on the town board Thomas P. Hand, Louis Imbroto and Andrew Monteleone secured reelection against their Democratic challengers Jyoti Anand, Ian Steinberg and Daniel Smith. “I think there’s definitely a hard difference between what Continued on page 7
ElEction RESUltS Office
Leading
Opponent
nassau county Executive
Bruce Blakeman (R) ................. 54%
Seth Koslow (d) ................46%
nassau county District Attorney anne donnelly (R) .................... 55%
nicole aloise (d) ...............45%
nassau county comptroller
elaine phillips (R) ..................... 55%
Wayne Wink Jr. (d) ............45%
nassau county clerk
Maureen o’Connell (R)..............57%
Joylette Williams (d).........43%
town of oyster Bay Supervisor
Joe Saladino (R) ................... 66%
Sam Crochet (d) ...............35%
town of oyster Bay clerk
Rich LaMarca (R) .................... 64%
Kamalveer Kaur (d)...........36%
county legislator District 11
delia deRiggi Whitton (d)......... 62%
Colin Bell (R) ....................38%
unofficial results as of midnight tuesday
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e always wanted to seek the truth, no matter what it was.
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