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Legislator Ferretti Welcomes Abbey Lane Elementary School Class of 2023

Legislator John Ferretti was honored to give Abbey Lane Elementary School Class of 2023 a tour of the beautiful and historic Theodore Roosevelt Executive & Legislative Building in Mineola.

Legislator Ferretti to Host a Free Child Car Seat Safety Inspection

WEDNESday, JUNE 7, 2023  •  9:00 AM to 1:00 PM

St. Bernard’s Church – 3100 Hempstead Tpke., Levittown

Did you know that 3 out of 4 child car seats are installed incorrectly? Nassau C...

The NuHealth/NUMC Mobile Mammography Van is Coming to the 15th Legislative District

   • Wednesday, May 31, 2023 • 8:00 AM to 10:30 AM •

St. Bernard’s Church – 3100 Hempstead Tpke., Levittown

Nassau County Legislator John Ferretti is sponsoring the NuHealth...

Medicare Made Clear

TUESDAY, MAY 16, 2023 - 7:00 PM - 8:00 PM

East Meadow Public Library – 1886 Front St., East Meadow

This program, led by Joy Poupko, a Medicare Advisor and an experienced insurance specialist for the senior population, i...

Legislator Ferretti is Hosting a "Shed the Meds" Drug Drop Off Event in Levittown

SATURDAY, APRIL 29, 2023 • 9:30 AM - 12:00 Noon

Wisdom Lane Middle School – 120 Center Ln., Levittown

Nassau County Legislators John Ferretti, Tom McKevitt and Michael Giangregorio are joining with the Nassau County Po...

Legislature Makes Tax Exemptions for Volunteer Firefighters and Ambulance Workers More Accessible

Mineola, NY---On February 27^th, the Nassau County Legislature unanimously passed a local law to lower the number of years that volunteer firefighters and ambulance workers need to serve before qualifying for a partial tax exemption on their count...

Legislature honors Top Cops for February 2023

Mineola, NY - On February 27th, the Nassau County Legislature honored four Nassau County Police Officers from the 1st Precinct as Top Cops for February 2023, for their heroic actions rescuing a victim during a fire in Roosevelt.On November 4th, O...

Legislator Ferretti and Levittown Schools Take Part in Valentines for Vets

Levittown, NY - In preparation for Valentines Day, Legislator John Ferretti joined with three Levittown area elementary schools to take part in his office’s Valentine’s for Veterans program. Students in each class would write ...

S.T.O.P Hazardous Household Waste Collection Program coming to East Meadow

SATURDAY, MARCH 11, 2023  -  8:00 AM to 3:00 PM

Eisenhower Park – Parking Field #3 – East Meadow

Legislator John Ferretti is pleased to announce that the Town of Hempstead Stop Throwing Out Pollutants Hazardou...

Legislator John Ferretti Joins with Abbey Lane Elementary School for their PARP Program

Nassau County Legislator John Ferretti was happy to join Abbey Lane Elementary School on Tuesday, January 31, 2023, for their PARP Program as a reader in Mrs. Kennedy’s Kindergarten Class.The NYS PTA Pick a Reading Partner program (known as PARP...

Legislator Ferretti Honors 91-Year-Old Crossing Guard From Levittown

Levittown, NY- Nassau County Legislator John Ferretti joined with County Executive Bruce Blakeman and Hempstead Clerk Kate Murray to honor 91-year-old crossing guard Louise Kobs, who has retired after her 41 years of service to the Levittown School Distri...

Legislator Ferretti Honors 4 Faculty Members Who Saved Student's Life

Mineola, NY---On January 23rd, Legislator John Ferretti honored four faculty members from Division Avenue High School in Levittown who saved the life of student Haeleigh Ortiz after she collapsed on the floor of her gym locker room due to an undiagnosed r...

Nassau County Legislature Honors NCPD Officer Who Saved Life For Top Cop

Mineola, NY---On January 23rd, the Nassau County Legislature honored 8th Precinct Nassau County Police Officer Chelsea Penn for her heroic rescue of a woman on a train tracks, who was trying to commit suicide.

On September 11th, 2022, Officer Penn was on p...

Legislator Ferretti attends Levittown Kiwanis Club "Terrific Kid" Ceremony

Legislator John Ferretti was happy to join the Levittown Kiwanis Club for their Terrific Kids Ceremony at Gardiners Avenue Elementary School on Thursday, January 19, 2023, along with Hempstead Town Clerk Kate Murray and congratulate some Terrific Kids!Sho...

Legislator Ferretti attends Levittown Kiwanis Club "Terrific Kid" Ceremony

Nassau County Legislator John Ferretti was happy to attend the Levittown Kiwanis Club Terrific Kid Ceremony at Jonas E. Salk Middle School on Friday, January 13, 2023, along with Hempstead Town Clerk Kate Murray.

Shown in photo with Legislator Ferretti, ba...

Legislator Ferretti Attends Eagle Scout Court of Honor Ceremony

Levittown, NY— Nassau County Legislator John Ferretti was honored to attend the Eagle Scout Court of Honor Ceremony for David DeRienzo at The Knights of Columbus Post #3581 in Levittown on Tuesday, January 3, 2023.

Shown in photo, left to right: ...

Nassau County Legislature Honors NCPD Officer with ALS as Top Cop For December

On December 19^th, the Nassau County Legislature honored Nassau County Police Department Officer Wayne Resnick from the 4^th Precinct as their Top Cop for December 2022. Officer Resnick was diagnosed with ALS in April of 2022 yet continued to show up for wo...

Virtual Property Tax Assessment Grievance Seminars in the 15th Legislative District

Nassau County Legislator John Ferretti is hosting two 2023 Virtual Property Tax Assessment Grievance Seminars for all homeowners who disagree with the assessed value of their home as indicated on the 2024-2025 Tentative Notice of Assess...

S.T.O.P Hazardous Household Waste Collection Program coming to East Meadow

SUNDAY, DECEMBER 4, 2022  -  8:00 AM to 3:00 PMEisenhower Park/Parking Field #3 – East Meadow

Legislator John Ferretti is pleased to announce that the Town of Hempstead Stop Throwing Out Pollutants Hazardous Waste Collection Pro...

Nassau County Legislature Celebrates Italian Culture and Heritage Month

On October 24th, the Nassau County Legislature celebrated Italian Heritage and Culture Month by recognizing the achievements of Italian and Italian American Nobel Prize Laureates. Joseph Sciame, President of the Sons of Italy Foundation, Inc. and Chair of...

Nassau County Legislature Honors Top Cops for October 2022

The Nassau County Legislature honored two Nassau County Police Department Officers from the 2nd Precinct for their work in recovering a stolen car and catching a suspect who was tied to multiple car thefts in Nassau and Suffolk Counties. They are the Legi...

Levittown Community Blood Drive

anybody can give blood, be a somebody and donate!

THURsday, october 20, 2022  •  2:30 PM – 8:15 PM

Levittown Fire Department– 120 Gardiners Ave., Levittown

Join us at the Levittown Community ...

Legislator Ferretti is Hosting a "Shed the Meds" Drug Drop Off Event in Levittown

SATURDAY, October 29, 2022 • 9:30 AM - 12:30 NoonWisdom Lane Middle School – 120 Center Ln., Levittown

Nassau County Legislators John Ferretti and Tom McKevitt are joining together with the Nassau County Police Department and the Levitto...

The NuHealth/NUMC Mobile Mammography Van is Coming to the 15th Legislative District

THURSDAY, OCT. 27, 2022 • 8:00 AM TO 12:00 NOONST. BERNARD’S CHURCH – PARISH PARKING LOT3100 HEMPSTEAD TPKE., LEVITTOWN

Nassau County Legislator John Ferretti is hosting the NuHealth/Nassau University Medical Center Mobile Mamm...

NASSAU LEGISLATURE HONORS TOP DETECTIVES FOR SEPTEMBER 2022

On September 19^th, the Nassau County Legislature honored two Detectives from the Third Squad as Top Detectives for September 2022.

On April 22nd, a man was assaulted at Chuck E. Cheese in Hempstead. He was transferred to Winthrop where he was found to have...

YOU COULD BE SAVING HUNDREDS OF DOLLARS OFF YOUR PROPERTY TAXES!

LEGISLATOR JOHN FERRETTI’S2022 PROPERTY TAX EXEMPTIONS WORKSHOPS

WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 14^TH – 1:00 PM TO 2:30 PMEast Meadow Public Library – 1886 Front St., East Meadow

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 30^TH – 1:00 PM TO 2:30 PMLevitt...

East Meadow Community Blood Drive

EAST MEADOW COMMUNITY BLOOD DRIVE

anybody can give blood, be a somebody and donate!

WEDNESDAY, JULY 27, 2022  •  1:00 PM – 7:00 PM

East Meadow Public Library – 1886 Front St., East Meadow

Join...

S.T.O.P. Hazardous Household Waste Collection Program Coming to East Meadow

July 7, 2022

S.T.O.P. HAZARDOUS HOUSEHOLD WASTE 

COLLECTION PROGRAM COMING TO EAST MEADOW

SATURDAY, JULY 16, 2022  -  8:00 AM to 3:00 PM

Town of Hempstead Parking Field #L2

Division Avenue, Levittown&...

E-CYCLING BEGINS WITH YOU!

July 7, 2022

E-CYCLING BEGINS WITH YOU!

OCEANSIDE E-CYCLE & SHREDDING EVENT

SATURDAY, AUGUST 6, 2022  -  8:00 am - 1:00 pm

Town of Hempstead Parking Field # L2

Division Avenue, Levittown

Electronics waste is g...

LEGISLATOR FERRETTI HONORS ISLAND TREES CHEERLEADING CHAMPIONS

Nassau County Legislator John Ferretti was honored, along with Town Clerk Kate Murray, and Nassau County Legislator Steve Rhoads, to present Island Trees Superintendent Charles Murphy, Athletic Director Sean Burns and Cheerleaders with a congratulatory si...

LEGISLATOR FERRETTI HONORS MACARTHUR CHEERLEADING CHAMPIONS

Nassau County Legislator John Ferretti and Hempstead Town Clerk Kate Murray were honored to present General Douglas MacArthur High School Principal Joseph Sheehan, Athletic Director Keith Snyder, Varsity Cheerleading Coach Lisa Nessler and the Varsity Che...

LEGISLATOR FERRETTI HONORED TO ATTEND LEVITTOWN 75TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION EVENT

Nassau County Legislator John Ferretti was honored, along with New York State Assemblyman John Mikulin, Nassau County Legislator Steve Rhoads, Veteran Jimmy Tomei, Jim Coll and Members of the Levittown Historical Society and Lev...

NASSAU COUNTY LEGISLATURE PASSES COVID FUNDS FOR SCHOOLS AND VEEB THROUGH LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEES

in an effort to assist with the on-going COVID-19 pandemic.  

The first piece of legislation authorizes the County Executive to award grant funding through the Epidemiology and Laboratory Capacity (ELC) program to public and non-public schools. Th...

COUNTY EXECUTIVE BLAKEMAN AND PRESIDING OFFICER NICOLELLO ANNOUNCE GRANTS FOR VETERANS ORGANIZATIONS

The Nassau County Legislative Majority joined County Executive Bruce Blakeman to announce that the county is creating a program to provide grants for veterans’ halls and facilities. The grant funds will come from federal American Rescue and Reco...

NASSAU COUNTY LEGISLATURE PASSES $2M FOR SEPTIC PROGRAM

Program grants eligible property owners up to $20,000 for nitrogen reducing septic upgrades 

Nassau County, NY -- On February 28th, the Nassau County Legislature passed a supplemental appropriation of a $2 million grant from the New York ...

VIRTUAL OVERDOSE PREVENTION SEMINAR with NALOXONE/NARCAN TRAINING

VIRTUAL OVERDOSE PREVENTION SEMINAR with NALOXONE/NARCAN TRAINING

Wednesday, February 16, 2022  •  11:00 AM - 12:30 PMA virtual training seminar through ZOOM

You can save the life of a loved one from overdose!

Nassau County has bee...

FERRETTI SWORN IN FOR NEW TERM AS LEGISLATOR

On Monday, January 10th, John Ferretti was sworn in for a new term in the Nassau County Legislature for the 14th Legislative Session covering 2022-2023.

Former Congressman Peter King administered the oath of office to the Majority Caucus of the Legislature...

Virtual Property TAX ASSESSMENT Grievance Workshops in the 15th Legislative District

Virtual Property TAX ASSESSMENT Grievance 

Workshops in the 15^th Legislative District

to log in to the seminar, go to link on my website:

www.nassaucountyny.gov/ld15

Legislator John Ferretti is hosting two 2022 Virtual Property Ta...

FERRETTI AND THE LONG ISLAND ALZHEIMER’S & DEMENTIA CENTER PRESENT: “TRAIN YOUR BRAIN”

WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 2021 • 1:00 PM - 2:00 PMLevittown Hall – 201 Levittown Pkwy., Hicksville

Nassau County Legislator John Ferretti and the Long Island Alzheimer’s & Dementia Center are hosting a memory training event t...

NASSAU LEGISLATURE PASSES COUNTY BUDGET WITH MAJORITY AMENDMENTS

County Executive has 7 days to Approve or Veto

Mineola, NY - The Nassau County Legislature voted to approve the County's budget, with the Majority's amendments by a vote of 11-8 with all Republican legislators voting in favor, and all Dem...

MAJORITY ANNOUNCES AMENDMENTS TO COUNTY EXECUTIVE'S BUDGET

Mineola, NY - Today, members of the Nassau County Legislature announced the Republican Majority's Amendments to the County Executive's Budget. These amendments add no additional money to the County Budget and put more money back into residents' p...

SMALL BUSINESS OWNERS SUFFER FROM DELAYS GETTING COUNTY LICENSES

County Cashes Checks, then Makes Applicants Wait Over a Year, Causing Hundreds of thousands in Lost Revenue

Mineola, NY – Nassau County’s Legislative Majority was joined today by angry and frustrated local business owners and contractor...

“BACK2LEVITTOWN” FACEBOOK LIVE SHOW Friday, October 29, 2021 - 8:30 PM to 9:30 PM

www.facebook.com/Back2Levittown

Join with Legislator John Ferretti and “Back 2 Levittown” host and creator Danny Tighe as we look back on how life was while growing up in Levittown in the 1960’s, 1970’s and 1980&...

FERRETTI IS BRINGING THE NuHEALTH/ NUMC MAMMOGRAPHY VAN TO THE 15TH LEGISLATIVE DISTRICT

Wednesday, October 27, 2021  •  8:15 AM to 12:00 Noon •St. Bernard’s Church – 3100 Hempstead Tpke., Levittown

Nassau County Legislator John Ferretti is sponsoring the NuHealth/Nassau Univers...

VIRTUAL OVERDOSE PREVENTION SEMINAR with NALOXONE/NARCAN TRAINING

Wednesday, October 27, 2021  •  11:00 AM - 12:30 PM

A virtual training seminar through ZOOM 

You can save the life of a loved one from overdose 

Nassau County has been addressing the opioid crisis on multiple fron...

FERRETTI’S TELEPHONE OFFICE HOUR Tuesday, October 26, 2021 – 6:00 PM to 7:00 PM

Nassau County Legislator John Ferretti is hosting a Telephone Office Hour event to address residents’ questions and concerns about County related issues. To participate and make your voice heard, please call Legislator Ferretti at 516-571-6215 o...

FERRETTI TO HOST A FREE CHILD CAR SEAT SAFETY INSPECTION

Wednesday, October 20, 2021  •  9:00 AM to 12:00 NoonSt. Bernard’s Church (parking lot) - 3100 Hempstead Tpke., Levittown

Did you know that 3 out of 4 child car seats are installed incorrectly? Nassau County L...

LEGISLATORS DEMAND AUDIT OF TAX BILL ERRORS THAT RESULTED TAX OVERBILLINGS OF OVER $16 MILLION

Left Uncorrected, Overbillings Could Total $50M by end of Reassessment Phase In

Mineola, NY - An error in the assessed values used by the Nassau County Assessor to calculate the 5-year phase in of a property tax exemption known as the Taxpayer Pro...

COUNTY LEGISLATURE PASSES CUTS TO ALMOST $100 MILLION DOLLARS IN COUNTY FEES

Mineola, NY - Today the Nassau County Legislature passed a bill to cut almost $100 Million Dollars in county fees incurred by Nassau residents. This money will be made up with tens of tens of millions of dollars of excess sales tax revenue over the projec...

NASSAU COUNTY LEGISLATIVE MAJORITY PROPOSES CUTTING ALMOST $100 MILLION DOLLARS IN COUNTY FEES

Calls on the County Executive to Submit a Budget That Cuts Taxes

The Nassau County Legislature Republican Majority introduced a bill to cut $96 Million Dollars in county fees that would be incurred by hundreds of thousands of Nassau residents. This money w...

COMMUNITY BLOOD DRIVE

Tuesday, AUGUST 24, 2021  •  1:00 PM – 7:00 PMNew Hyde Park Fire Department - 1555 Jericho Tpke., New Hyde Park

Hosted by Legislator John Ferretti, Legislator Tom McKevitt and New York Blood CenterAPPOINTMENTS ...

CURRAN ADMITS "TAXPAYER PROTECTION PLAN" LED TO MANSIONS BEING CHARGED ZERO PROPERTY TAXES

Mineola, New York – On Yesterday's News 12 "Power and Politics", when asked about multi-million-dollar Nassau County mansions paying Zero in property taxes, A spokesperson for County Executive Curran said "Clearly the Taxpayer Protection Pr...

LEGISLATURE ASKS FOR AUDIT OF COUNTY DEPARTMENTS & VENDORS TO ENFORCE ANTI-BDS LEGISLATION

Mineola, New York – In 2016, the Nassau County Legislature voted unanimously for legislation that prohibited the County from doing business with any company or person involved in the Boycott, Divestment and Sanction (BDS) movement against Israel. The legi...

MULTI-MILLION DOLLAR MANSIONS PAY 0 PROPERTY TAX WHILE 65% OF HOMEOWNERS ARE SLAMMED WITH TAX HIKES

Nicolello, Majority Legislators Demand Answers from Administration

Mineola, NY – Nassau Legislature Presiding Officer Rich Nicolello today demanded answers from County Executive Laura Curran for a collection of mansions in the County, whose owner...

NASSAU LEGISLATURE ANNOUNCES RESULTS OF COUNTY EXECUTIVE CURRAN'S REASSESSMENT

NASSAU LEGISLATURE ANNOUNCES RESULTS OF COUNTY EXECUTIVE CURRAN'S REASSESSMENT

Mineola, New York – The 2020-2021 tax year was the first year of County Executive Laura Curran's reassessment. That year saw a record number of griev...

NATIONAL NIGHT OUT 2021

LEGISLATOR JOHN FERRETTI – 15TH LEGISLATIVE DISTRICT

LEGISLATOR TOM McKEVITT– 13TH LEGISLATIVE DISTRICT

AND THE NASSAU COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT

INVITE YOU TO

AMERICA’S NIGHT OUT AGAINST CRIME

NATIONAL NIGHT OUT 2021

TUESDAY, AUGUST 3, 2021 • RAIN OR SHINE

7:00 P...

S.T.O.P. HAZARDOUS HOUSEHOLD WASTE COLLECTION PROGRAM COMING TO BELLMORE

S.T.O.P. HAZARDOUS HOUSEHOLD WASTE COLLECTION PROGRAM COMING TO BELLMORE

SATURDAY, JULY 17, 2021 - 8:00 AM to 3:00 PM

Levittown Parking Field L2 – Division Ave., Levittown

Legislator John Ferretti is pleased to announce that the Town of Hempstead Stop Throwi...

LEGISLATOR FERRETTI HELPS NASSAU SENIOR WHO WAS DECLARED DEAD BY NASSAU COUNTY GET REIMBURSED

As the result of an error made by the Nassau County Department of Assessment, Ann Mazze was incorrectly declared dead by the county, causing her to lose her Enhanced STAR recipient status, other tax exemptions, and pay thousands of dollars extra in taxes....

LEGISLATURE PASSED BILL APPROVING SCHOOL BUS STOP-ARM CAMERAS FOR SEPTEMBER 2021

The Nassau County Legislature Committees passed legislation to implement school bus STOP-arm cameras by September 2021. The legislation passed unanimously though the Public Safety, Finance and Rules committees.  This legislation comes after month...

LEGISLATOR FERRETTI IS HOSTING A “SHED THE MEDS” DRUG DROP OFF EVENT IN WANTAGH

SATURDAY, MAY 22, 2021 • 9:00 AM - 12:00 Noon

Wantagh High School – 3297 Beltagh Ave., Wantagh

Nassau County Legislator John Ferretti is joining with Legislators Steve Rhoads and Tom McKevitt, the Nassau Coun...

NASSAU LEGISLATIVE MAJORITY TO STATE: KILL THE GAS TAX

The Nassau County Legislative Majority today announced its strong opposition to a bill under consideration in Albany that will raise gas taxes a whopping 55 cents to 98.12 cents per gallon, which will make New York’s gas tax 57% higher than every other st...

LEGISLATORS DISTRIBUTE COVID-19 SERVICE PINS TO NUMC HEALTHCARE HEROES

On May 3^rd, Legislator John Ferretti, Legislator Tom McKevitt, Legislator Steve Rhoads, NUMC President/Chief Executive Officer Dr. Anthony Boutin and CSEA President Ron Gurerri presented COVID-19 Service Pins to Nassau University Medical Center (NUMC) hea...

LEGISLATURE CALLS FOR END TO NEW NY DISCOVERY LAWS THAT DISCOURAGE ANTI-ASIAN HATE CRIMES REPORTS

Over the last year, our nation has seen an increasing number of violent attacks on Asians as well as hate crimes in general aimed at people of different faiths and ethnicities. More recently, each week there is another story of an unprovoked attack on a m...

NASSAU COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT SAFETY TIPS TO PREVENT STOLEN CARS AND LARCENIES FROM VEHICLES

Every 45 seconds, a car is stolen in the United States, which is close to one million stolen vehicles per year. Thefts occur at all times of the day and night and usually happen when a car has been left unlocked with the key fob left inside a vehicle equi...

LEGISLATIVE DEMOCRATS DEFEAT ELECTED ASSESSOR PROPOSAL

LEGISLATIVE DEMOCRATS DEFEAT 

ELECTED ASSESSOR PROPOSAL

COUNTY EXECUTIVE/ LEGISLATIVE DEMOCRATS REFUSE TO ALLOW PUBLIC TO VOTE ON ISSUE

Mineola, New York – Earlier this year, the Nassau County Legislative Majority filed a bill to ...