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Medicare Made Clear

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 7, 2023 – 7:00 PM

Hicksville Public Library – 169 Jerusalem Ave., Hicksville

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

Legislators Team Up with Colette Coyne Melanoma Awareness Campaign for Melanoma Awareness Month

MINEOLA, NY – Legislator Rose Marie Walker was joined by Deputy Presiding Officer Howard Kopel, Legislators Mazi Melesa Pilip, and Tom McKevitt, Deputy County Executive for Health & Human Services Anissa Moore, Dr. Irina Gelman, Commissioner...

Legislature Honors "Top Cop" for April 2023

Mineola, NY---On April 24^th, the Nassau County Legislature honored 7^th Precinct Nassau County Police Officer Nicole Winter as Top Cop for the month of April. Officer Winter was off duty when she saved the life of a man in the middle of cardiac arrest.On M...

Narcan Training Community Forum

Legislator Rose Marie Walker and Legislator Laura Schaefer

in partnership with County Executive Bruce Blakeman and the 

Nassau County Department of Human Services Invite you to a

NARCAN TRAINING COMMUNITY FORUM

WEDNESDAY, MAY 24, 2023 • 6:30...

Legislator Walker to Host a Free Child Car Seat Safety Inspection

TUESDAY, MAY 2, 2023  •  9:00 AM to 1:00 PM

Cantiague Park – 480 W. John St., Hicksville

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

Hicksville Community Blood Drive

THURSDAY, MAY 4, 2023 • 2:30 PM – 8:30 PM

Hicksville Fire Department Headquarters – 20 E. Marie St., Hicksville

Join us at the Hicksville Community Blood Drive hosted by: 

Legislator Laura Schaefer, Legislator Rose Marie Walker,

Hi...

Public Safety Meeting

TUESDAY, APRIL 25, 2023 – 7:00 PMBethpage Public Library – 47 Powell Ave., Bethpage

Join Legislator Rose Marie Walker, Legislator Laura Schaefer and Nassau County Police Department 8th Precinct POP officers for a Public Safety Meeting a...

Legislator Walker is Hosting a "Shed the Meds" Drug Drop Off Event in Bethpage

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

Bethpage High School – 10 Cherry Ave., Bethpage

Stewart Avenue Parking Lot (across from Bethpage Park)

Nassau County Legislators Rose Marie Walker and Laura Schaefer are j...

Kennedy Park Community Cleanup

• Saturday, April 29, 2023 • 9:00 AM to 12:00 Noon •

Kennedy Park – Jerusalem Ave. & Broadway, Hicksville

Help keep our community clean. Join Legislator Rose Marie Walker, Legislator Laura Schaefer...

The NuHealth/NUMC Mobile Mammography Van is Coming to the 17th Legislative District

   • Thursday, April 20, 2023 • 8:00 AM to 10:30 AM •

Cantiague Park – 480 West John St., Hicksville

Nassau County Legislators Rose Marie Walker and Laura Schaefer are sponsoring the ...

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 Walker Honors NCPD Officer Who Saved Life As 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...

Virtual Property Tax Assessment Grievance Seminars in the 17th Legislative District

Legislator Rose Marie Walker is hosting two Virtual Property Tax Assessment Grievance Seminars in 2023 for all homeowners who disagree with the assessed value of their home based on the “Notice of Tentative Assessed Value&...

Nassau Legislators Walker & Kennedy Dedicate New Playground

Nassau County Legislators Rose Marie Walker and James Kennedy recently joined with Farmingdale School District officials, parents, and children for the dedication of the new Woodward Parkway Elementary School playground.  Funding for the playgrou...

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...

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...

NASSAU LEGISLATURE HONORS TOP DETECTIVES FOR SEPTEMBER 2022

The Nassau County Legislature honored two Nassau County 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 seve...

THE NuHEALTH/ NUMC MOBILE MAMMOGRAPHY VAN IS COMING TO THE 12TH LEGISLATIVE DISTRICT

• Wednesday, Sept. 21, 2022 • 8:00 AM to 12:00 Noon •Ellsworth W. Allen Park – 45 Motor Ave., Farmingdale

Nassau County Legislators Rose Marie Walker and James Kennedy are sponsoring the NuHealth/Nass...

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

LEGISLATOR ROSE MARIE WALKER’S2022 PROPERTY TAX EXEMPTIONS WORKSHOPS 

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 6^TH – 1:00 PM TO 2:30 PMHicksville Public Library – 169 Jerusalem Ave., Hicksville 

TUESDAY, OCTOBER 11^TH – 1:0...

NATIONAL NIGHT OUT 2022

Legislator Rose Marie Walker – 17^th Legislative DistrictLegislator Laura Schaefer – 14^th Legislative Districtand The Nassau County Police DepartmentInvite You To

America’s Night Out Against CrimeNATIONAL NIGHT OUT 2022Tuesday,...

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

Mineola, NY--- During today’s meeting of the Nassau County Legislature’s Legislative Committees, two pieces of legislation were passed, which will provide necessary monetary aid to public, private and charter schools, as well as to the...

LEGISLATOR WALKER HONORS NASSAU COUNTY’S REGENERON FINALISTS

The Nassau County Legislature honored Nassau County’s Regeneron finalists. 5 Nassau County high school seniors were among the 40 finalists chosen in the Regeneron Science Talent Search 2022 competition, and many more were among the runner ups. T...

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 ...

EDUCATION ASSISTANCE CORPORATION HOSTS RIBBON CUTTING AT NEW OFFICES

The EAC recently celebrated the opening of its new offices in the heart of Nassau County with a ribbon cutting ceremony. Executive Director Neela Mukherjee Lockel and Chairman of the EAC Board Richie Kessel cut the ribbon on the new EAC offices at 99 Quen...

Virtual Property TAX ASSESSMENT Grievance Workshops in the 17th Legislative District

Virtual Property TAX ASSESSMENT Grievance Workshops in the 17th Legislative District

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

www.nassaucountyny.gov/ld17

Legislator Rose Marie Walker is hosting two 2022 Virtual Property Tax Ass...

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...

MAJORITY LEGISLATORS DEMAND AUDIT OF TAX BILL ERRORS THAT RESULTED TAX OVERBILLINGS

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 Protection Plan has resulted in the owners of over 16,000 homes being undercharged on prope...

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...

WALKER TO HOST FREE CHILD CAR SEAT SAFETY INSPECTION

Thursday, October 21, 2021  •  9:00 AM to 12:00 NoonBethpage Community Park – 1001 Stewart Ave., Bethpage

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

2022-2023 PROPERTY TAX EXEMPTION APPLICATIONS NOW AVAILABLE

Nassau County Legislator Rose Marie Walker wants Nassau homeowners to know that applications to file for tax exemptions for 2022-2023 are now available and is encouraging residents to file applications for any exemption they may be eligible to receive. &a...

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...

LEGISLATOR WALKER IS BRINGING THE NUMC MAMMOGRAPHY VAN TO FARMINGDALE

   • Thursday, September 16, 2021 • 8:15 AM to 12:00 Noon •

Ellsworth W. Allen Park – 45 Motor Ave., Farmingdale

Nassau County Legislators Rose Marie Walker and James Kennedy are co-s...

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 ROSE MARIE WALKER – 17TH LEGISLATIVE DISTRICT

LEGISLATOR LAURA SCHAEFER – 14TH 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 SHIN...

NASSAU LEGISLATURE SETS ASIDE MILLIONS OF DOLLARS TO TREAT OPIOID ADDICTION

Currently, New York State, along with Nassau and Suffolk Counties are suing several opioid manufacturers in a class action lawsuit in federal court in Central Islip. The trial, which began this week, is to determine the liability of pharmaceutical manufac...

LEGISLATOR KOPEL IS HOSTING A “SHED THE MEDS” DRUG DROP OFF EVENT IN EAST ROCKAWAY

SATURDAY, JUNE 26, 2021 • 10:00 AM - 2:00 PM

East Rockaway Senior Center - 6 James St. N, East Rockaway

Deputy Presiding Officer Howard J. Kopel and the Nassau County Police Department are hosting a “Shed the Meds” Drug Take-Bac...

LEGISLATOR WALKER ATTENDS CEREMONY TO HONOR FALLEN CORRECTION OFFICERS AND SHERIFFS

Legislator Rose Marie Walker joined with other elected officials, law enforcement and union officials on May 6, 2021 to honor those Nassau County Correction Officers and Sheriffs that made the ultimate sacrifice in the line of...

RHOADS AND WALKER DELIVER CRP MONEY TO SEAFORD SCHOOL DISTRICT

Nassau County Legislators Steve Rhoads and Rose Marie Walker joined with Seaford School District Officials to deliver a check of $247,000 in Capital Funds, which the Legislator obtained through the Community Revitalization Program (CRP).

The money will go ...

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...

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...

LEGISLATOR ROSE MARIE WALKER’S TACKAPAUSHA PRESERVE CLEAN UP DAY

SATURDAY, MAY 15, 2021

9:00 AM to 11:00 AM

2225 Washington Ave., Seaford, NY 11783

Help Legislator Rose Marie Walker and Legislator Steve Rhoads keep the Tackapausha Preserve beautiful. Volunteers are needed and all are welcome to join Le...

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...

LEGISLATURE INTRODUCES BILL MANDATING DISCLOSURE OF ANY NEW COUNTY HOMELESS SHELTER AGREEMENTS

Last year, it was revealed that a secret deal was made by the County Executive with the owners of the former Hampton Inn Jericho/Westbury at 120 Jericho Turnpike in Jericho guaranteeing the new landlord $36 million dollars over the course of ten years on ...

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 ...

VIRTUAL OVERDOSE PREVENTION SEMINAR with NALOXONE/NARCAN TRAINING

Wednesday, May 26, 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 fronts, one of th...