Paul LaRocco

Heavy turnout in Lattingtown election

newsday.com — In the first contested mayoral race in four decades in the village of Lattingtown, turnout was extremely heavy when the polls opened Tuesday at noon. About a dozen people already were waiting to vote a few minutes after an initial problem with the two voting machines was resolved.

Jon Kaiman's cellphone sets off Art Garfunkel

newsday.com — The sounds of silence weren't coming from one town supervisor's cellphone at a private concert by Art Garfunkel in Great Neck earlier this month. North Hempstead Town Supervisor Jon Kaiman, who was attending an exclusive concert by the singer June 8 at the Great Neck Arts Center, said he pulled out his cellphone mid-concert to stop it from buzzing.

Suffolk debates use of open space purchase funds

newsday.com — Traffic alerts4 15 m ago In Copiague road construction. two lanes closed on Sunrise Hwy/NY Rt-27 WB at CR-47/Great Neck Rd In Copiague road construction.

Suffolk GOP chief on Bellone treasurer plan: It's 'political payback'

newsday.com — Traffic alerts4 13 m ago In Copiague road construction. two lanes closed on Sunrise Hwy/NY Rt-27 WB at CR-47/Great Neck Rd In Copiague road construction.

LIPA bill advances from senate committee

newsday.com — Traffic alerts4 In Plainview accident on The L.I.E./I-495 WB at X46/Sunnyside Blvd. Stop and go traffic from X48/Round Swamp Rd in Melville 22 m ago In Medford accident cleared on The L.I.E./I-495 WB at X63/North Ocean Ave (CR-83) In Medford accident cleared on The L.I.E./I-495 WB at X63/North Ocean Ave (CR-83) 29 m ago Jericho tpke between Mercer Court to Schiller Ave due to downed utility wires (dc) In Huntington Station closed on NY Rt-25(Jericho Tpk/Middle Cntry Rd/Main St) WB after Melville Rd and before Rt-110/Walt Whitman Rd.

Suffolk lawmakers question merger plan

newsday.com — Traffic alerts4 17 m ago In Deer Park accident on Rt-231/Deer Park Ave NB at Old Country Rd. Slow traffic from Acorn St In Deer Park accident on Rt-231/Deer Park Ave NB at Old Country Rd.

Entertainment, sports and the Coliseum

newsday.com — The vision of a bustling, year-round hub in the middle of Nassau County that generates jobs and tax revenue, and projects an attractive image of Long Island, seems simple enough -- at least on paper. But the four proposals to get there with the Nassau Coliseum property involve different paths, and there's no clear model to replicate.