07.12.2013 News Maertz won’t force Democratic primary There will be no Democratic primary in the fall to determine who will face Republican Tony Palumbo in the race to fill the North Fork’s vacant State Assembly seat....
06.14.2013 Columns Equal Time: The North Fork is indeed my home In politics, there is an old axiom about news coverage: It doesn’t matter what they say about you as long as they spell your name right. Even so, I...
06.07.2013 News Maertz vows to primary for Assembly nod Rocky Point attorney Jennifer Maertz will try to accomplish through a primary what she couldn’t do through political conventions, namely gain the Democratic Party’s nomination in this year’s special...
06.07.2013 Columns Column: No, sir, you are a resident of Brooklyn The residency requirement to run for New York State Assembly is defined very briefly on the NYS Board of Elections website. In fact, the definition is only one sentence...
05.29.2013 News Attorney emerges as candidate for Assembly It appears New York City attorney John McManmon has the support he needs to run for the state Assembly seat vacated by Republican Dan Losquadro last year. Suffolk’s Democrats...