Town of Oyster Bay S.T.O.P. and E-Waste Program
Hours for all dates is 9:00 am – 4:00 pm For additional information, go to www.oysterbaytown.com/recycling. T.O.B. Solid Waste Disposal Complex Bethpage-Sweet Hollow Road, Old Bethpage, NY 11804 Saturday July 13 Saturday August 10 Saturday September 7 Sunday October 27 The PQ Recycling Plant in Farmingdale is one of only two in NYS that purchase redeemed […]
Mark Your Calendars: Fall Candidate Forums
Town of Oyster Bay We are planning a candidate forum for Town of Oyster Bay Supervisor and three at-large town council seats on October 17th, 7:00 – 9:00 pm at the Plainview-Old Bethpage Public Library. Town of Hempstead We are planning a candidate forum for Town of Hempstead Supervisor on October 10 from 7:00 pm – […]
Calling All New and Perspective Members
On Wednesday Aug. 21, 2019, at 7:15 pm, at the Levittown Library, we will have a get-together for new and prospective members and for members who plan to be part of our voter registration team this fall. For information please contact Barbara Epstein at info@lwveastnassau.org.
Early Voting and More in Nassau County
Representatives of the LWVNC Inter-League Organization (ILO), including our own Barbara Epstein met recently with representatives of the NC Board of Elections to discuss early voting, electronic voting books, and other new changes to the way we will be voting in NYS. All of these new state mandates will have to be worked out and worked into all county voting systems before Election Day.
Will Fusion Voting Be Eliminated in NYS?
There are members of the current state legislature who would like to end the practice of Fusion Voting in New York State, and others who feel it is important to keep this practice, so perhaps it is time for us to think about where we stand on this issue. What is Fusion Voting? When a […]
Because of Her Story – A Smithsonian Initiative
Because of Her Story “Votes for Women: A Portrait of Persistence” is part of the Smithsonian American Women’s History Initiative, “Because of Her Story.” The initiative is one of the country’s most ambitious undertakings to research, collect, document display and share the compelling story of women. It will deepen our understanding of women’s contributions to […]
Court Reform Comes Alive!
(by Libby Hubbard, LWV Huntington former President, LWVNYS) Progress toward a major goal of a venerable Action Item appears achievable, beginning in the 2019 session of the new State Legislature and that is Court Simplification. The LWVNYS has worked for this since the 1950s – yes the 1950s! Along the way, we have had important […]
Who Was the First Woman Depicted on Currency?
The honor belongs to Arsinoe II, a Ptolemaic queen of Egypt, who appeared on a coin in the third century B.C., says Ellen Feingold, curator of the National Numismatic Collection. Others have included: Queen Elizabeth I of England in the 16th century Indira Gandhi in the 1980s Maria Montessori in the 1990s, and Eva Perón […]
We Need You!!!
As most of our members know, the Leagues in Nassau County sponsor and/or provide moderators for many candidate forums throughout the county during election seasons. These include school board elections and other local elections in addition to the primary and general elections in November. We are now in need of additional moderators from among our […]
Equal Pay Day Letters to the Editor
On April 2, 2019, we mobilized women across the state to address the disparity of wages between the sexes. Although the main event has passed, we can keep the momentum going by sending letters to the editors of our local papers. Remember: Newspapers generally have instructions for Letters to the Editor on their websites. They […]