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Election 2024: Winner Projected For Long Island's 3rd Congressional District Race Election 2024: Winner Projected For Long Island's 3rd Congressional District Race
Election 2024: Winner Projected For Long Island's 3rd Congressional District Race Election Day 2024 is in the books, and Long Islanders have chosen their next representatives in Congress. In New York’s 3rd congressional district race, incumbent Democratic Rep. Tom Suozzi defeated Republican challenger Mike LiPetri for the House seat representing portions of the North Shore, Nassau County, and Queens, according to the state Board of Elections. Suozzi was leading LiPetri by a margin of 52.5 to 47.5 percent, with 90 percent of the vote in as of 1:25 a.m. Wednesday, Nov. 5. pic.twitter.com/LZDhxMTfoI — Tom Suozzi (@Tom_Suozzi) November 6, 2024 The 62-year-old Suozzi, w…
Election 2024: Here’s Final Look At Long Island Congressional Races Election 2024: Here’s Final Look At Long Island Congressional Races
Election 2024: Here’s Final Look At Long Island Congressional Races These competitive races on Long Island could determine which party controls the US House next year. Below are the four congressional races that will be decided by Nassau and Suffolk county voters this Election Day. US House Office of Photography // Wikimedia Commons user Meenween 1st District: Nick LaLota vs. John Avlon Incumbent Republican Rep. Nick LaLota is hoping to defend his 1st District seat from Democratic challenger John Avlon. The district includes the eastern two-thirds of Suffolk County. The 46-year-old LaLota is a US Navy veteran who received a law degree from Hofstra …
Meet 17-Year-Old Shipwright Charting His Own Course On Long Island: 'A Dying Tradition' Meet 17-Year-Old Shipwright Charting His Own Course On Long Island: 'A Dying Tradition'
Meet 17-Year-Old Shipwright Charting His Own Course On Long Island: 'A Dying Tradition' Liam McEvoy is sailing into uncharted waters. After a childhood spent on the sea, the 17-year-old senior from Islip is making the leap from boat enthusiast to boat builder. Or shipwright, for the more sophisticated. This fall, McEvoy launched a website advertising his custom boat building business, Clam Island Shipwrights. Its masthead proudly proclaims: “A young shipwright building in the old tradition.” And he does mean old; his “sharpies” (a flat-bottomed boat with a sharp bow) are all assembled by hand using wood. No fiberglass or aluminum here. “The biggest boat on the website is my …