A message to Gary Port! Take your signs down from the middle of Hempstead Turnpike in Levittown. You and your followers should seek support from homeowners and business’s in Levittown. You turned me off by posting your signs on State Property. Or did you get permission from NIFA?

CONGRATS Kate!!!!

Maybe this will shut all the Dems up and let them know that they should limit their public crying. Congratulations Kate.

Who is Gary Port? Oh, never mind. It doesn't matter now.

Mao Tse Murray went out and bought herself another election with pork and patronage. She better get out qnd pick up her signs, no wait the paid TOH employees will do that for her.

Gross. So sick of her and her wasteful ways. Yes please send me another flier with your face on it while you kill animals needlessly.

Jon L.,is that the best you can come up with? Congrats Kate.

Vinny- I can come up with better but decorum prohibits me from posting it here.

Besides 1 vocal blogger, who does express his opinion, I would like to hear from one person as to WHY they would all vote for her???

Just what we needed, more empty businesses. Those weed strewn parking lots really add to that 'suburban charm'. Might be time to move east with all the jobs. I hear they actually repair the roads and build new buildings in Babylon. Must be nice.

Congrats to Kate Murray and the entire slate. Freezing taxes and good credit ratings prevail! The voters made the choice by more than a 2 to 1 margin. I won't insult the voters, rather respect their decision, unlike others who throw insults if you don't agree.

So very true... But people wont wake up, all they do is shrug their shoulders and say "oh well" Its that attitude and other things is why this island and this country is in the shape its in. and its not getting any better. Too many just dont look ahead or at the big picture, all they see is whats in front of them right now. their i-pod or smart phone or football game is far too important to be thinking of the future. very sad state we are in right now and not enough of us are willing to do anything about it. Apathy at its strongest.

Move to TONH to be overspent and create multiple districts to get something done. Move to TOBAY to live a country club life style through public money, Islip and Riverhead for revitalization, Babylon and Huntington and Brookhaven to live in beautiful affordable communities with businesses and good neighbors and the east end to isolate one self. You move to TOH to be milked for your money with a collapsing infrastructure and a lesser version of Queens minus a subway. Great Job Kate and former TOH Rich Guardino

Great job Kate

Once again, Merrick displays that level of anger and insult that surely caused the loss of MR. Port. the voters spoke, by over 2-1. Respect them. Kate even did great in heavily democratic areas and won in Mr. Port home town of West Hempstead. the voters feel she is doing a good job. Other incumbents were tossed out,, so they voters are picky. 2-1 is not apathy, it's approval

With all due respect to Kate (and genuine congratulations to her), I was curious to see what someone else in the office could do. Like Curt, I feel there is little being done to entice business into the area.

However, it often seemed that Mr. Port ran on a platform focusing solely on the mismanagement of the animal shelter. And while that has been a disturbing situation (and I'm sure a thorn in Murray's side), that was simply not going to be enough to sway votes.

We'll see what happens next election time, but for now -- Good luck Kate.

With all the negative comments I have read about Kate in this election, I was thinking that this was going to be a horse race, but she blew Port out of the water.

Honestly, it's the same people who post the negative comments over and over. They think it will change people minds, but it does just the opposite. Tom LaSusa had the nicest comments, wish more people acted like him. But wait, somebody will attack him too

what people fail to see is that no matter if over half the residents would have voted against her it still wouldnt have made a difference, why you ask..simple, they have been building their huge work force for years and years. making more departments and creating a larger work force. add all the employees and their familys and you have an instant advantage. do the rough math and you will see with that type of advantage No one could have beat her. It would have taken the entire population of the town voting against her to be able to beat her, or anyone else in the past or the future. That is the sad facts. anyone with an automatic advantage margin such as this will always win year after year. thats why the only jobs she creates are patronage jobs. Im curious of how many promotions there will be in all the departments now that she won. each time providing even more future votes. There is something to be said about other townships who elect their dept heads (highway superintendent) (parks superintendent ) ..ect. instead of those jobs being given to them by the supervisors office . favors down the line . think about it. In the outside job workforce you get promotions due to your job performance and qualifications not from who you know and how much you pay for your job. And before anyone tells me im wrong, I have been there , first hand. so dont tell me otherwise.

Gabe - your numbers make no sense - do the math - how many people work for the Town of Hempstead in jobs that can be effected by the election. Most of these poeple are civil service and jobs cant be touched.

I'm going to throw something out there that is so outlandish that I'm surprised I'm even thinking like this.

How come in this age of digital elections and scantron ballots it takes the folks at the BOE over an hour and a half to report any results?

Was Uncle Joe in a backroom fixing the results? I don't trust Diebold for some reason. On the old machines results were posted by 9:35 in at least 25% of the pcts.

I know I'm just being paranoid by the past corruption of the TOH and Nassau GOP machines....

People vote and that is their choice. We all have our opinions and feelings lets just get over it...it is done. When there is the next election we can see how much got changed and how much stayed the same and then vote for that reason.....I will not say anything about the way I voted because that is the way it should stay ......God Bless all out there that work hard everyday to live our lives on Long Island which is extremely hard to do.....

Four more years of Kate Murray. It is good to see that the people spoke and they wanted Kate.

Thanks for everything Kate. Keep up the good work!!

Mike,

Guess you could be a perfect example of the uninformed voter. Her term is 2 years, not 4. Guess you did not know that? You are correct. The people spoke. Other than the 1 blogger, however, no one voices their reasons why they vote for her? Maybe as 1 blogger stated "I will not say & that's the way it's supposed to be"? Sorry, I thought the American way was you should be able to express your opinions and respect others? Mike, What is "The good work" that you are referring to?

I wonder if we are touching upon a bigger subject here -- that of term limits? Might be something to consider: Extend the term to 4 - 6 years with no re-election. Or keep the term at two years but then you can only be re-elected twice after the initial run.

That way, a person has a solid amount of time in the office to get some things accomplished during their tenure, and there is less risk of political ''dynasties."

here's to 2 more years of:

1.crumbling infrastructure
2.anti-business practices
3.higher taxes
4. more traffic (related to 1)
5. more photo ops by Kate Murray.

Thank god I live in RVC. Can't imagine how residents in South Nassau deal with Kate, unless they're all employees of the TOH.

Now the focus turns to this state audit of the Towns Animal Shelter.

Predictions:

Kate Murray resigns in August to make way for the next appointed Supervisor.
Kate Murray gives herself a pay raise in December
Mike Deery retires and joins the US Senior Swim team

Congrats Kate. There was going to be anger regardless of who won. Even if the 33% is vocal, it's still only 33%. Best of luck for the next 2 years, you are a good person.

Let's face it. Kate Murray has the Nassau County Republican machine backing her up. The Town needs more business and better infratructure. Like all Repugnians she squeals about lowering taxes. Let's look at the history. Which party has made TOH and Nassau County the highest taxed in the country? Repugnicans have owned the TOH for 100 years. Kate Murray is part of the problem, not a solution.

Whether you like kate or not you can not blame the high taxes on her or the TOH. Check your tax bill cause when I look at my bill the bulk of it goes to the schools not the TOH or Nassau County.

Kate has done a terrific job of keeping taxes low. Keep up the good work.

Kate Murray was reelected because she is doing a great job for the town and makes sure she keeps the residents informed and takes into account their concerns. It has nothing to do with who's signs are where or if she is a dem or rep. She has proven hard work and intelligence works.

Would someone, ANYONE, please post in detail what Kate Murray has accomplished for the Town of Hempstead during her tenure? A specific list, please, along with how that accomplishment has benefitted the residents (taxpayers) of the town.

Alright marshall
Frooze town taxes this year(that matters to some of us)
Has the highest bond rating for any town in NYS(again it matters to some of us)
Last Union contract got Unions members to contribute to Health plan
Created first Hydrogen fueling station on Long Island for vehicle
Got rid of Courtesy hotel(Some will cry not fats enough but she did it)
Got office/house in the vacant Avis property on Old Country Road
Created housing at old navy property on Stewart Ave
Created Senior housing in North valley Stream and Uniondale.
Created new home for Camp ANCHOR

Heres a few, but regardless, that wont satisfy you and a few others who just plain hate her. The voters have spoken!

It is hard for me to take you seriously when you misspell a word like "froze". And please do not give Kate credit for removing the Courtesy Hotel...she fought redevelopment of that area for years. I'm still waiting for specific examples of accomplishments that have helped the redevelopment of the communities of the town as a whole. An example would be of commercial development that makes sense that would ultimately help with the current tax burden of homeowners here in the town.

LOL, like I said, froze is an ugly word for a democrat since they only like the word "raise"
And I will give Kate credit, since she actually did it, and has only been Sup for 8 years. And her development will help tax burden. Hell, she carried West Hempstead and thats where her opponent lived.

And I guess the Avis property redevelopment and Stewart Ave redevelopment went over your head since that bring in tax revenue.(helps tax burden)

And I guess the Union concession went over your head because that save residents money too(help tax burden).

But it's hard to take you seriously when you won't accept any of these accomplishments.

the voters have spoken, deal with it. And these all all facts, deal with them. You wanted them, you got them.

But I'm sure none of these will please you. Because you really dont care, you just dislike Kate no matter what she does.

Kate makes sure that anyone with the name Murray is not on unemployment (Norman Murray, E.Christopher Murray, Murray Murray, etc). She has the Hempstead Animal Shelter doing well . The Hempstead Human Shelter...wellll that is another story. And then there is her Build-a-Snowman non-removal system and the snails pace storm response system. She is our chosen leader ....a leader in the class of...Gen Custer.

Mac, my dad was a huge history buff and teacher.
Flamboyant in life, George Armstrong Custer has remained on of the most controversial military figures in US history. Immediately after high school he enrolled in West Point, where he utterly failed to distinguish himself in any positive way. Several days after graduating last in his class, he failed in his duty as officer of the guard to stop a fight between two cadets which resulted in the death of both . He was court-martialed and saved from punishment only by the huge need for officers with the outbreak of the Civil War. His units in the Virginia and Gettysburg campaigns suffered enormously high casualty rates, the highest in the war to date because of his terrible planning. In 1876, Custer was sent against the Lakota Indians and infuriated President Ulysses S. Grant that he relieved Custer of his command and replaced him, but was later convinced to reverse the decision and send him against the Cheyenne Indians . Once on the scene, Custer ordered an immediate attack on the Indian village, he split his forces into three parts to ensure that fewer Indians would escape. The attack was one the greatest fiascos of the United States Army, as thousands warriors forced Custer's unit at the Little Bighorn, surrounded them, and killed all 210 of them. It took the US military 4 years to recover. It will take longer and strain our patience with Ms Murray as our commander.

This is truly great news! This way, we'll be sure to have Kate around when the tax 'freeze' must be paid for. Keep the pensions machine rolling!
Money for nothing and chicks for freeze.