‘Matlock’ actor to attend 100 Black Men of LI event

Kene Holliday of Amityville coaches Sharon Jenkins Jones of Baldwin as she reads and performs her piece, "The Thing About My Man," at a rehearsal of the Moto Theatre Works group in Hempstead. (Feb. 13, 2012) Credit: Nancy Borowick
The 100 Black Men of Long Island, in conjunction with Nassau County Executive Edward Mangano, will celebrate the milestones of its national nonprofit umbrella organization at a free event Monday from 7 to 9 p.m. at the Theodore Roosevelt Executive and Legislative Building, 1550 Franklin Ave. in Mineola.
Special guests will be Curley M. Dossman, Jr., national chairman of 100 Black Men of America, and actor Kene Holiday, known for his role as private investigator Tyler Hudson on the TV series “Matlock.”
Registration is required. To RSVP, call Ray Thomas at 516-315-4986 or send an email to rthomas@nassaucountyny.gov, or call Phil Andrews at 347-475-7158 or email info@100blackmenofli.org.

'Democrats say this is a misuse of taxpayer funds' Nassau Republicans awarded over $1 million in taxpayer-funded legal contracts to the one-man law firm of Sheharyar Ali, a longtime GOP ally. Ali's father is an adviser to Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman. NewsdayTV's Ken Buffa and Newsday Nassau County politics reporter Bahar Ostadan have the story.

'Democrats say this is a misuse of taxpayer funds' Nassau Republicans awarded over $1 million in taxpayer-funded legal contracts to the one-man law firm of Sheharyar Ali, a longtime GOP ally. Ali's father is an adviser to Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman. NewsdayTV's Ken Buffa and Newsday Nassau County politics reporter Bahar Ostadan have the story.