The Hempstead Town Board on Tuesday advanced Town Supervisor John Ferretti's $576 million spending plan for 2026 during a contentious meeting in which he sparred with his Democratic rival.

Ferretti, a Levittown Republican, unveiled the spending plan during a news conference last week. It is the first such plan for Ferretti, who took control of the town in August after serving more than seven years in the Nassau County Legislature. He succeeded Donald X. Clavin Jr., who resigned abruptly during a town board meeting. Clavin is running for a Nassau County judgeship in November.

The board approved Ferretti's plan, which was tentative, as the 2026 preliminary budget. The town board can revise the budget until it is adopted. Ferretti has said he expects the budget to be adopted on the eveni

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