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Prompted by complaints from area merchants, Nassau County has repaved Broadway in Woodmere from Woodmere Boulevard to Trinity Place in Hewlett.

Rejuvenating the Hewlett-Woodmere business district

Hewlett-Woodmere Business Association President Jamie Wysocki said that merchants in both communities called and sent letters for the past two years to Nassau County Executive Ed Mangano’s office calling for Broadway to be repaired. more

By Ann Friedman | 8/2/12

Traffic congestion and lack of parking irk Hewlett and Woodmere residents and business owners. At the intersection of Franklin Avenue and Broadway, cars slow to a crawl during rush hour.

Traffic remedies stalled

Five years after Nassau County commissioned a traffic study that was conducted by an independent engineering company — and nearly three years since the firm’s findings and recommendations were released — there has been no noticeable reduction in the congestion that plagues Hewlett and Woodmere residents, visitors and business owners in the Broadway-West Broadway area. more

By Jeff Bessen and Ann Friedman | 6/28/12

Lawrence village officials are working with the county and a private company to combat the village’s mosquito problem. Black boxes, such as the one above, have been placed throughout the village to attract and kill the insects.

Biting back

With an annual mosquito problem made worse by the mild winter, the Village of Lawrence is striking back. more

By Jeff Bessen | 6/20/12

An industry magazine profiled Malverne Department of Public Works Superintendent Paul Jessup, detailing his accomplishments in the village and his relationship with the community.

Trade publication honors Malverne DPW head Paul Jessup

If you live in Malverne, you know Paul Jessup. He has lived in the village since 1957, spending some 30 years as a member of the volunteer Fire Department and the last 14 as the superintendent of the … more

Lee Landor | 10/12/11

Construction workers were hard at work last Friday as they neared completion of the long-awaited Branch Boulevard sidewalk project.

‘Safety hazard’ is almost eliminated

A project that was proposed several years ago is finally expected to be completed, and will allow pedestrians to walk on either side of Branch Boulevard without having to detour onto the road. more

ANN E. FRIEDMAN | 9/22/11

Sections of Franklin Square and surrounding areas will be treated by truck with adulticide on Sept. 21, along with sections of Rockville Centre, Lynbrook, Malverne and Lakeview.

Nassau announces mosquito-spray schedule

Based on current mosquito trap data, the Nassau County Health and Public Works departments announced yesterday a schedule for localized truck-spraying of adulticide — a product used to reduce adult mosquitoes — to occur at targeted areas in the county. more

By Jackie Nash | 9/20/11

The Nessau County Department of Public Works garage on Alemeda Street in Inwood was closed by the county on July 28.

Nassau County closes DPW garage in Inwood

Nassau County officially closed the Department of Public Works garage on Alemeda Street in Inwood on July 28, upsetting residents and firefighters as they are left waiting for trucks and equipment to come from the Bay Park facility in East Rockaway during snow- storms and emergencies. more

ANN E. FRIEDMAN | 8/11/11

Nassau County Executive Ed Mangano, at the wheel of the "Black Beast," which was once a terror on the Vanderbilt Motor Parkway, announced on Friday that the county is planning to construct a hiking and biking trail along the old parkway. He was joined here by, from left, Denis Byrne, of Long Island Greenways and Healthy Trails; Michael Vitti, of Concerned Long Island Mountain Bicyclists; Brian Schneider, a hydrogeologist with the county Department of Public Works; Howard Kroplick, of the Long Island Motor Parkway Preservation Society and the Beast's owner; Shila Shah-Gavnoudias, DPW commissioner; and Lisa and Richard Schary, North Bellmore environmental advocates.

Preserving Nassau’s motoring past

You wouldn’t expect to find a turn-of-the-century roadster ominously dubbed the “Black Beast” at a news conference convened by Nassau County Executive Ed Mangano, but that’s precisely what took center stage at a media event he held at Eisenhower Park in East Meadow on Friday. more

Scott Brinton | 6/3/11

This property in Inwood near the country club is no longer being considered for sale by the county.

County withdraws plan to sell Inwood land

Inwood residents can breathe a sigh of relief, as the vacant Nassau County-owned parcel that their children play on is no longer for sale. more

ANN E. FRIEDMAN | 4/28/11

Nassau County Department of Public Works Commissioner Shila Shah-Gavnoudias, far right, was joined by DPW officials as she provided an update on the treatment plants.

Bay Park and Cedar Creek plants upgraded

Following months of criticism by residents, environmentalists and elected officials, Nassau County officials from the Department of Public Works provided an update on the improvements made at the Bay Park Sewage Treatment Plant in East Rockaway and the Cedar Creek treatment plant in Wantagh. more

CHRIS ENGELHARDT | 3/23/11

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