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John F. Kennedy International Airport expansion plans can proceed following a federal court ruling. At right, is where the 728 feet of runway will be added.
Airport expansion lawsuit dismissed
The Port Authority planned runway expansion at John F. Kennedy International Airport can proceed after a federal Manhattan court dismissed a lawsuit filed by Eastern Queens Alliance (EQA), Inc. against the Port Authority. The court stated the lawsuit’s objections were unfounded or without merit. more
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Nassau County District Attorney Kathleen Rice, at the lectern, announced the arrest of nine people in connection with an alleged multi-million-dollar heroin pipeline that led from Mexico to Long Island on Dec. 18. She was joined by County Executive Ed Mangano, fourth from left; Rick Whelan, fourth from right, chief of Rice’s Organized Crime and Rackets Bureau; and other officials.
D.A.: Probe takes down heroin pipeline
Rick Whelan, chief of the Organized Crime and Rackets Bureau at the Nassau County district attorney’s office, took a brief breather after the news conference. Only minutes earlier, he had stood beside D.A. Kathleen Rice and County Executive Ed Mangano to announce that a team of federal and local... more
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The Port Authority wants to expand one of its runways at John F. Kennedy International Airport. Above, a rendering of the proposed expansion shows that the runway could be extended by 728 feet.
Seeking study of JFK airport runway expansion
A federal court in Manhattan is expected to review a lawsuit on Dec. 18 filed by the Eastern Queens Alliance against the Port Authority in September regarding runway expansion at John F. Kennedy International Airport. more
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The United Choral Society sang Vivaldi’s “Gloria” and Hanukkah and Christmas songs during its annual winter concert at the Hewlett-Woodmere Public Library last Sunday.
Crooning through the holidays [Photo gallery]
The Five Towns-based United Choral Society staged their winter concert at the Hewlett-Woodmere Public Library in Hewlett last Sunday. The 72-year-old singing group sang composer Antonio Vivaldi’s “Gloria” and Hanukkah and Christmas songs. more
Dancing is one of the primary components of the Lawrence-based All-in-One-Athletics program. From left, Jasmine Jones, Natalie Stone, Angel Stone and Dahlia Frier practiced a routine.
Blending academics and athletics
Every Thursday through the school year from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m., children from the Lawrence school community who share an interest in basketball, dancing and learning can join the All-in-One-Athletics program offered out of the Life Club on Mill Road in Lawrence. more
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Easing traffic congestion and increasing accessibility during emergencies are the two main reasons that Legislators Howard Kopel and Phillip Goldfeder are campaigning for the state to complete construction of the Nassau Expressway.
Nassau Expressway completion sought
Calling for the immediate overhaul of the Nassau Expressway, County Legislator Howard Kopel (R-Lawrence) and State Assemblyman Phillip Goldfeder (D-Howard Beach) have scheduled a rally at Five Towns Mini Golf & Batting Range, at 570 Rockaway Turnpike in Lawrence, on Sunday at 10 a.m. to press their point. more
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Nassau County is scheduled to apply ground treatment for West Nile Virus in portions of the Five Towns, including along Reynolds Channel on Aug. 27.
Five Towns to be sprayed for West Nile virus
On Wednesday, Aug. 27 between 8 p.m. and 4 a.m., sections of Cedarhurst, Inwood, Lawrence Woodmere and Woodsburgh will receive ground treatment by truck for the West Nile virus, officials from the Nassau County departments of Health and Public Works announced. more
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Four teens were killed in this October 2012 one-car crash. The driver. Joseph Beer, pleaded guilty to aggravate vehicular homicide on July 29.
Queens man pleads guilty in 2012 car crash
Convicted in June of lesser charges, Joseph Beer pleaded guilty on July 29 to aggravated vehicular homicide for the high-speed crash that killed four teenagers, including an Inwood girl on the Southern State Parkway in October 2012. more
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Town of Hempstead Supervisor Kate Murray, at microphone, stopped at the Bellmore train station on Tuesday and criticized an MTA/LIRR plan to bus commuters into New York City in the event of an LIRR strike in July. She was joined here by Councilwoman Angie Cullin, lower left, Town Clerk Nasrin Ahmad, Councilman Gary Hudes, Councilwoman Dorothy Goosby and Councilman James Darcy.
Hempstead Supervisor Kate Murray lambastes LIRR
Town of Hempstead Supervisor Kate Murray came to the Bellmore Long Island Rail Road station on Tuesday to call on the Metropolitan Transportation Authority to rethink a plan to bus train commuters … more
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Airplane Noise is a great concern of residents in the Five Towns who live near JFK airport. The planned Port Authority study is expected to monitor aircraft noise and help to improve the quality of life for community members.
Seeking ‘Best in Class’ noise reduction
A public interest group focused on reducing noise generated by airplanes said that airports like JFK and LaGuardia must monitor the aircraft and notify the airlines when recommended noise guidelines are exceeded. more
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