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Aircraft noise will be the major topic of discussion at a meeting next Wednesday at the Radisson JFK Hotel in Jamaica. Above, a jet departed over Inwood Park.

Residents of the Five Towns and other communities close to John F. Kennedy International Airport will have the chance to air their complaints about aircraft noise at a public workshop at the Radisson JFK Hotel in Jamaica on June 17, from 6 to 8 p.m. more

By Vanessa Parker | 6/10/15

Nassau County faces a real fight against heroin

What’s the biggest concern on Long Island today? Sure, property taxes and quality education are always on everyone’s mind, but right now the heroin epidemic that is threatening members of our community . . . more

5/7/15

Personal Injury Law

Q: My father passed away in an automobile accident. He had very little money, owned no property and did not have a will. Can I sue the driver of the other car for him? A: Yes. … more

By Michael Serpico | 4/23/15

North Woodmere residents say that noise from planes taking off from and arriving at John F. Kennedy International Airport is disrupting their lives. Resident Alex Libkind created the website savenorthwoodmere.com in protest.

Plane noise rattling North Woodmere

The evenings are the worst, according to residents like Alex Libkind, who say that airplane noise is reducing the quality of life in North Woodmere. more

By Vanessa Parker | 4/22/15

A video on Liberty Natural Gas’s website shows images of a liquefied natural gas transport ship. Such ships, capable of carrying tens of millions of gallons of LNG, would dock 18.5 miles off Jones Beach if Liberty acquires government approvals to build Port Ambrose.

Feds hit pause on Port Ambrose

The U.S. Coast Guard and the Maritime Administration last month officially suspended the legal timeline for federal review of Port Ambrose, a proposed liquefied natural gas terminal 18.5 miles off the coast of Jones Beach, citing more than 10,000 public comments they received between December and March, among other reasons for the delay. more

By Brian Racow | 4/8/15

Five Towns residents who live beneath the flight paths of planes landing and taking off from JFK Airport say they are disturbed by the noise.

Noise study moving ‘extremely slow’

It’s been more than a year since the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey announced plans to conduct an aircraft noise study — known technically as a Part 150 — focusing on the communities surrounding John F. Kennedy International and LaGuardia airports. more

By Vanessa Parker | 4/8/15

Governors must reject LNG proposal

It’s time for both Govs. Andrew Cuomo and Chris Christie to step up and put an end to Port Ambrose, the proposed liquefied natural gas terminal that Liberty Natural Gas LLC is looking to build 19 miles off the coast of Jones Beach. more

1/22/15

The U.S. Maritime Administration and Coast Guard held a public hearing about Port Ambrose, a proposed liquefied natural gas terminal in the Atlantic Ocean 18.5 miles southeast of Jones Beach, last Wednesday night in a ballroom at the Hilton New York JFK Airport in Jamaica, Queens. Port Ambrose opponents, who have assembled into a “No LNG Coalition,” conducted a press conference immediately before the hearing, drawing a few dozen people into a small hotel meeting room feet away from the ballroom.

Most at Port Ambrose hearing slam plan

One after another, for four hours, speakers at a hearing last Wednesday in Jamaica, Queens lined up to decry a proposal to build a liquefied natural gas terminal in the Atlantic Ocean 18.5 miles southeast of Jones Beach. more

By Brian Racow | 1/14/15

U.S. releases draft Port Ambrose impact report

Groups opposed to Port Ambrose, a proposed liquefied natural gas terminal in the Atlantic Ocean southeast of Jones Beach, are fuming at the U.S. Maritime Administration and Coast Guard’s decisions to release a 1,800-page environmental impact report shortly before the December holidays and schedule public meetings in early January. more

By Brian Racow | 12/23/14

Five Towns residents near John F. Kennedy airport could be eligible for federal money to mitigate airplane noise. Above, a plane that flew over the Lawrence-Cedarhurst firehouse.

Mitigating airplane noise

Residents living near John F. Kennedy airport could be eligible for federal grant money to soundproof their homes from aircraft noise if the Federal Aviation Administration decides to lower the threshold for measuring noise from 65 decibels to 55. more

By Vanessa Parker | 11/19/14

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