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When ‘it’s just government’ isn’t an excuse

Many people woke up a couple of days before Christmas to heavy rain and wind that flooded residential streets and primary roadways, and may have left them wondering, “Where are all those Sandy flood-mitigation projects we were promised?” more

1/5/23

We need storm-hardening projects now, not later

Here we are, nine years after Superstorm Sandy pummeled Nassau County’s South and North Shores, still waiting for the federal and state governments to take meaningful action to harden our coastal infrastructure . . . more

9/30/21

Support the Mother Nature Bond Act

At the turn of the 20th century, environmental protection meant preserving wilderness so future generations might know nature as the great environmentalists Teddy Roosevelt and John Muir knew it — bountiful and largely pristine. Some 120 years later . . . more

4/15/21

Nassau County Planning Division project manager Joseph Cuomo, right, and engineer for Brookhaven-based LKMA Bob Steele discussed Lawrence’s flood mitigation plan at the Nov. 13 meeting.

Lawrence flood mitigation project to begin in 2020

Nassau County officials are anticipating shovels to hit dirt for a Lawrence village flood mitigation project in the spring of 2020. more

By Matthew Ferremi | 12/5/19

Lawrence High School student Bhawan Sandhu showed the cell membrane that is part of the Proton Pumper project that claimed second place at the Clean Tech competition on July 17.

Five Towns team takes second in science contest

The Proton Pumper team of Tzipora Schein and Bhawan Sandhu placed second and won $7,000 in the Mitigating the Effects of Climate Change category in the STEM Spellman HV Clean Tech Competition at Cooper Union college in Manhattan on July 17. more

By Jeff Bessen | 7/25/19

Nassau County Deputy Planning Commissioner Sean Sallie introduced the Lawrence drainage improvement project at the village board meeting on Feb. 14.

Designing Lawrence village’s flood mitigation project

An $8.776 million drainage improvement project for the Village of Lawrence is expected to have a shovel hitting dirt in the summer of 2020, according to Nassau County officials and the engineers from the firm LKMA. more

By Jeff Bessen | 2/21/19

Thousands of commuters struggled to get home from an overcrowded Penn Station on May 10, when Amtrak-related signal trouble caused the cancellation of nearly 80 trains.

The LIRR’s mitigation plan during summer repairs

Anticipating harsh commuting delays while infrastructure repairs are made this summer, the Metropolitan Transportation Authority released an extensive alternate transportation plan for Long Island Rail Road commuters on June 12. more

6/13/17

What’s up with post-Sandy reconstruction?

In the bleak aftermath of Hurricane Sandy, Gov. Andrew Cuomo appointed 22 local committees to plan “resiliency” projects that are intended to hold back big storms if, and when, they strike in the future. more

By Jeff Bessen and Scott Brinton | 10/26/16

Hewlett-Woodmere Public Library President Ben Eilbott asked a question he had at the Jan. 22 meeting traffic conditions on Broadway in Hewlett.

Listening to what residents have to say

Recovering from Hurricane Sandy, floodwater mitigation and roadway conditions were the issues that about 30 people asked questions of Town of Hempstead Councilman Anthony Santino during a meeting of residents and officials at the Hewlett-Woodmere Public Library on Jan. 22. more

By Vanessa Parker | 1/28/15

Democracy in action: rebuilding Island Park

On March 18, many Long Island villages conducted local elections to fill the positions of mayor, trustee and other municipal posts. Democracy prevailed, even on the smallest scale. more

4/3/14

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