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It’s not even February yet, but so far it looks like 2011 will finally be the year New York gets moving in the right direction. more

by Al D'Amato | 1/27/11

U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer said on Tuesday that the Environmental Protection Agency is releasing $11 million to repair the aging Bay Park Sewage Treatment Plant in East Rockaway, among other projects.

Schumer: EPA releasing $11M in sewer-repair funds

U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer announced on Dec. 21 that the Environmental Protection Agency plans to release $11 million in grant money awarded to Nassau County in the mid-1980s as a reimbursement for $20 million in upgrade work done at the Bay Park and Cedar Creek sewage treatment plants at the time. more

by Scott Brinton | 12/21/10

Senator calls on EPA for bay fix

U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer is calling on the Environmental Protection Agency to reimburse Nassau County for more than $20 million in federal sewer construction funds so the county can end the … more

Chris Engelhardt | 12/8/10

Olyy Orodonez and Sandy Chillemi shear Lola as Ilana Bravo collects the clippings at Loving Touch Salon for the Matter of Trust's sponsored program.

Shearing the hair that matters

Getting one's pet groomed is not only helpful to maintain the animal's health, but can also be a great way to help absorb the volumes of oil littering the Gulf region due to the BP oil spill. more

Jeff Bessen | 7/8/10

N. Woodmere man’s sex-slave conviction restored

The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday restored the 2007 conviction of a North Woodmere man who had been sentenced to nine years in prison for the sadomasochistic torture of a woman he met on the … more

Andrew Coen | 5/28/10

State assemblyman Harvey Weisenberg, center, a Democrat from Long Beach and a primary sponsor of Leandra’s Law, was joined by Lenny Rosado, left, who lost his daughter Leandra in a recent drunken driving accident, and Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver at a press conference to announce the passage of the bill.

DWI with a child is now a felony

Most of us cannot understand what possesses a person to drive drunk. This paper’s position has long been that drinking and driving is potentially deadly behavior that can have the same result as opening fire with a gun in a crowded mall. DWI requires stiff penalties. more

11/26/09

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