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Buffeted by wind-blown sand, workers planted grass last Friday on the massive dunes the state is building along the Ocean Parkway to protect it from the Atlantic Ocean’s onslaught in the event of another storm like Hurricane Sandy.

Officials: Jones Beach is on the road to recovery

Repair crews are hurrying to repair the damage that Hurricane Sandy inflicted on the beaches and parkways of Jones Beach Island and Robert Moses State Park, state officials say. A $32.2 million restoration project is scheduled to be finished before Memorial Day, the traditional start of the summer beach season. more

By Brian Racow, bracow@liherald.com | 3/20/13

Senior Editor Scott Brinton rode from his home in south Merrick to the Heralds’ Garden City office recently to better understand the trials and tribulations that cyclists face in Nassau County.

Feeling alive biking to work

Orange sunlight slanted through the tree branches that hung over West Loines Avenue in Merrick, and the pungent-sweet smell of freshly cut grass and barbecued meat permeated the air as I bicycled east on this virtually empty street on a steamy Friday evening in late August. more

By Scott Brinton | 9/12/12

In and around the water, safety is key

Summer is all about cool swims on sun-drenched days. But without a measure of common sense, swimming — in a backyard pool, at the local public pool or in the ocean — can turn dangerous, even deadly. more

6/21/12

Time to get out and enjoy the sunshine

Spring, which seems to have been teasing us since last December, has finally arrived. more

4/12/12

The quality of our Water affects our health and our enjoyment of all Long Island has to offer.

There's something in the water, part II

By Lee Landor As inhabitants of an island, we’re surrounded by water. Whether that water is a clean, healthy ecosystem thriving with life or an eyesore clogged with debris is … more

By Lee Landor | 7/13/11

A stop light may not help

To the Editor: One factor not considered in the debate about a stop light at the intersection of Waukena and Ocean avenues in Oceanside is that most of the traffic issues are caused by people … more

2/2/11

The intersection of Waukena and Ocean Avenues has long had problems. The county hopes a stop light will solve them and help residents turning off Ocean Avenue onto Waukena.

The answer for Waukena and Ocean?

When the Town of Hempstead installed two stop signs at the intersection of Waukena Avenue and Ocean Avenue in Oceanside in 2006, many residents felt that it increased congestion on Waukena, an … more

by Alex Costello | 1/26/11

Demonstrators joined hands along with Long Beach boardwalk on Saturday in protest of offshore drilling. Organized by the non-profit group Hands Across the Sand, the event was one of 900 worldwide.

Demonstrators say no to offshore drilling

“This oil spill is the beginning of the end of an era” of fossil fuel dependence, said North Merrick Civic Association President Claudia Borecky, referring to the British Petroleum gusher in the Gulf of Mexico that has, since April, leaked an estimated 140 million gallons of crude oil, poisoned billions of gallons of seawater and freshwater wetlands, and killed untold numbers of wildlife. more

Scott Brinton | 6/27/10

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