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Burton Silverman: The Humanist SpiritA exhibit showcasing the works of contemporary artist Burton Silverman, who demonstrates the continuing power of the realist tradition in …
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9/15/11
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To honor the environment, students planted trees all over school grounds in Oceanside. At School 5, the Oceanside Garden Club, an organization in existence since 1975, donated the tree. The club was …
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5/18/11
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Arbor Day beckons on Friday: a reminder of the importance of trees. “Earth Month” culminates with activities that bring out the best of our natural world, for everyone to share. This weekend is a great time to be outdoors and celebrate our environment.
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Karen Bloom
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4/27/11
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The Nassau County Legislature approved more than $3 million in contracts on April 4 to bring necessary equipment and upgrades to the Bay Park Sewage Treatment Plant to end the illegal sewage …
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Chris Engelhardt
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4/20/11
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To the Editor:
Legislator Howard Koppel’s recent letter (“Repealing guarantee was fair for everyone,” March 3-9) missed the point. The Island Park School District and all its residents …
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3/9/11
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Island Park residents had an opportunity to question their Nassau County representatives about taxes and decisions they have made at a Civic Association meeting on Feb. 8.
Legislators Denise …
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by Alex Costello
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2/16/11
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The Nassau County Legislature approved more than $3 million in contracts on Jan. 10 for new equipment and upgrades at the Bay Park Sewage Treatment Plant, in an effort to end months of illegal sewage discharge into Reynolds Channel, which many residents and local officials have called a serious environmental health hazard.
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By Chris Engelhardt
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1/26/11
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Trucking of raw sewage from Nassau County’s Bay Park treatment plant in East Rockaway to a pumping station on Merrick Road in Merrick is continuing as the county works to fix mechanical problems at the Bay Park plant, said Bill Fonda, a state Department of Environmental Conservation spokesman, in an interview on Thursday.
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David Weingrad
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1/6/11
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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.
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by Scott Brinton
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12/21/10
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Updated: Tuesday, Dec. 21, 2010. The Nassau County Department of Public Works is trucking up to 80,000 gallons of raw sewage each day from the Bay Park treatment plant in East Rockaway through Baldwin and Freeport to a red brick pumping station in Merrick.
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David Weingrad and Scott Brinton
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12/17/10
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