As deadlines loom in the Long Island Power Authority’s bid to have the property taxes reduced on its aging power plants across Long Island — including the E.F. Barrett plant in Island Park — …
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By Matthew D'Onofrio
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4/26/18
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From afar, the five windmills looked like nothing more than toothpicks. But as our fishing boat drew close to the 30-story structures . . .
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12/8/17
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Al Gore appears angrier than he did 11 years ago. He grimaces and yells more. He is less personal. He seems to strain to convey a hopeful message. That was my first — and most striking — reaction to his latest . . .
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8/24/17
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“They’re not going to repower that plant,” Island Park Schools Superintendent Dr. Rosmarie Bovino told a small group of residents at the district’s May 22 Board of Education meeting, referring to the Long Island Power Authority’s stance on modernizing the E.F. Barrett Power Station, which straddles Island Park and Oceanside.
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By Ben Strack
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6/1/17
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An overhaul of Island Park’s E.F. Barrett Power Station would not make economic sense, according to a report released last month by the Long Island Power Authority, as energy demand in the region declines.
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By Ben Strack
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5/4/17
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A few weeks before PSEG Long Island releases its integrated resource plan, the Island Park community awaits what the forecast could mean for one of the region’s most prominent power plants, which sits in its backyard.
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By Ben Strack
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3/15/17
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Long Island was supposed to have 40 or more wind turbines in the Atlantic Ocean by now, generating electricity 3½ to 4½ miles south of Jones Beach, which would have . . .
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1/5/17
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Exhibits and more...
Ansel Adams: Sight and FeelingAn exhibition of Adams’ photographs that demonstrates how his intuitive and emotional response to the landscape resulted in powerful and …
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11/16/16
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In 1969, the Stonewall Inn was a hole-in-the-wall gay bar, a plain, two-story structure operated by the Mafia. No one would have suspected . . .
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10/20/16
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The Public Service Enterprise Group [PSEG] was better prepared for Hurricane Hermine than LIPA was for Hurricane Sandy, according to Kristina Pappas, media coordinator for PSEG.
The utility has …
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By Barbra Rubin-Perry
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9/14/16
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