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City Manager Jack Schnirman, left, Nassau County Legislator Dave Denenberg, New York State Sen. Dean Skelos, Citizens Campaign for the Environment Executive Director Adrienne Esposito, Assemblyman Harvey Weisenberg, City Council President Fran Adelson, Operation SPLASH President Rob Welter, Point Lookout Civic Association President Gerald Ottavino, Councilman Scott Mandel, and Council Vice President Len Torres at a press conference on Monday.

Weisenberg secures funding for Western Bays study

In an effort to continue environmental studies of the polluted Western Bays, Assemblyman Harvey Weisenberg (D-Long Beach) recently secured $300,000 in funding under the Environmental Protection … more

Anthony Rifilato | 4/25/12

Scott Bochner and his fellow volunteers collected debris by hand during a Reynolds Channel marsh cleanup in May and brought it to a sanitation facility in Long Beach.

Long Beach Person of the Year

Every day, West Pine Street resident Scott Bochner, 55, steps out onto his balcony and takes in the view of Reynolds Channel across from his home. Whether in the morning, before work, or in the … more

Chris Engelhardt | 12/28/11

Work to reduce flooding in North Park nearing completion

After years of calling on the city to address flooding issues in the North Park area, residents may finally see some relief when a stormwater management project on Riverside Boulevard is completed … more

By Chris Engelhardt | 11/22/11

An emergency room patient at Long Beach Medical Center jumped into Reynolds Channel on Wednesday night, in what was the second 'bizarre' drowning death in a week, fire officials said.

Man drowns after jumping into Reynolds Channel

In what was the second “bizarre” drowning death in a week, a man jumped into Reynolds Channel on Wednesday night after leaving Long Beach Medical Center under unusual circumstances and … more

Anthony Rifilato | 9/29/11

lifeguard headquarters was slammed against the boardwalk by a storm surge on Sunday.

And now, the cleanup

“The beach was out of control — the ocean was out of control,” Ohio Avenue resident Billy King said on Sunday, a few days after he decided to hunker down with his family and ride out Hurricane … more

By Anthony Rifilato | 8/31/11

Assemblyman Harvey Weisenberg, accompanied by state and county officials and environmentalists, announced last August that funding had been allocated for the study.

Research finds bays are polluted

Researchers at Stony Brook University have confirmed what many Long Islanders say they already know: the Western Bays are polluted. more

Anthony Rifilato | 3/1/11

The County Legislature approved more than $3 million in contracts on Jan. 10 to bring necessary equipment and services to the Bay Park Sewage Treatment Plant, above.

Millions earmarked to stop bay discharge

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. more

By Chris Engelhardt | 1/26/11

Now, not later, let’s repair Bay Park plant

Nassau County’s Bay Park Sewage Treatment Plant has released untreated sewage into South Shore bays since March, according to the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation... since March! more

12/16/10

Dumping in Reynolds Channel [Video]

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