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The Nassau County Unprotected Woodlands Taskforce discussed plans for an upcoming “Envirothon” at a meeting on Monday. The group is headed by Legislator Norma Gonsalves, at head of table, and Legislator David Denenberg, at right. At the Envirothon, the task force will announce a plan to allow fishing at Mullener Pond in North Merrick, where it has been prohibited. Clockwise from left were Brian Foley, deputy regional director, New York State Department of Parks; Gonsalves; Donald Hohn, planner, county Planning Commission; Heidi O’Riordan, aquatic biologist, state Department of Environmental Conservation; Brian Schneider, hydrogeologist, county Department of Public Works; and Denenberg.

Shaped like a footprint, Mullener Pond abuts the Meadowbrook Parkway amid a stand of oaks and maples just south of Jerusalem Avenue in North Merrick. It is a quiet place, hemmed in by a six-foot … more

By Scott Brinton | 3/15/11

North Bellmore resident Edward Raboy, seated, expressed his frustration with the county assessment process at a news conference on Tuesday. He was joined by Nassau County Legislator David Denenberg.

Legislator: County’s assessment system is broken

Many Bellmore and Merrick residents have yet to receive their homes’ assessed values from Nassau County. That’s just one of the problems that Nassau County Legislator Dave Denenberg has with the county’s assessment system. more

By Deirdre Krasula | 2/15/11

Aqua charges local customers a mandatory minimum on their water bills.

Resident outraged over Aqua minimum

Regardless of how much water you use, if you’re an Aqua customer, you must pay for at least 1,800 gallons of water each billing cycle. For Bellmorite Howard Finger, 65, that’s a problem. more

By Deirdre Krasula | 2/8/11

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

Booker T. Gibson of North Merrick, fourth from right, was honored as American Legion Post No. 1282’s Legionnaire of the Year during a year-end party recently. He was joined by a host of local dignitaries and post members. Nassau County Legislator David Denenberg, sixth from left, was honored for his service to the community.

American Legion honors its own, community members

Merrick American Legion Post No. 1282 recently held its 2010 year-end party, at which four community members were honored. more

1/21/11

Bellmore-Merrick leaders look ahead to 2011

In the first days of the new year, elected and civic leaders are already hard at work tackling issues that have pestered Bellmore and Merrick for months, if not years. Local politicians and community activists have set their sights on their top priorities for 2011. more

David Weingrad | 1/4/11

County legislator is guest reader at Chatterton Elementary School

Chatterton Elementary School in Merrick recently invited Nassau County Legislator Dave Denenberg to be a guest reader for the students in Mr. Keenan’s sixth-grade class. more

11/17/10

Hempstead Town bans cell towers near homes

At a Town Hall meeting on Tuesday morning, the Town of Hempstead passed legislation that regulates where cell antennas and other wireless telecommunications equipment may be placed within the township. more

David Weingrad | 9/21/10

Nassau County Legislator Dave Denenberg stands at the lectern next to Brian Browne, left, the government relations director for St. John's University, and Tom Adler, right, a Nassau County resident with a daughter now in college. Denenberg took the website Ultrinsic Motivator, Inc. to task for allowing college students 'to wager' on their own grades.

Website gives new meaning to high-stakes testing

Nassau County Legislator David Denenberg slammed the website Ultrinsic Motivator, Inc. during a Sept. 8 news conference for offering college students the chance "to wager" on their own grades. more

David Weingrad | 9/8/10

Nassau County Legislator Dave Denenberg, center, with Joseph Muscatelli and Rich Schneider of the American Red Cross, Bill Goodman of the National Weather Center, John Brooks of the Town of Brookhaven Risk Management Department and Beverly Poppell of the Pet Safe Coalition.

Legislator helps residents prep for the 'Big One'

The U.S. could be in for one very active hurricane season, according to weather experts. That, in part, prompted Nassau County Legislator David Denenberg, a Democrat who represents Bellmore-Merrick, to hold a hurricane-preparedness seminar on Wednesday at the Freeport Library. more

David Weingrad | 8/19/10

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