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Heating systems at Camp Avenue, Fayette and Old Mill Road schools show decades of wear and tear, as do much of the buildings and their grounds. The North Merrick School District Board of Education plans to ask the community to approve a $15.75 million bond sale to pay for a district-wide infrastructure overhaul. The board likely will vote at its next meeting, on Feb. 10 at Fayette, to place the proposal on the May school ballot. Above, the Camp Avenue boiler.

N. Merrick plans capital improvements bond

The North Merrick School District Board of Education is considering borrowing $15.75 million to overhaul aging infrastructure at the district’s three schools: Camp Avenue, Fayette and Old Mill Road. The board is set to vote Feb. 10 to place a bond referendum on the May school ballot. more

By Brian Racow | 1/21/15

Infrastructure improvements (cheers!), PSEG rate increases (jeers!)

New York state has been presented with a unique opportunity. For once, rather than being faced with a multi-billion-dollar deficit . . . more

12/11/14

The people have spoken — now let's get to work

There was a grand old party on Election Day, as voters sent President Obama and his party a message: They’re fed up with the political rhetoric and want action. more

11/13/14

This map, found on the state's New York Rising Community Reconstruction Program website, evaluates the flooding risk across Bellmore and Merrick

Building a more resilient coastline

New York is working to shore up Irene-, Lee- and Sandy-damaged communities against future catastrophic storms, but the effort will take time, said officials at the state and local levels of the New York Rising Community Reconstruction Program. more

10/29/14

Sandy group talking rebuilding

A committee of local residents tasked with developing a plan to spend $12.1 million on Hurricane Sandy recovery efforts in Bellmore and Merrick held its first meeting last week, at which committee members, a team of consultants provided by the state and a handful of residents discussed project ideas and offered input on how they believe the committee should move forward. more

By Brian Racow | 9/27/13

For Sandy victims, promises aren't enough

More than four months after Hurricane Sandy, many homes along the South Shore remain in shambles. Countless businesses still have not reopened. more

3/7/13

It's long past time for action at the Bay Park plant

The effort to rebuild our communities after Hurricane Sandy’s devastation has not been without a sense of urgency, especially when it comes to reconstructing homes and critical infrastructure “stronger, smarter and safer.” more

1/31/13

As we recover, please thank your local heroes

I always thought it was cliché to say, “I’ve never seen anything like it,” but in the aftermath of Sandy, I can honestly say that, in my lifetime, I’ve never seen anything like it. more

11/15/12

Leading Long Island into the future

The 2012 Long Island Innovation Index is chock full of useful information. The index, created by the Rauch Foundation, is an annual report that takes stock of how things are on the Island and makes recommendations for the future. more

1/26/12

You may be the cure for Albany’s ills

A year ago, Long Island legislators dismissed Albany as the home of a government not of the people, but of “three men in a room.” And that wasn’t the first time that criticism was leveled; it’s been a perennial complaint. But now we’re lucky if we can get that many in a room, and even luckier if we know which three they are. more

4/8/10

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