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Residents and environmentalists have long urged county and state officials to be more aggressive in their efforts to upgrade Nassau County’s aging sewage treatment plants. more

1/23/14

Voters across the state send an unmistakable message

On Election Day, voters sent a powerful message: The days of wine and roses and tax-and-spend are over, and they want leaders with proven records as fiscal conservatives. more

11/14/13

Many American Jews do not consider themselves religious, but do want to be identified culturally as Jewish.

Seeking to engage disaffected Jews

Despite the high concentration of observant Jews in the Five Towns, a large percentage of American Jews define themselves as nonreligious, according to a new report from the Pew Research Center. more

By Jeff Bessen | 10/9/13

A government shutdown is a disservice to taxpayers

Government shutdown. The term sounds so ominous. A temporary end to all government services. How long will it last? more

10/3/13

Norma Gonsalves off Conservative line

Norma Gonsalves, the Nassau County Legislature’s presiding officer, was dismissed from the Conservative ballot on Aug. 1 after a Nassau County Supreme Court judge ruled her petition invalid. more

8/14/13

New recreational fishing regulations relaxed

Fishermen will now be able to keep more of their catch, and keep smaller-sized fish, when they’re working their rod and reel this summer. The state Department of Environmental Conservation … more

8/7/13

Residents came out last weekend for yoga on the Village Green. The classes run every Sunday until the end of June.

Advertising Rockville Centre's green spaces

For the remaining Sundays in June, Rockville Centre residents may notice a large group of people doing yoga on the Village Green. This is just one of the many programs that the Rockville Centre … more

By Amanda McKelvey | 6/12/13

Protect the bays — fund the Bay Park pipe

Last Oct. 29, Hurricane Sandy drowned the Bay Park Sewage Treatment Plant in East Rockaway with more than nine feet of saltwater, destroying its pumps, shutting down its operating systems and overwhelming the already weak facility. more

6/6/13

Gary and Cindy Reusch, left, with Dan and Chris O’Leary, enjoyed their time on the water.

Starting June on the water

To kick off the summer months, the Rockville Centre Conservancy sponsored paddling tours around the lake at Hempstead Lake State Park. Residents were able to come down on June 1 and rent either a … more

6/5/13

In the fight against bureaucracy, the taxpayer wins

Last week, taxpayers across Long Island voted on their school districts’ proposed budgets. There are 124 school districts across Long Island, and 95 percent of their spending plans passed. more

5/31/13

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