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MTA Long Island Bus union representative Grover Howell railed against a plan by County Executive Ed Mangano to privatize the municipal bus system during a legislative budget hearing on Friday.
County hearing gets heated over L.I. Bus
A Nassau legislative hearing to review the county’s $2.6 billion 2012 budget turned chaotic early Friday afternoon when residents and MTA Long Island Bus drivers refused to cede the floor, demanding more time to be heard during a 30-minute public comment session. more
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David Denenberg
Denenberg, Jones vie for 19th District — again
Nassau County Legislator David Denenbeg, a Democrat from Merrick, and Dr. Fred Jones, a Merrick chiropractor running on the Republican ticket, first battled for the 19th Legislative District … more
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On Wednesday, the Long Island Power Authority's chief operating officer, Michael Hervey, in hardhat, toured Florence Street in south Merrick with Nassau County Legislator David Denenberg, to Hervey's left.
LIPA chief tours storm-ravaged south Merrick with legislator
The Long Island Power Authority’s chief operating officer, Michael Hervey, toured storm-ravaged parts of south Merrick with Nassau County Legislator David Denenberg on Wednesday to reassure frustrated homeowners that power would be restored to their homes. more
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Nassau County Legislator David Denenberg held a news conference in Bellmore on Tuesday to urge the Long Island Power Authority to increase efforts to remove trees from streets and get the power back on at homes in the Bellmores and Merricks, which were devastated by Irene. Above, among the areas that Denenberg identified as particularly hard hit was Florence Street in south Merrick.
Legislator urges LIPA to get the lights back on
Nassau County Legislator Dave Denenberg is urging the Long Island Power Authority to “turn up the heat” and restore power to his Bellmore and Merrick constituents. At a news conference held outside his Bellmore office on Tuesday afternoon, Denenberg and several local residents voiced their disappointment with LIPA’s response to the hurricane, particularly in areas south of Merrick Road. more
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The Meadowbrook Parkway flooded during Aug. 14’s torrential rainstorm, stranding many motorists. Planners say that residents should evacuate early in the event of hurricane, knowing that there could be major flooding on the roads.
Officials: L.I. overdue for a hurricane
The flooding rains that hit Long Island’s South Shore on Aug. 14 might be a preview of what could happen if a hurricane were to strike here. That’s why County Legislator Dave Denenberg, a Democrat from Merrick, hosted a hurricane-preparedness seminar last Wednesday at the North Bellmore Library. more
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Nassau County Legislator Joseph Scannell
Court OKs GOP’s redistricting map
In a 3-2 decision last Thursday, New York State Appellate Division judges upheld new boundaries drawn by Nassau Republican lawmakers for the county’s 19 legislative districts. If the state Court of Appeals rules in favor of the Republican plan on Aug. 24, the GOP’s legislative map will reshape a number of districts, including those covering the Five Towns, Elmont, Baldwin and Merrick-Bellmore. more
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Coleman Country Day Camp was underwater on Sunday. Above, Camp Director Ross Coleman was waist-deep.
Monster storm swamps Merrick-Bellmore
A massive storm barreling out of the southern Atlantic dumped more than nine inches of driving rain on Merrick and Bellmore from Saturday night to Sunday afternoon, flooding the Meadowbrook Parkway, Coleman Country Day Camp and homes throughout the community. At the storm’s height, rain fell at a rate of more than an inch an hour, on par with a hurricane, according to the National Weather Service. more
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Clearwater Charlie’s opens on Pettit Ave.
The Chamber of Commerce of the Bellmores held a ribbon-cutting ceremony on May 12 to celebrate the recent opening of Clearwater Charlie’s, at 216 Pettit Ave. in Bellmore. more
Under a Republican plan to redraw the Nassau County Legislature’s district lines, Democratic Legislator David Denenberg, of Merrick, would see his district –– the 19th –– merged with Legislator Joseph Scannell’s district –– the 5th. In effect, Democrats would lose a seat. A State Supreme Court justice, however, placed a temporary restraining order on the plan on Thursday, effectively preventing it from taking effect until the matter is decided in court. Above, Denenberg at Monday's redistricting hearing.
Democrats cheer judge’s redistricting decision
Democrats welcomed news last Thursday that a State Supreme Court justice had issued a temporary restraining order barring the Republican-controlled Nassau County Legislature from moving ahead with a plan to redraw the Legislature’s lines. more
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Hofstra University graduate journalism students taking part in the Envirothon included, second row, from left, Amanda Thurshwell, Danielle Puma and Si Huang.
Hofstra journalism students take a hike to learn about science reporting
Eight Hofstra University graduate journalism students from Professor Scott Brinton’s Current Issues in Science Reporting class recently participated in and are reporting on an Envirothon that took place in the woodlands around the Meadowbrook Parkway in North Merrick, Roosevelt and Freeport on April 30. Brinton, of Merrick, is a senior editor and op-ed columnist with Herald Community Newspapers. The Nassau County Unprotected Woodlands Taskforce, headed by county Legislators David Denenberg and Norma Gonsalves, organized the event. more
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