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Though temperatures plunged to bitter lows and much of the area was blanketed in 6 to 10 inches of snow last night and this morning, forcing widespread closings and making travel a gamble, there were no reports of storm-related losses of life and a relatively low number of power outages and calls to helplines, according to County Executive Ed Mangano this morning.
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By Brian Racow
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1/3/14
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The planning division of the Nassau County Department of Public Works has partnered with several organizations to conduct a federally funded study that will explore ways to promote development in three yet-to-be-determined downtowns surrounding Long Island Rail Road stations.
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By Julie Mansmann
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12/5/12
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At 7:30 p.m. on July 10, the Rockville Centre Fire Department responded to the scene of a reported spill. A 55-gallon metal drum was discovered on Maine Avenue west of Peninsula Blvd. The drum, in …
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7/18/12
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Five years after Nassau County commissioned a traffic study that was conducted by an independent engineering company — and nearly three years since the firm’s findings and recommendations were released — there has been no noticeable reduction in the congestion that plagues Hewlett and Woodmere residents, visitors and business owners in the Broadway-West Broadway area.
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By Jeff Bessen and Ann Friedman
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6/28/12
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As summer kicks off, warmer weather comes with it. As do swarms of mosquitoes.
This summer, people should expect even more buzzing insects than usual. The warm winter coupled with the wet spring have created perfect conditions for mosquitoes — and other insects as well — to breed.
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By Alex Costello
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6/20/12
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West Hempstead Boy Scouts will spend their Saturday cleaning up Hall’s Pond Park and they’ve invited residents of the community to join them. The only problem is that they’re …
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Lee Landor
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11/30/11
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If you live in Malverne, you know Paul Jessup. He has lived in the village since 1957, spending some 30 years as a member of the volunteer Fire Department and the last 14 as the superintendent of the …
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Lee Landor
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10/12/11
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Based on current mosquito trap data, the Nassau County Health and Public Works departments announced yesterday a schedule for localized truck-spraying of adulticide — a product used to reduce adult mosquitoes — to occur at targeted areas in the county.
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By Jackie Nash
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9/20/11
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Downed trees and power lines were the extent of the damage left in Hurricane Irene’s wake — at least in Malverne and West Hempstead.
While thousands of Long Islanders were ordered to …
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By Lee Landor
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8/31/11
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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.
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By Scott Brinton
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8/16/11
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