Merrick Herald Life Senior Editor Scott Brinton, third from right, who is an adjunct journalism professor at Hofstra University, recently brought his Issues in Science Reporting students to a cleanup in the Merrick woodlands off the Meadowbrook Parkway to help out and report on the event. More than 50 volunteers attended the cleanup. more

Chaz Murray, 54, grew up in Merrick bounding through the woods near his home. He became a Boy Scout and went on to camp in the wild. He moved away when he turned 24 and returned seven years ago. On Sunday, he said he was horrified to see the derelict state into which Merrick’s forests off the Meadowbrook Parkway have fallen. Murray, a New York City paramedic, was one of 52 volunteers who came to the woods between Sunrise Highway and Meadowbrook Road in Merrick to clean up debris that had washed from farther north into the forest via the Meadow Brook or had been strewn there by vandals. He said he learned about the cleanup by reading the Merrick Herald Life. more

In 1970, Americans finally awoke to the horrifying toll they were taking on our fragile environment. That year, Congress passed the Clean Air Act . . . more

Our roads, from the parkways to our villages’ side streets, are among the most important pieces of infrastructure here in Nassau County. We use them . . . more

Winter's latest storm is causing problems for those still traveling, as the falling snow is causing delays on virtually all means of transportation on Long Island. As of 7 p.m., all trains on the … more

***UPDATE 10:50 A.M.*** As of 10:50 a.m., on-time service had been restored on all Long Island Road Branches. As snow continues to fall, local highways continue to see few delays and the Nassau … more

Snow that began early on Thursday morning has continued, and it is beginning to cause problems for commuters. As of 9 a.m., four of the Long Island Rail Road Branches are experiencing delays. … more

A Brooklyn man is under arrest after a crash on the Meadowbrook Parkway that left one dead early on Thanksgiving morning, New York State Police said. more

Motorists are advised that nighttime closures of the southbound Meadowbrook State Parkway (MSP) between Northern State Parkway (NSP) in Westbury and Glenn Curtiss Boulevard in East Meadow in Nassau … more

“This was the graveyard of the town,” Thomas Saltzman murmured, gesturing toward the carefully kept shelves of records that line the walls of the Town of Hempstead Archives. “This was every … more