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Park-goers will be able to visit McDonnell Pond at Hempstead Lake State Park, which had been slated to close along with nine other Long Island state parks, as it stays open throughout the end of the year.

State salvages some summer 'staycation' spots; keeps parks open

Just in time for the summer season, Gov. David Paterson and Albany lawmakers reached a tentative agreement to keep a number of state parks open and maintain park services … more

Clarissa Hamlin | 6/2/10

Senator seeks investigation of Aqua America

Bellmore-Merrick residents saw their water rates rise in January when the New York State Public Service Commission approved a three-year, 12.66 percent rate hike for Aqua New York, their water provider. The average customer's bill will rise from $593 to $643 this year, according to the PSC. When U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer, a Democrat, heard from constituents about the rate hike, and a similar increase in December 2008 for towns in Westchester County, he and his staff began looking into Aqua New York and its parent company, Aqua America. more

Deirdre Krasula | 5/25/10

State assemblyman Harvey Weisenberg, center, a Democrat from Long Beach and a primary sponsor of Leandra’s Law, was joined by Lenny Rosado, left, who lost his daughter Leandra in a recent drunken driving accident, and Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver at a press conference to announce the passage of the bill.

DWI with a child is now a felony

Most of us cannot understand what possesses a person to drive drunk. This paper’s position has long been that drinking and driving is potentially deadly behavior that can have the same result as opening fire with a gun in a crowded mall. DWI requires stiff penalties. more

11/26/09

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