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Amid all the clamor over Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s alleged sexual harassment and misreporting of nursing home deaths, you would have thought nothing else was happening in Albany at the moment. You would be wrong. more

3/25/21

On Thursday, Rory Lancman, special counsel for ratepayer protection at the state Department of Public Service, hosted a virtual hearing at which South Shore residents aired their grievances about New York American Water, the private utility currently under the scrutiny of a state-led feasibility study.

South Shore residents support potential NYAW takeover

South Shore residents spoke forcefully at a public hearing on Feb. 26 that reviewed the state’s study to examine a potential public takeover of New York American Water’s private … more

By Mike Conn and Alyssa Seidman | 2/26/21

The Valley Stream village board will be holding six public hearings on Aug. 19, including one on a law requiring residents to obtain permits to cut down trees.

Public hearings on proposed Valley Stream laws scheduled for Aug. 19

The Village of Valley Stream will be holding public hearings on six proposed local laws. The hearings are scheduled for the Aug. 19 Board of Trustees meeting at Village Hall. Of the proposed … more

By Melissa Koenig | 6/27/19

Public hearing May 3 on variance for small apartment building on North Central Avenue

A public hearing will be held at Valley Stream Village Hall on Tuesday, May 3 at 7:30 p.m. to discuss a developer’s request for a zoning variance that would allow for the construction of a three-story, nine-unit apartment building at 138 N. Central Avenue. more

By Nick Ciccone | 4/28/16

Hempstead Town Supervisor Kate Murray, right, helped Margaret Tardibuono, of Levittown, affix a new “Do Not Knock” decal to her front door last week following the announcement of a new law targeting solicitors.

Town weighs 'Do Not Knock' law

The Town of Hempstead next week will consider a law that would implement a “Do Not Knock” policy to protect homeowners, while raising fines for solicitors who don’t register with the town. more

By Andrew Hackmack | 3/17/15

The U.S. Maritime Administration and Coast Guard held a public hearing about Port Ambrose, a proposed liquefied natural gas terminal in the Atlantic Ocean 18.5 miles southeast of Jones Beach, last Wednesday night in a ballroom at the Hilton New York JFK Airport in Jamaica, Queens. Port Ambrose opponents, who have assembled into a “No LNG Coalition,” conducted a press conference immediately before the hearing, drawing a few dozen people into a small hotel meeting room feet away from the ballroom.

Most at Port Ambrose hearing slam plan

One after another, for four hours, speakers at a hearing last Wednesday in Jamaica, Queens lined up to decry a proposal to build a liquefied natural gas terminal in the Atlantic Ocean 18.5 miles southeast of Jones Beach. more

By Brian Racow | 1/14/15

The Valley Stream village board will hold a public hearing on March 24 regarding the proposed use of eminent domain to take over vacant buildings in Gibson.

Valley Stream postpones hearing on Gibson buildings

The Valley Stream village board will hold a public hearing on Monday night regarding its planned use of eminent domain to take blight property in Gibson. more

By Andrew Hackmack | 3/19/14

New flood maps, which were unveiled to the public in January, will be up for discussion at Valley Stream Village Hall on July 15.

Flood map decision nears in Valley Stream

Valley Stream residents will get their say on July 15 on proposed new flood maps that would remove more than 1,500 homes in the south end of the village from the high-risk flood zone. more

By Andrew Hackmack | 7/11/13

Civic Law

Q. I went to a meeting of my Village Board of Trustees and wanted to speak on a particular item, but they wouldn’t let me. Don’t I have a right to speak at a public meeting?A. The right … more

By A. Thomas Levin | 9/28/12

The Nassau County Legislature will vote on a contract with Veolia Transportation, Inc. that would privatize Nassau’s public bus system on Dec. 19.

Public gets restless at bus hearing

Long Island Bus riders and workers said they got angry when they were forced to wait more than two hours on Monday for a public hearing on a contract with Veolia Transportation, Inc. that would privatize Nassau’s public bus system. The crowd that convened at the county Legislature building catcalled at legislators to get under way and booed at County Executive Edward Mangano, a Republican from Bethpage, when he addressed the Legislature. more

Deirdre Krasula | 12/7/11

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