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The group spotted a still-inflated balloon floating by the shore, and grabbed it when it washed up - it could’ve been from as far as Ohio.

Last cleanup of the summer at Jones Beach

As summer draws to a close, the need for environmentally-minded residents of Wantagh, Seaford, and neighboring communities to step up and help make Jones Beach a little cleaner slows down as well, although not permanently. more

By Michael Malaszczyk | 9/8/22

NYS Department of Environmental Conservation staff and volunteers hand-removed hundreds of pounds of the invasive plant species — water chestnut — from Mill Pond in Wantagh because the plant can harm the fish in the pond.

Invasive species plant pull at Wantagh Mill Pond

Hundreds of pounds of a harmful aquatic plant have been removed from Wantagh's Mill Pond for the first time. more

By Eden Laikin | 6/21/18

Linda and Anthony Regueifero with their children Logan, Leah and Alex Regueifero helped clean up the north side of the East Village Green.

Cleaning up Levittown

With garbage bags and rakes in hand, 50 volunteers got down and dirty at the 10th annual Earth Day Cleanup on April 16. Hosted by the Levittown Community Council and Town of Hempstead, and walked the streets with a mission to clean up Levittown and the surrounding areas of North Wantagh. more

By Rebecca Anderson | 4/26/16

Boy Scouts from Troop 656 cleaned up the grounds of Christ Lutheran Church on Nov. 21.

Scouts spruce up church grounds

Boy Scout Troop 656 and Christ Lutheran Church have a partnership dating back more than 50 years. Recently, the Scouts decided to thank their sponsoring organization by cleaning up the church grounds on Island Road in Wantagh. more

By Andrew Hackmack | 12/2/15

Grumman signs on to plume cleanup

The cleanup of the toxic Navy Grumman plume, which has threatened public water supplies in many Nassau County communities, including Seaford, has taken another step forward. more

By Andrew Hackmack | 5/20/15

Hofstra students collect trash and sound bites in the Meadowbrook Parkway woodlands

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

5/5/15

Wantagh Troop 96 Boy Scouts Bobby Zuch, left, and Brian Walker joined Scoutmaster Andy Zuch in a section of the preserve, south of Jerusalem Avenue in Seaford.

Keeping the park clean

Whether it was dropped by humans or brought there by natural forces, there was plenty of garbage to be found in the Tackapausha Preserve last Saturday morning. A group of volunteers spent hours cleaning up the park, which straddles the Seaford-Massapequa border. more

By Andrew Hackmack | 8/20/14

The Hofstra University Biology Department has been awarded a grant to clean up a Long Beach salt marsh that students often use to study a marine habitat.

Hofstra awarded grant to clean up salt marsh after Superstorm Sandy

Hofstra University has been awarded a National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration grant of $75,000 to remove debris accumulated during Superstorm Sandy from a local salt marsh that is used regularly for research and educational projects. Among the professors spearheading the project is Dr. Russell Burke, of Bellmore. more

9/23/13

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