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To the Editor: I was pleased that the Herald recently joined in my effort to bring attention to New York American Water’s proposed rate hike, which has been submitted to the Public Service … more
A woman standing on the jetty at Lincoln Boulevard beach, reportedly taking photos, was caught by a wave, pulled into the water and slammed into the rocks, a witness and … more
Nassau County is in talks to enter a two-year contract with a financial adviser to study a potential public-private partnership for the county’s sewage system, which some officials believe could help mitigate the burden of 10 years of sewage debts. more
The Nassau County Marine Bureau rescued two swimmers on Monday, July 4, after a boat was found drifting in the Sloop Channel by marker eight in Wantagh, police said. more
On a beautiful, warm, sunny morning, dozens of kayakers and paddle boarders took a short trip from Bay County Park to Hewlett Point Beach and back last Saturday for the inaugural launch of the South … more
“The long-term sustainability of Reynolds Channel and our surrounding bays is a pressing environmental concern . . ." more
Nassau County is looking to divert tens of millions of gallons of treated sewage from the Bay Park treatment plant in East Rockaway to the ocean outfall pipe at the Cedar Creek plant on the … more
A half-dozen Nassau County environmental and civic activists, most from Merrick, came to Bethpage Community Park on April 21 –– the day before Earth Day –– to call on the state to accelerate efforts to clean up a massive chemical plume that has crept for more than seven decades from Bethpage toward South Oyster Bay. more
Anyone who has paid attention to Nassau County politics over the past few years knows that elected officials have tried just about everything to save money and raise revenue. From the closing of police precincts . . . more
Environmentally speaking, the mid-20th century was a terrible time. Government and industry experimented with all manner of chemicals . . . more
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