61.0°,
Light Rain
Keyword: power
103 results total, viewing 91 - 100
|
Democrats welcomed news last Thursday that a State Supreme Court justice had issued a temporary restraining order barring the Republican-controlled Nassau County Legislature from moving ahead with a plan to redraw the Legislature’s lines.
more
By Scott Brinton
|
5/13/11
|
|
Who knew? New York City sits dead center atop an active earthquake zone. No, not as active as California’s infamous –– and hyperactive –– quake zone. Nonetheless, we have gotten our share of big quakes in the past 300 years.
more
Scott Brinton
|
3/24/11
|
|
Most people start hearing about history from their parents as they are growing up. Then from your school friends and teachers instructing us in the school curriculum. Then, as you get older, you …
more
By Robert Powers, Malverne Village historian
|
2/16/11
|
|
Just after dawn on Feb. 2, hundreds of South Shore residents will gather at Reese Park in Malverne to watch as the village’s celebrity groundhog, Malverne Mel, makes his annual meteorological …
more
By Lee Landor
|
1/26/11
|
|
Following reports that the Long Island Power Authority spent an estimated $30 million on Hurricane Earl, leaving customers to potentially face a rate increase, New York State Sen. Charles Fuschillo Jr. and other area lawmakers requested this past week that State Comptroller Tom DiNapoli conduct an audit of LIPA’s handling of the situation.
more
9/13/10
|
|
They were really playing with fire.
The two 14-year-olds charged with starting a fire last week that damaged a West Hempstead elementary school set papers on fire and then threw an aerosol can …
more
Lee Landor
|
8/18/10
|
|
A bit of the Mississippi Delta comes to Long Beach this weekend in the form of the 2nd Annual Barrier Beach Blues and Arts Festival.
more
6/23/10
|
|
Q. A lot of trees came down around my neighborhood in the last big storm. Is there anything I can do to keep my trees safe, and is it allowed to put in wire tie-downs to keep my trees tethered during a storm?
more
Monte Leeper
|
5/14/10
|
|
Q. I was told by my village that I need to have smoke detectors in my two-family house in order to renew my application. Even though I didn't have them before, I have to install them. One guy said they have to be hard-wired, but my electrician called and they said just battery-operated. Which is it?
more
Monte Leeper
|
5/14/10
|
|
Yeah! Drill, baby, drill! Let’s suck every last drop of oil from the ocean floor in the waters off the good ol’ U.S. of A., and to heck with the environment and the environmental regulations holding us up from taking what’s ours — oil, beautiful, black oil, the world’s carbon legacy passed down to us by God to power our nation, keep us safe and make us rich.
more
Scott Brinton
|
5/6/10
|
Currently viewing stories posted within the past year.
For all older stories, please use our advanced search.
For all older stories, please use our advanced search.