As sprinkler systems are running and swimming pools are filling up, residents have an opportunity to put water conservation practices into play, ensuring that water pressure will not wane …
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By Jordan Vallone
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7/30/23
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For decades, gas pipelines and other delivery infrastructure have been a reliable cash cow for utility companies, which recover the costs of building their distribution systems from our utility bills . . .
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By Anshul Gupta and Gordian Raacke
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1/12/23
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Summer should be a time of joy, spent hanging out at the beach and barbecuing in the backyard. Too often, however, summer turns tragic when it needn’t.
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7/15/21
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Q. In the middle of our basement is a fairly new central air and heating unit. It’s big and takes up a lot of space, mostly with air ducts coming out the sides. Because it would be too expensive to move . . .
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By Monte Leeper
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8/15/20
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Charles Krull & Son Inc., a family-owned plumbing and heating company, proudly celebrates 110 years of serving Nassau County. Now in it fifth generation . . .
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By Teri Ann Loeser
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11/15/19
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them with new permit plans for my house. I don’t understand why there are no notes or anything for lighting or heating. How did these two different plans get a permit without . . .
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By Monte Leeper
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8/10/18
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While the Long Island summer months tend to breed an eagerness to exercise outdoors, the hot and humid weather should also create an alertness to help avoid a heat-related emergency. Even though our bodies contain a natural cooling mechanism — perspiration — they can still overheat and lead to a potentially deadly condition: heat stroke.
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By Brian T. Dessart
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6/28/18
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Summer is finally here. It should be a time of joy, spent barbecuing in the backyard and hanging out at the beach. Too often, however, summer turns tragic when it needn’t. The American Red Cross offers the following guidelines . . .
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6/21/18
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Al Gore appears angrier than he did 11 years ago. He grimaces and yells more. He is less personal. He seems to strain to convey a hopeful message. That was my first — and most striking — reaction to his latest . . .
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8/24/17
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In the midst of a weeklong heat wave, a line of strong storms passed through our area on Monday, with high wind gusts causing power outages and toppled trees.
Four houses were reported to have …
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By Mary Malloy
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7/27/16
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