Merrick environmental activist Bob Young is reviving a nearly decade-long campaign to protect and preserve the fragile woodlands that line the Meadowbrook Parkway. From 2002 to 2011, hundreds of volunteers conducted cleanups, environmental studies and community forums aimed ...
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By Scott Brinton
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4/16/15
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The Seaford Board of Education will place a second proposition on the May 19 ballot that will revise the transportation guidelines for Kindergarten students in order to keep them in line with guidelines for students in grades 1-5.
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By Laura Schofer
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4/1/15
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Streets in 16 areas of Cedarhurst, Lawrence, Hewlett Bay Park, Hewlett Harbor and Hewlett Neck have been randomly selected for analysis as part of a statewide traffic study that may ultimately lead to possible infrastructure grants to local municipalities.
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By Vanessa Parker
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3/25/15
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Our roads, from the parkways to our villages’ side streets, are among the most important pieces of infrastructure here in Nassau County. We use them . . .
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3/12/15
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The Eagle Avenue bridge, off exit 18 of the Southern State Parkway, isn’t just any old overpass. With a height of just 7 feet, 7 inches, it has one of the lowest clearances of any bridge on any Long Island parkway, and is struck from beneath by oversized trucks an average of three times a year, according to the New York State Department of Transportation.
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By Rossana Weitekamp
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2/25/15
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After this week’s blizzard forced state officials to suspend service on the Long Island Rail Road, service has returned to most branches, while the West Hempstead Branch remains under …
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1/27/15
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As of 9 a.m. on Monday morning, the Long Island Railroad is running on time, with all branches reporting good service on the MTA’s weather advisory page. The Nassau Inter-County Express bus line …
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By Brendan Murray
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1/26/15
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I couldn’t have been the only one who loved Nassau County’s ill-fated school-zone speed cameras.
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1/8/15
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The Long Island Motor Parkway, built in 1908, extended 45 miles and connected Fresh Meadows, Queens, to Lake Ronkonkoma in Suffolk County. The private toll road, built by entrepreneur William Vanderbilt, was the first in the U.S. designed exclusively for automobiles.
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By David Weingrad
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11/5/14
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The Bellmore Chamber of Commerce and All Island Yellow Transportation, formerly Bellmore Taxi, recently took the ALS Foundation’s Ice Bucket Challenge, which asks participants to have ice water …
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10/22/14
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