Amid new reports of almost half a million New Yorkers struggling to catch up with their electricity bills, Con Edison’s decision to request further increases of up to 20 percent from state regulators is a slap in the face.
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By Melanie D'Arrigo and Jonathan Soto
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4/7/22
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If not for a call made by her father in 2002, there is a chance that Oceanside native Lauren Streifer would not have become the CEO of her own company and founder of her own publishing house.
The call led her on an adventure from Long Island to Hurricane Katrina-ravaged New Orleans and eventually to Australia, where she now resides. It also inspired her to share her love of literature with the world, as Streifer released her new children’s book “This Small King.”
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By Tom Carrozza
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2/10/22
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Lynbrook resident Laura Ryder was among three people appointed to the South Nassau Water Authority district board by Hempstead Town Supervisor Don Clavin and other town officials.
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2/3/22
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As a former state official, I get many questions from readers, clients and friends about our political leaders. Lately, the most frequent one is, what do I think of Gov. Kathy Hochul?
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1/27/22
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Governor Kathy Hochul signed the North Shore Water Authority Act into law on Nov. 3, providing a path for the public acquisition of the privately owned NYAW, which serves approximately 124,000 Nassau …
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By Annemarie Durkin
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12/17/21
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New York is headed in the wrong direction on solar power.
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11/18/21
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Plans to construct a wind farm in the ocean 15 miles south of Jones Beach will undoubtedly be met with opposition. The Long Island Commercial Fishing Association has already weighed in against the project . . .
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7/29/21
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Nassau County recently announced that it finished 2020 with a surplus of $75 million (subject to some adjustment, but it’s a reasonable number to work with). Sounds like good news, right? Not so fast.
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By Howard Kopel
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4/15/21
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Town of Hempstead Councilman Bruce Blakeman, who represents the 3rd Council District, is the pick of the Nassau County Republicans to run against County Executive Laura Curran, a Democrat, in November.
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By Jeff Bessen
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3/15/21
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In case you haven’t noticed it, there are all kinds of battles going on between legislators and governors all over the country.
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3/11/21
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