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The marshes on the south shore are already being treated for mosquito larva by the Nassau County Department of Public Works.

As summer kicks off, warmer weather comes with it. As do swarms of mosquitoes. This summer, people should expect even more buzzing insects than usual. The warm winter coupled with the wet spring have created perfect conditions for mosquitoes — and other insects as well — to breed. more

By Alex Costello | 6/20/12

Malvernite Frank Koch was elected to serve as chairman of the Long Island Water Conference.

Malvernite to head Long Island Water Conference

Almost anybody related to the water industry on Long Island gets together in a professional organization that supplies more than 375 million gallons of clean water daily — one that will now be … more

Lee Landor | 1/4/12

Renovations at Hall’s Pond Park are not yet completed and some community residents are getting “frustrated” with the lack of progress.

Hall's Pond renovation still not complete

West Hempstead Boy Scouts will spend their Saturday cleaning up Hall’s Pond Park and they’ve invited residents of the community to join them. The only problem is that they’re … more

Lee Landor | 11/30/11

An industry magazine profiled Malverne Department of Public Works Superintendent Paul Jessup, detailing his accomplishments in the village and his relationship with the community.

Trade publication honors Malverne DPW head Paul Jessup

If you live in Malverne, you know Paul Jessup. He has lived in the village since 1957, spending some 30 years as a member of the volunteer Fire Department and the last 14 as the superintendent of the … more

Lee Landor | 10/12/11

Deterioration of a 1.5-mile stretch of Woodfield Road, between West Hempstead and Lakeview, is sending southbound drivers into the northbound lane, creating what many describe as hazardous conditions.

Residents say rough road spells trouble

It’s inevitable that there will be a head-on collision on Woodfield Road soon if Nassau County does nothing to repair its poor condition. That is the consensus of many Lakeview and West … more

Lee Landor | 9/21/11

Sections of Franklin Square and surrounding areas will be treated by truck with adulticide on Sept. 21, along with sections of Rockville Centre, Lynbrook, Malverne and Lakeview.

Nassau announces mosquito-spray schedule

Based on current mosquito trap data, the Nassau County Health and Public Works departments announced yesterday a schedule for localized truck-spraying of adulticide — a product used to reduce adult mosquitoes — to occur at targeted areas in the county. more

By Jackie Nash | 9/20/11

Malverne Mayor Patricia McDonald and Village Trustee John O'Brien, who serves as the deputy commissioner of the village's Office of Emergency Management, surveyed the damage caused by Hurricane Irene on Aug. 28.

Irene not so mean: Malverne, W.H. fare well during tropical storm

Downed trees and power lines were the extent of the damage left in Hurricane Irene’s wake — at least in Malverne and West Hempstead. While thousands of Long Islanders were ordered to … more

By Lee Landor | 8/31/11

Coleman Country Day Camp was underwater on Sunday. Above, Camp Director Ross Coleman was waist-deep.

Monster storm swamps Merrick-Bellmore

A massive storm barreling out of the southern Atlantic dumped more than nine inches of driving rain on Merrick and Bellmore from Saturday night to Sunday afternoon, flooding the Meadowbrook Parkway, Coleman Country Day Camp and homes throughout the community. At the storm’s height, rain fell at a rate of more than an inch an hour, on par with a hurricane, according to the National Weather Service. more

By Scott Brinton | 8/16/11

Nassau County Executive Ed Mangano, at the wheel of the "Black Beast," which was once a terror on the Vanderbilt Motor Parkway, announced on Friday that the county is planning to construct a hiking and biking trail along the old parkway. He was joined here by, from left, Denis Byrne, of Long Island Greenways and Healthy Trails; Michael Vitti, of Concerned Long Island Mountain Bicyclists; Brian Schneider, a hydrogeologist with the county Department of Public Works; Howard Kroplick, of the Long Island Motor Parkway Preservation Society and the Beast's owner; Shila Shah-Gavnoudias, DPW commissioner; and Lisa and Richard Schary, North Bellmore environmental advocates.

Preserving Nassau’s motoring past

You wouldn’t expect to find a turn-of-the-century roadster ominously dubbed the “Black Beast” at a news conference convened by Nassau County Executive Ed Mangano, but that’s precisely what took center stage at a media event he held at Eisenhower Park in East Meadow on Friday. more

Scott Brinton | 6/3/11

The village held steady on salaries, but said it must raise taxes to meet greater expenses.

Village taxes up 8 %

At a special meeting on April 4, the Island Park village board adopted its 2011-12 budget, which is about $110,000 larger than the current spending plan and includes a 7.8 percent tax increase for … more

Alex Costello | 4/13/11

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