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There are massive discrepancies among water rates that residents across Long Island are paying, according to a study by Citizens Campaign for the Environment released last week.
Senator Brooks wants water study amid rate discrepancies
State Sen. John Brooks, a Democrat from Seaford, will introduce legislation for a feasibility study that would assess whether the Suffolk County Water Authority could take over New York American Water’s Nassau County service areas. The announcement came a week after Citizens Campaign for the Environment released a report showing discrepancies among what residents across Long Island are paying for their water. more
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Some of the thousands of visitors who took advantage of cooler beach temperatures to visit Jones Beach State Park during a recent heat wave.
Jones Beach turns 90!
For 90 years, everyone who has lived on Long Island for more than a few months or who has visited Jones Beach State Park has had a favorite story about it. The official anniversary of the … more
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Nassau County Legislator Denise Ford, left, and Town of Hempstead Receiver of Taxes Don Clavin called on County Comptroller and former Long Beach City Manager Jack Schnirman, as well as Town Supervisor Laura Gillen's chief of staff, Jim LaCarrubba — Long Beach's former public works commissioner — to resign on Tuesday, saying that both received separation payments they were not entitled to when they ended their employment with the City of Long Beach.
Clavin calls on Nassau County comptroller to resign
Nassau County Legislator Denise Ford and Town of Hempstead Receiver of Taxes Don Clavin called on County Comptroller Jack Schnirman to resign on Tuesday, saying that he was overpaid for sick and … more
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Nassau County Executive Laura Curran, center, with Deputy Executive for Finance Ray Orlando and Ana Souza of the Office of Management and Budget at a taxpayers information meeting in Franklin Square in January.
Curran urges cooperation on tax phase-in
Nassau County Executive Laura Curran responded on Monday to the proposed “Assessment Bill of Rights” put forth last week by Republicans in the County Legislature, calling it an … more
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Hempstead Supervisor Laura Gillen, with 5th District candidate Lora Webster, left, and Clerk Sylvia Cabana, held a news conference in Merrick to introduce the slate of Democratic town candidates.
Democrats introduce slate of Hempstead Town candidates
Hempstead Town Supervisor Laura Gillen announced the full slate of Democratic candidates for the upcoming November election on July 23 at Wynsum Avenue Park in south Merrick. more
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David Cornell, from Lynbrook, a Marine Corps veteran who fought in Operation Desert Storm in Kuwait, had his hair cut by Will Torres, of Queens Village, a student at the Barber and Beauty Institute of New York.
Summer stand-down serves Nassau’s veterans
The Nassau County Veterans Service Agency’s annual summer Veteran Stand Down welcomed hundreds of Long Island vets on Tuesday in Freeport. The biannual event last took place in November, shortly … more
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Nassau County Republicans decried new law allowing undocumented immigrants to obtain driver’s licenses.
Reacting to Green Light Bill
Gov. Andrew Cuomo last week signed into law the Green Light Bill allowing undocumented immigrants to obtain New York state driver’s licenses. The State Assembly and Senate approved the measure in June. New York joins 12 other states, Washington, D.C. and Puerto Rico in passing such legislation. more
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State Sen. John Brooks chatted with his staff on the Senate floor before the passage of Bill S1687.
Brooks calls school funding system ‘unfair’
State Sen. John Brooks recently sponsored a bill that could reshape the way Long Island’s public schools are funded. more
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Rob Hampson, a hydraulic/coastal engineer with the Army Corps of Enginners, left, reviewed the Back Bays study with Freeport Mayor Robert Kennedy.
‘Waiting for 2030 is unacceptable’
Nearly three years have passed, but the Nassau County Back Bays Coastal Storm Risk Management Feasibility Study to examine, in part, if storm gates can be installed at the Jones and East Rockaway inlets, will require more time, according to Scott Sanderson, section chief of coastal planning for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Philadelphia District. more
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Map showing the extent of the plume as it has drifted southward, encroaching on the northern halves of both Seaford and Wantagh.
State unveils ambitious plan for Bethpage toxic plume
Hundreds of people gathered in the auditorium at Bethpage High School on June 11 to learn about the ambitious proposal by the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation to contain and … more
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