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Brian Schneider, second from right, led a task force through the woodlands off the Meadowbrook Parkway in 2011, as part of an effort to develop the area as a recreational resource. Although the project stalled, Schneider said he would continue to support similar efforts as deputy county executive for parks and public works.
County parks, public works making do with less
Brian Schneider, a hydrogeologist with Bellmore-Merrick roots, knew he was stepping up to a “daunting” challenge when County Executive Laura Curran chose him to oversee Nassau County’s parks and public works departments. more
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Students in Christine O’Neill’s Spanish class at Mepham High School in North Bellmore used virtual-reality technology to tour Machu Picchu, in Peru, on Dec. 7.
Traveling to Machu Picchu — from desks in a classroom
Part 6 of the “Educating the 21st Century Child” series. Students held the Google Cardboard virtual-reality glasses to their faces on a recent Thursday. “Let’s get ready to … more
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The New York Islanders may be playing in the near future at a new facility to be built on grounds of the Belmont Park racetrack, according to Governor Guomo.
Arena Partners, Islanders score Belmont arena contract
The New York Islanders have been awarded the right to develop Belmont Park, according to people close to the negotiations. A formal announcement will take place at a news conference on Wednesday, to be held at the Belmont racetrack. Gov. Mario Cuomo is slated to attend. The Islanders were selected in a two-way contest with the New York City Football Club, a soccer franchise owned by Manchester City Football Club and the New York Yankees. more
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A number of attendees at Sunday’s forum, at which Belmont Park plans were presented, questioned the need for a second stadium to house the New York Islanders, but others like this man clearly favored moving the Islanders to Belmont.
Bidders release Belmont plans at 'listening session'
Applause broke out at Elmont Memorial High School on Sunday as the two finalists for the development of Belmont Park announced plans to create thousands of temporary and permanent jobs as part of ambitious plans to develop the racing center further. more
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FBI officials said the murder victim found in the woods between Freeport and Merrick on Oct. 27 was Kerin Pineda, a former Freeport High School student.
FBI identifies murder victims found in Freeport-Merrick area
FBI officials have confirmed the identities of the murder victims found on Oct. 25 at Cow Meadow Park, at the end of South Main Street in Freeport, and in the woods between Commercial Street in Freeport and Babylon Turnpike in Merrick on Oct. 27. more
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Strange encounters can make your day
The rules change as you get older. My parents always told me, “Never talk to strangers,” and that is still excellent advice for the young. But now my abiding rule . . . more
FBI agents focused their search for human remains on a wooded area in the center of Cow Meadow Park in Freeport.
NCPD: Body found at Cow Meadow Park in Freeport
Human remains were found at Cow Meadow Park in Freeport on Wednesday, according to the FBI’s Long Island Gang Task Force and Nassau County police. The discovery follows another recent case in which a Freeport High School teen was found dead in nearby Roosevelt, likely the victim of the notorious El Salvadoran gang MS-13. more
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Rob Weltner, president of Operation SPLASH, showed on a map where the sewage would be rerouted to the ocean outfall pipe during a recent meeting with Baldwin civic associations.
Locals cautiously optimistic about sewage pipe plan
Members of the Freeport-based Operation SPLASH (Stop Polluting Littering and Save Harbors) were out and about on the South Shore this month to explain and promote a Nassau County proposal to send treated sewage from the Bay Park Water Reclamation Facility in East Rockaway to the Cedar Creek facility in Wantagh via a 110-year-old steel pipe. more
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In times of trouble, FDR comes to me
I made a pilgrimage in August to a shining house on a hill surrounded by lush forests. Below was a valley where apple trees grew in neat rows. In the distance was a wide river. This place, this magical place, was an oasis of calm, a landscape perfectly suited for introspection. more
Seth Rudetsky, radio host, writer and accompanist to the stars, deconstructs the Broadway scene in his one-man show, "Seth's Big Fat Broadway, at the Madison Theatre, on Sunday.
What's happening on Long Island this weekend
Performances/On Stage Dwight YoakamThe country singer-songwriter in concert, Thursday, Sept. 7, 8 p.m. $99.50, $79.50, $55. The Space, 250 Post Ave. Westbury. 800-745-3000 or www.ticketmaster.com … more
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