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The Lynbrook board of trustees honored Lynbrook Police Officer Pat Hahl, who retired from the department after 33 years on the job, at its Jan. 13 meeting.

Retiring, longtime Lynbrook village employees honored

Two longtime Lynbrook Village employees were honored by Mayor Alan Beach and the board of trustees on Jan. 13 in recognition of their years of service as they prepared to retire. more

By Mike Smollins | 1/22/20

Lynbrook Department of Public Works employees Aidan Ryder, left, and Charlie Curcio helped extinguish a fire that was consuming the back of the garage of a house on Sherman Street and Blossom Heath Avenue.

Lynbrook DPW workers, sanitation employees respond to fire

On the morning of June 5, employees with Lynbrook’s Department of Public Works were tree-trimming on Blossom Heath when they saw black smoke billowing from the rear area of a house and detached garage on the corner of Blossom Heath and Sherman Street more

By Steve Grogan | 6/26/19

At around 2:30 a.m. on Jan. 4, Scott Keller got into his plow to begin salting the streets.

Weathering the storm with the Lynbrook DPW

It was shortly after 2 a.m. on Jan. 4, and snow had just begun falling as Scott Keller climbed into his plow truck. Snow was pelting the windshield, and a Guns N’ Roses tune was blaring from the speakers. Keller was speaking of his girlfriend of 11 years, Peg Feehan. more

By Mike Smollins | 1/11/18

Marianne Kuhnle lives on Lakewood Boulevard, where neighbors say she sheltered as many as 16 cats. After the Department of Public Works cleaned her property and issued two citations against her, Kuhnle claimed they damaged her bushes and other items.

Cat controversy in Lynbrook: Resident will have feral animals put down amid complaints, citations

Responding to complaints from neighbors, a Lynbrook resident said she plans to euthanize more than a dozen feral cats she sheltered and fed, after village officials removed garbage and animal waste from her property on July 17. more

By Melissa Koenig | 8/3/17

Lynbrook Department of Public Works ready for winter

Lynbrook Department of Public Works Superintendent Phil Healey looked on as his employee, Peter Gerbi, drove one of his trucks up a gigantic salt mound, adding the final touches to the latest delivery. more

By Mike Smollins | 12/14/16

Upgrades coming to dangerous roads near Lynbrook High School

A series of incidents at the intersection of Atlantic Avenue, Union Avenue and Lincoln Place near Lynbrook High School have led to plans by Nassau County to implement safety improvements at a yet to … more

By Mike Smollins | 11/23/16

Mangano, Dems pitch lobbying disclosure bills

The bills came just days after it was revealed publicly that federal prosecutors are investigating Dean Skelos, Republican majority leader of the State Senate, and his son, Adam, in connection with AbTech Industries, an Arizona company that hired the latter and received a $12 million storm-water treatment contract from Nassau County, even though another company submitted a lower bid. more

By Brian Racow | 4/29/15

At a press conference on Feb. 12 at the Theodore Roosevelt Executive and Legislative Building in Mineola, Shila Shah-Gavnoudias, commissioner of the county Department of Public Works; Jon Kaiman, Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s special advisor for Long Island storm recovery; Ed Mangano, the county executive; and Todd Kaminsky, a state assemblyman from Long Beach, announced that the state would provide $150 million to upgrade the Bay Park plant with a nitrogen-removal system.

State promises $150 million to better treat sewage

New York state has pledged to fund the installation of a $150 million nitrogen-removal system at the Bay Park Sewage Treatment Plant, which will reduce the environmental harm of the sewage the plant discharges into Nassau County’s Western Bays, state and county officials said on Feb. 12. The officials, speaking at a Mineola news conference, also called on the Federal Emergency Management Agency to provide $550 million more to build an outfall pipe to carry effluent from Bay Park into the Atlantic Ocean. more

By Brian Racow | 2/13/15

County cancels activities, cautions of icy roads

All Monday afternoon activities at the Nassau County Aquatic Center and the ice rinks of Cantiague, Christopher Morley, and Grant parks have been canceled ... more

2/2/15

The roads are passable for those who absolutely need to get somewhere.

Mangano: Roads passable, but avoid unnecessary travel

More than 100 snow plows patrolled Nassau County’s roadways Monday night, rendering the roads passable for those who “need to get somewhere,” said Nassau County Executive Ed Mangano. Still, he asked residents to avoid unnecessary driving and “exercise caution” if they venture out. more

By Brian Racow | 1/27/15

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