We are surprised –– astounded, really –– that the Nassau County Legislature would choose to play politics with the severely damaged Bay Park Sewage Treatment Plant, which was built in 1955 and serves 40 percent of county residents.
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8/9/13
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As rising temperatures, shallow water, and blooms of algae and duckweed are plaguing Willow Pond, the villages of Hewlett Harbor and Hewlett Bay Park seek to restore the watering hole through a series of enzyme treatments, which would begin as early as July 29.
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By Ann Friedman
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7/31/13
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Long-suffering Long Islanders may soon see some additional Hurricane Sandy rebuild relief from the Federal Government.
A new program funded by Federal Supplemental …
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By Amanda McKelvey
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7/24/13
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Arrests
LAWRENCE- Francisca Almonte, 44, of Malverne, was arrested for shoplifting from a warehouse store on Rockaway Turnpike at 11:45 a.m. on July 7, police said.
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7/17/13
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The Village of Lawrence will add a new face to its Board of Trustees as Alex Edelman won election on Tuesday over Unity Party running mate David Seidemann, 567 to 558. Incumbent Trustee Michael Fragin was the top vote-getter in the at-large election with 758 votes. The terms are two years.
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By Jeff Bessen
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6/18/13
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The Village of Lawrence has hired an independent auditor to review work being done at its former sewage treatment plant, which is now under Nassau County control and being transformed into a pumping station that will send the waste to the county’s Bay Park facility.
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By Jeff Bessen
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6/12/13
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Hewlett Harbor Trustee and Deputy Mayor Len Oppenheimer is running for re-election for his fourth two-year term.
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By Ann Friedman
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6/6/13
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Last Oct. 29, Hurricane Sandy drowned the Bay Park Sewage Treatment Plant in East Rockaway with more than nine feet of saltwater, destroying its pumps, shutting down its operating systems and overwhelming the already weak facility.
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6/6/13
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It’s hard to believe that the wounds inflicted by Hurricane Sandy are now six months old.
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5/2/13
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Bay Park resident Nora Garcia-Osuna described what she found in her backyard after Hurricane Sandy as “mounds of hard, layered, crusted-over sewage” — the likes of which she had never seen …
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By Mary Malloy
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2/14/13
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