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Increased drone use is becoming an issue for jets that use John F. Kennedy International Airport. Officials are calling for federal regulations.

In the wake of three recent incidents at John F. Kennedy International Airport involving civilian drones — two on Nov. 16 and one on Nov. 19 — Sen. Charles Schumer has called on the Federal Aviation Administration and the Office of Management and Budget to enact new drone regulations. more

By Vanessa Parker | 12/3/14

It's time to make the terrorists pay!

This Thursday marks the 13th anniversary of the deadliest terrorist attacks ever on American soil. None of us will ever forget what happened that tragic day, and we continue to keep the families of those who died in our thoughts and prayers. more

9/11/14

We'll say it again — fund the Bay Park pipe

The Federal Emergency Management Agency recently rejected the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation’s request to fund a $690 million outflow pipe that would stretch from the Bay Park Sewage Treatment Plant three miles into the Atlantic Ocean. more

6/19/14

Let's give graduates some debt relief

As students throughout our nation and here on Long Island graduate from college, they hope to start the next phase of their lives gainfully employed. more

5/22/14

This month, thank a volunteer — and become one

No community would be what it is without volunteers. April is National Volunteer Month . . . more

4/10/14

Kyle Strober, pictured at left during a recent news conference about the Covanta Energy waste-to-energy incinerator in Westbury, is Sen. Charles Schumer’s Long Island director. Strober grew up in Merrick and graduated from Kennedy High School in Bellmore.

Senator Schumer’s right-hand man

Most pundits agreed: Mitt Romney won the first of three presidential debates in 2012, held at the University of Denver on Oct. 3. President Obama, whose rhetorical skills were the stuff of political legend, appeared tired, and in the weeks after the debate, his poll numbers plummeted. more

By Scott Brinton | 3/5/14

Atlantic Beach resident Lesley Rothschild has asked the Nassau County Police Department to apply for federal money to purchase tracking devices to help protect children with autism who wander off.

Trying to keep autistic kids safe

Atlantic Beach resident Lesley Rothschild, the mother of a non-verbal 12-year-old boy with autism, says she has a higher level of anxiety than most parents, especially near water or around traffic signs. more

By Jeff Bessen | 2/19/14

We need an outflow pipe to the ocean

Residents and environmentalists have long urged county and state officials to be more aggressive in their efforts to upgrade Nassau County’s aging sewage treatment plants. more

1/23/14

John Cameron Jr., chairman of the Long Island Regional Planning Council, center, joined Schumer at the news conference, and spoke briefly in support of the senator’s proposal.

Schumer: Nassau needs rebuilding plan

U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer, the third-highest-ranking member of the Senate’s Democratic majority, spoke at a news conference on Monday in the driveway of a south Merrick home, calling on the federal Department of Housing and Urban Development to implement a comprehensive plan to protect Nassau County’s coastline from future storms. more

By Brian Racow | 9/11/13

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development should develop and fund a plan to shore up Nassau County’s South Shore against future flooding, said U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer (D-NY), John Cameron Jr., chairman of the Long Island Regional Planning Council, center, and South Merrick homeowner Steven Zalewski.

Schumer calls for Nassau coastline plan

Sen. Charles Schumer called for the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development to implement a comprehensive plan to protect Nassau County’s coastlines from future storm damage during a press conference in South Merrick on Monday. more

BRIAN RACOW bracow@liherald.com | 9/11/13

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