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No matter the desperation, suicide isn’t the answer
When anyone, especially a teenager, dies by suicide, it is difficult to comprehend. We see the person, seemingly vibrant, alive, and we wonder how . . . more
Albany should give taxpayers a break
Every year at this time, Gov. Andrew Cuomo and the State Legislature wrestle with the state budget, facing an April 1 deadline to get it done. This year . . . more
What would congestion pricing mean for Long Islanders?
Most Long Islanders don’t blink when they hear the words “congestion pricing,” but this idea, now before the State Legislature, is a big deal for out-of-city drivers. more
LIRR President Phillip Eng argued that his agency had made marked improvements in reliability over the past few months.
LIRR officials defend their record at county public hearing
By most accounts, riders on the Long Island Rail Road have had a rough couple of years. In fact, in 2017 the transit agency saw its worst on-time performance in more than two decades, and 2018 was … more
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Nassau County Deputy Planning Commissioner Sean Sallie introduced the Lawrence drainage improvement project at the village board meeting on Feb. 14.
Designing Lawrence village’s flood mitigation project
An $8.776 million drainage improvement project for the Village of Lawrence is expected to have a shovel hitting dirt in the summer of 2020, according to Nassau County officials and the engineers from the firm LKMA. more
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Challenges ahead for Democratic Senate
As New York Democrats look ahead to two years of majority control of the State Senate — and the Assembly and the governor’s mansion — they should also remember the past and learn from their predecessors’ mistakes. more
The Peninsula Public Library board decided on Dec. 27 — a day before announcing it publicly — not to extend its contract with the Village of Lawrence for land for a new library. From left were Trustee Jeffrey Leb, board President Samuel Francis and Trustee Joseph Fuller. Vice President Audrian Gray and Trustee Sarah Yastrab did not attend.
Peninsula Public Library withdraws from Lawrence village land deal
After months of public debate, the Peninsula Public Library board of trustees announced on Dec. 28 that it would not extend the contract term of the land deal it signed with the Village of Lawrence in September 2017 with the intent of building a new library. more
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Proposed new library would be a jewel for Five Towns
As regular readers and borrowers at the Peninsula Public Library, we care deeply about this precious resource and are excited about the proposed rebuild. more
A law you’ve never heard of is slowing our state’s progress
Schools and bridges are crumbling across New York state. Many Long Island hospitals are outdated, and local downtowns are in desperate need of revitalization. But New York’s “Scaffold Law” makes us among the most difficult places in the country to get projects like these off the ground. more
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The first-floor layout of the proposed new Peninsula Public Library.
New Peninsula Public Library needs new contract
The contract signed between Peninsula Public Library and the Village of Lawrence last September, when PPL acquired roughly three-quarters of an acre of land by Zion Park from the village for $3.3 million, is set to expire in mid-December. more
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