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Garvies Point Museum and Preserve welcomes visitors to its new exhibit, showcasing some beautiful delights from the sea. Museum supervisor Veronica Natale says that each seashell has its own unique quality.

From the waters of the Caribbean to the oceans in Asia, Garvies Point Museum and Preserve in Glen Cove has gathered seashells from across the globe more

By Nakeem Grant | 8/10/17

Malvernite and animal rights activist John Di Leonardo protested outside Nassau Coliseum on Hempstead Turnpike during Ringling Bros.’ last performance.

The circus closes its tent, but Malvernite’s fight continues

It was the last day of Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus’s final performance at Nassau Coliseum and Malvernite John Di Leonardo was on the sidewalk in front of the Coliseum, yelling into a megaphone. more

By Rossana Weitekamp | 5/23/17

Meet artist Galina Lambert

View the artwork and get acquainted with artist Galina Lampert at a reception on Saturday, Dec. 3 at 2 p.m. more

11/25/16

We need the Port Ambrose natural gas terminal

There is an old adage that you can fool all of the people some of the time, and some of the people all of the time, but you can’t fool all of the people all of the time. That line of reasoning . . . more

11/12/15

Composting food would aid sustainability

Food is a major part of our everyday lives, whether we are eating breakfast on the go or celebrating the holidays. Although food is associated with good times, the way in which it is often disposed of has many negative consequences that must be avoided for the sake of current and future generations. more

By Emily Hagen | 9/2/15

Hewlett-Woodmere School District administrators, teachers and students at the official opening of the outdoor environmental center at the Woodmere Middle School on Monday. Superintendent Dr. Joyce Bisso cut the ceremonial ribbon.

Seeds for learning being planted

Where there was once weeds, boxes and algae now stands an indoor greenhouse, a dozen benches and an outdoor pond in the outside courtyard of Woodmere Middle School that will serve as an educational outpost for a variety of learning experiences. more

By Jeff Bessen | 6/10/15

A video on Liberty Natural Gas’s website shows images of a liquefied natural gas transport ship. Such ships, capable of carrying tens of millions of gallons of LNG, would dock 18.5 miles off Jones Beach if Liberty acquires government approvals to build Port Ambrose.

Feds hit pause on Port Ambrose

The U.S. Coast Guard and the Maritime Administration last month officially suspended the legal timeline for federal review of Port Ambrose, a proposed liquefied natural gas terminal 18.5 miles off the coast of Jones Beach, citing more than 10,000 public comments they received between December and March, among other reasons for the delay. more

By Brian Racow | 4/8/15

Governors must reject LNG proposal

It’s time for both Govs. Andrew Cuomo and Chris Christie to step up and put an end to Port Ambrose, the proposed liquefied natural gas terminal that Liberty Natural Gas LLC is looking to build 19 miles off the coast of Jones Beach. more

1/22/15

The U.S. Maritime Administration and Coast Guard held a public hearing about Port Ambrose, a proposed liquefied natural gas terminal in the Atlantic Ocean 18.5 miles southeast of Jones Beach, last Wednesday night in a ballroom at the Hilton New York JFK Airport in Jamaica, Queens. Port Ambrose opponents, who have assembled into a “No LNG Coalition,” conducted a press conference immediately before the hearing, drawing a few dozen people into a small hotel meeting room feet away from the ballroom.

Most at Port Ambrose hearing slam plan

One after another, for four hours, speakers at a hearing last Wednesday in Jamaica, Queens lined up to decry a proposal to build a liquefied natural gas terminal in the Atlantic Ocean 18.5 miles southeast of Jones Beach. more

By Brian Racow | 1/14/15

U.S. releases draft Port Ambrose impact report

Groups opposed to Port Ambrose, a proposed liquefied natural gas terminal in the Atlantic Ocean southeast of Jones Beach, are fuming at the U.S. Maritime Administration and Coast Guard’s decisions to release a 1,800-page environmental impact report shortly before the December holidays and schedule public meetings in early January. more

By Brian Racow | 12/23/14

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