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Along Hewlett Parkway, Westervelt Place and Wheatley Street in Hewlett a new water main will be installed and six fire hydrants and 70 utility-owned service lines will be replaced.

Hewlett water main work to take six weeks

New York American Water said $970,000 will be spent to install a new water main along Hewlett Parkway, Westervelt Place and Wheatley Street in Hewlett, through a project that began on June 12 and is expected to take roughly six weeks to complete. more

By Jeff Bessen | 6/13/19

Brown water coming out of a bathtub faucet in Malverne nearly four years ago.

Town of Hempstead forms community-oriented brown water task force

Saying that her office was flooded with telephone calls from residents concerned about brown and discolored water, Town of Hempstead Supervisor Laura Gillen said that she is forming a new community task force. more

By Jeff Bessen | 6/5/19

First responders from the Inwood, Lawrence-Cedarhurst and Meadowmere Park fire departments rescued an injured kayaker on May 18.

Kayaker in overturned boat rescued

A kayaker in an overturned boat was rescued by volunteers from the Inwood, Lawrence-Cedarhurst and Meadowmere Park fire departments in the water off Inwood Marina near Joseph Sanford Jr. Channel shortly before noon on May18, Inwood fire officials reported. more

By Jeff Bessen | 5/19/19

Native wetlands need greater protection

The newly barren banks of Glen Cove Creek lie just down shore from RXR’s Garvies Point project, on what was once a lush stretch of marsh grass and green trees. Now these wetlands have all but disappeared. more

5/2/19

New York American Water President Lynda DiMenna and VP of Operations Richard Kern spoke at the March 28 Lawrence Civic Association on water quality in the Five Towns.

New York American Water addresses its issues in Lawrence

Two primary representatives from the embattled New York American Water Company addressed residents concerns on water quality and discolored water in the Five Towns, and discussed a conservation plan. more

By Matthew Ferremi | 4/4/19

Town of Hempstead Supervisor Laura Gillen at Lawrence High School on March 10, the fourth of her seven community town hall meetings.

Laura Gillen visits the Five Towns

Town of Hempstead Supervisor Laura Gillen covered a lot of ground in her community town hall presentation at Lawrence High School on March 10, then the roughly 40 Five Towns residents got their chance to ask questions. more

By Jeff Bessen | 3/14/19

New York American Water has begun a $570,000 project to replace water main piping with ductile iron pipe, above, in Woodmere.

New York American Water to install new pipes in Woodmere

A $570,000 project to install new water main piping along Elm and Pine streets in Woodmere began on March 5, according to New York American Water officials. more

By Jeff Bessen | 3/6/19

Brandeis fourth-graders Lihee David, and Benjamin Kogan added oil to water as part of learning how to clean up oil after it contaminates waterways and animal life.

Cleaning up spills, preserving the wildlife at The Brandeis school in Lawrence

Fourth-graders in Donna Weiss’s class at The Brandeis school in Lawrence were posed the question: How can we clean up oil spills from our waters to save wildlife? more

By Jeff Bessen | 2/14/19

Five Towners are taking issue with Merrick-based New York American Water.

Brown water raises Five Towns residents ire

Brown water and rate hikes have many Five Towns residents angry at New York American Water, the Merrick-based utility company serves communities along the South Shore. more

By Tyler Marko | 2/7/19

A map showing the FEMA-designated flood plain around the New York American Water facility on Starfire Court.

Neighbors raise worries about proposed NYAW chemical storage, generator

In 1997, a group of Hewlett and South Valley Stream residents banded together to oppose a New York American Water — then Long Island Water — project that would have altered the streets … more

By Peter Belfiore | 1/24/19

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