New York state’s new $163 billion budget passed last week, including an allocation of $2.5 billion for the Clean Water Infrastructure Act, which aims to improve water distribution systems’ safety and quality.
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By Rossana Weitekamp
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4/20/17
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U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer called on the Federal Emergency Management Agency on Tuesday to allow the Town of North Hempstead and the Long Beach School District to keep millions of dollars in Hurricane Sandy relief funds, following the release of federal reports recommending that the funds be disallowed.
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By Ben Strack
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10/26/16
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When it rains or snows, it floods. At least that’s what happens if you live in one of Nassau County’s bay back communities, like Freeport, that endure flooding not just during events like …
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By Laura Schofer
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2/10/16
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When it rains or snows, it floods. At least that’s what happens if you live in one of Nassau County’s bay back communities, like Freeport, that endure flooding not just during events like …
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By Laura Schofer
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2/8/16
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In what’s being described as “Kool-Aid for underage drinking,” a new powdered alcohol product that allows consumers to instantly make cosmopolitans or margaritas quickly sparked controversy …
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By Anthony Rifilato
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3/18/15
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Nassau County and Long Beach police are investigating a fatal shooting that occurred in the Channel Park Homes early Saturday morning.
Long Beach Police Commissioner Mike Tangney said that the …
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By Anthony Rifilato
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9/27/14
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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.
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9/11/14
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Nearly two months after residents of the Channel Park Homes held a rally calling for an end to the gun violence that has erupted at the apartment complex in recent months, U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer …
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By Anthony Rifilato
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8/21/14
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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.
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6/19/14
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The state Department of Health announced recently that it would hold a public forum regarding the closure of the Long Beach Medical Center, a meeting that was demanded by the Beach to Bay Central …
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By Alexandra Spychalsky
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6/11/14
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