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The City of Long Beach received a notice of violation from the DEC for dumping construction material along Reynolds Channel near the Long Beach bridge. As of June 2 all of the material had been removed.

City of Long Beach cited for illegal dumping

I The City of Long Beach received another notice of violation from the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation, this time for dumping some 1,000 cubic yards of construction … more

6/3/10

Is government the enemy of the people?

So the Tea Party came and went on Tax Day, and yes, the nation survived. Of late, I’ve been trying to wrap my head around this movement. What is it, precisely? more

Scott Brinton | 4/23/10

Do animals really belong in zoos?

It was, for me, what Henry David Thoreau might call a transcendent moment, when the world suddenly turned still and time seemed to slow. more

Scott Brinton | 4/8/10

What’s a LEED?

Q. I listen to radio talk shows, and John Gambling was going on about LEED-certified homes and how he doesn’t believe in global warming. What does LEED mean and how do you get it? Does it help to have it? more

Monte Leeper | 1/21/10

Saving the world, $10 at a time

My colleagues Randi Kreiss and Alfonse D’Amato each published year-end lists two weeks ago, with Randi offering a holiday shopping list and Alfonse, a list of all the political issues he’d like resolved. I thought, how’d I miss the memo? Where was my year-end list? I must have been too busy looking back on the decade that was. more

Scott Brinton | 1/7/10

Issues galore for the town of Hempstead to tackle

There are big-picture issues that the town of Hempsteand and Nassau County will have to tackle together. Foremost among them is the Lighthouse project, a sweeping proposal to transform 150 acres surrounding the Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Uniondale from the barren asphalt of a parking lot to a residential and commercial zone. more

1/7/10

A budget crisis of the state’s making

It’s a truism of politics: In times of economic collapse, hard-liners seek scapegoats to blame rather than bipartisan solutions to offer hope. more

Scott Brinton | 12/3/09

2009 judicial races

The following are profiles of candidates running for seats on the Nassau County and district court. more

Stephen J. Bronner, Ariella Monti, Sari Zeidler | 10/29/09

Arthur Findlay/Herald The City of Long Beach was issued a notice of violation from the New York State Department of Conservation for work that was done on this dune at the beach entrance on Illinois Avenue.

NYS DEC issues notice

The City of Long Beach was issued a notice of violation by the New York State Department of Conservation (DEC) late last month for work that was being done on the dunes at the beach entrance on Illinois Avenue. more

ARIELLA MONTI | 9/17/09

Political wing nuts grab all the headlines

Sometimes silence is not golden. As Republicans and conservatives have embraced the mantra of “just say no” to anything Obama, they have failed to address in any positive way the critical problems we face. Where are the thoughtful, challenging alternative Republican plans to the Democrats’ economic stimulus package, proposed health care bill and foreign policy initiatives, especially in Afghanistan? more

Randi Kreiss | 9/10/09

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