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Streets were plowed this morning, but heavy winds blew snow back onto the pavement, making driving conditions treacherous across Nassau County. Above, Riverside Avenue in south Merrick.

County Executive Ed Mangano still urges 'extreme caution' before heading out

Though temperatures plunged to bitter lows and much of the area was blanketed in 6 to 10 inches of snow last night and this morning, forcing widespread closings and making travel a gamble, there were no reports of storm-related losses of life and a relatively low number of power outages and calls to helplines, according to County Executive Ed Mangano this morning. more

By Brian Racow | 1/3/14

There are 67 red light cameras in operation in Nassau County, with more to come. Official photograph shows how county corrals those who go through the red lights.

67 down, 12 to come

If you checked out the list of Nassau County intersections that purportedly have red light cameras on the internet — particularly on Facebook — and now believe you know where they all are, think … more

By Howard Schwach | 11/5/13

The Nassau County Infill Redevelopment Feasibility Study is designed to examine opportunities for transit-oriented development in three areas around Long Island Rail Road stations. Merrick is one of 21 locations that could be selected for pilot planning programs.

$350K study to look at downtown development

The planning division of the Nassau County Department of Public Works has partnered with several organizations to conduct a federally funded study that will explore ways to promote development in three yet-to-be-determined downtowns surrounding Long Island Rail Road stations. more

By Julie Mansmann | 12/5/12

Bumps appear every few yards, in the pavement surrounding manhole covers, along Woodfield Road’s southbound lane, from Laurel Court in West Hempstead to Lakeview Avenue in Lakeview.

‘It’s an accident waiting to happen’

In what has been described as a serious safety issue, some West Hempstead and Lakeview residents continue to demand that “hazardous” conditions on Woodfield Road be addressed. The Herald … more

Chris Engelhardt | 5/31/12

An industry magazine profiled Malverne Department of Public Works Superintendent Paul Jessup, detailing his accomplishments in the village and his relationship with the community.

Trade publication honors Malverne DPW head Paul Jessup

If you live in Malverne, you know Paul Jessup. He has lived in the village since 1957, spending some 30 years as a member of the volunteer Fire Department and the last 14 as the superintendent of the … more

Lee Landor | 10/12/11

Sections of Franklin Square and surrounding areas will be treated by truck with adulticide on Sept. 21, along with sections of Rockville Centre, Lynbrook, Malverne and Lakeview.

Nassau announces mosquito-spray schedule

Based on current mosquito trap data, the Nassau County Health and Public Works departments announced yesterday a schedule for localized truck-spraying of adulticide — a product used to reduce adult mosquitoes — to occur at targeted areas in the county. more

By Jackie Nash | 9/20/11

Malverne Mayor Patricia McDonald and Village Trustee John O'Brien, who serves as the deputy commissioner of the village's Office of Emergency Management, surveyed the damage caused by Hurricane Irene on Aug. 28.

Irene not so mean: Malverne, W.H. fare well during tropical storm

Downed trees and power lines were the extent of the damage left in Hurricane Irene’s wake — at least in Malverne and West Hempstead. While thousands of Long Islanders were ordered to … more

By Lee Landor | 8/31/11

Nassau County Executive Ed Mangano, at the wheel of the "Black Beast," which was once a terror on the Vanderbilt Motor Parkway, announced on Friday that the county is planning to construct a hiking and biking trail along the old parkway. He was joined here by, from left, Denis Byrne, of Long Island Greenways and Healthy Trails; Michael Vitti, of Concerned Long Island Mountain Bicyclists; Brian Schneider, a hydrogeologist with the county Department of Public Works; Howard Kroplick, of the Long Island Motor Parkway Preservation Society and the Beast's owner; Shila Shah-Gavnoudias, DPW commissioner; and Lisa and Richard Schary, North Bellmore environmental advocates.

Preserving Nassau’s motoring past

You wouldn’t expect to find a turn-of-the-century roadster ominously dubbed the “Black Beast” at a news conference convened by Nassau County Executive Ed Mangano, but that’s precisely what took center stage at a media event he held at Eisenhower Park in East Meadow on Friday. more

Scott Brinton | 6/3/11

LIRR workers check the tracks at Malverne station Wednesday morning.

Malverne kids get a snow day

In anticipation of the snow storm expected to hit the New York metropolitan region, including Long Island, and blanket the area in 12 to 18 inches of snow, Malverne schools declared Wednesday, Jan. … more

By Lee Landor | 1/11/11

The Nassau County Department of Public Works continues to truck raw sewage through Merrick.

County continues to truck sewage through Merrick

Trucking of raw sewage from Nassau County’s Bay Park treatment plant in East Rockaway to a pumping station on Merrick Road in Merrick is continuing as the county works to fix mechanical problems at the Bay Park plant, said Bill Fonda, a state Department of Environmental Conservation spokesman, in an interview on Thursday. more

David Weingrad | 1/6/11

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