As the summer winds down, many families are racing to make the most out of the last days of the season before children return to school, high school grads go away to college and the days begin to cool. But look no farther than your geographic backyard . . .
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8/23/19
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Friday, June 21 is the official start of summer. The season should be a time of joy, spent hanging out at the beach and barbecuing in the backyard. Too often, however . . .
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6/13/19
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New York American Water recently awarded Crossroads Farm at Grossmann’s, of Malverne, a grant as part of the company’s annual environmental grant program. Each year, the company’s program …
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6/13/19
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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.
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By Jeff Bessen
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6/5/19
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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.
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5/2/19
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The abundance of natural water sources such as the Pine and Schodack Brooks attracted early settlers to the vicinity of West Hempstead. Before 1926, farmers and families had hand pumps or drilled …
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3/28/19
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Roughly 50 residents crowded the community room at the West Hempstead Public Library on March 4 for a meeting hosted by the West Hempstead Community Support Association with local water providers. …
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By Nakeem Grant
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3/14/19
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The Nassau Suffolk Water Commissioners’ Association elected new board members for the 2019 term, which runs through Dec. 31. Among the newly elected board members was Second Vice President Kenneth …
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2/28/19
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The Malverne village board started a five-year plan to improve roads in 2013, but utility projects have delayed the work. Last year, National Grid upgraded the natural gas system in the village, and …
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By Nakeem Grant
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2/28/19
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At a height of 165 feet, the West Hempstead Water District has a new water tower that will provide water to over 8,000 households. The district, which provides an uninterrupted supply of quality …
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2/21/19
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