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Christa Farmer, a Hofstra University professor, discussed the science behind climate change on Long Island.

GOSR, Hofstra offer coastal sustainability seminars

Hofstra University and the Governor’s Office of Storm Recovery are partnering to provide environmental education to Long Island communities through a certification program. more

By Briana Bonfiglio | 2/20/20

Fireworks dazzle at annual event in Rockville Centre

Residents arrived at Mill River Park in droves for the Village of Rockville Centre’s 26th annual fireworks show on July 13. more

7/18/19

Frank Seipp, president of the Phillips House Museum, left, Dr. Michael Orzano, trustee for the Museum, and Mayor Francis X. Murray unveiled a plaque on May 20 that commemorates the founding of the Town of Hempstead.

Plaque detailing Rockville Centre roots unveiled at Mill River

The beginnings of Rockville Centre — and the Town of Hempstead — are now etched in stone, as a plaque commemorating history was unveiled at Mill River Park last Sunday. About 50 residents, … more

By Matthew D'Onofrio | 5/24/18

Enrico Nardone, left, and Pat Devine herded schools of river herring from Mill River before scooping them up with a net and carefully lifting them over a dam into Smith Pond.

Environmentalists give Mill River fish a lift

Schools of fish traveled miles across the ocean to mate in Rockville Centre’s freshwater, only to reach an impasse in the form of a dam. Wildlife experts gave some of them a lift last week. … more

By Matthew D'Onofrio | 5/10/18

Troop Leader Mike O’Hare, above, cleared some of the harder-to-reach areas during an annual Mill River Park clean-up on April 21.

Rockville Centre residents clean up Mill River’s shore

Members of the Rockville Centre Mayors Youth Task Force and the RVC Conservancy joined community members on April 21 to clean up the shorelines of Mill River. more

4/26/18

The plan will modify the entirety of Mill River, which runs from Hempstead Lake State Park in the north south to Bay Park and empties into the marsh.

Making Mill River better than before

At the first public meeting to discuss the Rebuild by Design project for Mill River, government officials revealed their new plans for the waterway and Hempstead Lake State Park, which keep with the goals and theme of the original project. The meeting on May 24 was the first gathering of the project’s Citizen Advisory Committee, which will help to plan and implement the project. All of the CAC members are residents from towns surrounding Mill River, and they all have a stake in the project and unique expertise: the group is made up of community organizers, marine biologists, environmental engineers, college students and... more

By Alex Costello | 6/1/16

Rockville Centre to get $100,000 for Rebuild By Design work

The Village of Rockville Centre will soon be awarded $100,000 from the state, continuing the process of the Rebuild By Design project that began in 2014. Rebuild by Design was an initiative by … more

By Alex Costello | 4/27/16

Flooding along the vulnerable South Shore

It’s been more than three years since Hurricane Sandy devastated the South Shore, and for anyone north of Sunrise Highway, the storm is largely an afterthought. But for many residents . . . more

2/18/16

The Mill River Basin is undergoing studies to make it more resilient to storms and flooding.

‘Living With the Bay’ deadline extended

The Governor’s Office of Storm Recovery announced the extension of the application period for its new Citizens’ Advisory Committee, related to the $125 million Rebuild By Design (RBD) “Living … more

1/27/16

The Mill River project has begun its first stages of evaluation, which will continue for at least six months.

Slow first steps for Mill River

The $125 million Living with the Bay project has begun in Rockville Centre — the very early stages, that is. In November, workers from the Village of Rockville Centre, Rebuild by Design and … more

By Rebecca Melnitsky | 12/9/15

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