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Last week, President Obama and Governor Cuomo gave their annual addresses on the nation and state, and both focused a good portion of their speeches on education. While both placed a heavy emphasis on charter schools, they were far apart on other issues. more

1/29/15

Excuse me, Mr. Cuomo, but teachers are the good guys

Governor Cuomo certainly puts the “bully” in bully pulpit. In his State of the State address . . . more

1/29/15

Leo and Carla Padalino dug out their driveway after a powerful storm blanketed the community with snow from Monday into Tuesday morning.

Bellmore-Merrick digs out after snow storm slams community

Bellmore-Merrick homeowners began appearing from their snow-covered homes and digging out as light broke over a virtually pure-white landscape on Tuesday. A severe winter storm dumped 10 to 14 inches of snow on Bellmore-Merrick from the early morning on Jan. 26 to Jan. 27, with winds whipping across the community at 25 to 35 miles per hour and drifts reaching two to three feet. more

By Scott Brinton | 1/27/15

U.S. Rep. Kathleen Rice and other officials called on Cuomo to veto the proposed LNG project.

Officials rally against LNG plan in Long Beach

A week after they criticized plans for an offshore liquefied natural gas terminal at a meeting in Queens, local, state and federal officials gathered on the Long Beach boardwalk on Thursday to call … more

By Anthony Rifilato | 1/16/15

Assemblyman Joseph Saladino sponsored the bill, recently signed by Gov. Andrew Cuomo, to clean up the toxic Navy Grumman plume that could have eventually threatened drinking water in Wantagh and Seaford.

Governor orders plume cleanup

New York state took a major step forward in ensuring safe drinking water for Wantagh and Seaford residents recently, when Gov. Andrew Cuomo signed a bill ordering the cleanup of the toxic Navy Grumman plume. more

By Andrew Hackmack | 1/7/15

Infrastructure improvements (cheers!), PSEG rate increases (jeers!)

New York state has been presented with a unique opportunity. For once, rather than being faced with a multi-billion-dollar deficit . . . more

12/11/14

Rice, Blakeman battle for 4th C.D. seat

Kathleen Rice, the Nassau County district attorney, and Bruce Blakeman, a former presiding officer of the Nassau County Legislature, are locked in a spirited fight for the 4th Congressional District seat now held by U.S. Rep. Carolyn McCarthy, a Democrat from Mineola. more

By Scott Brinton | 10/23/14

Herald Editor Andrew Hackmack, left, intern Brian Stieglitz, center, and Senior Editor Scott Brinton recently cycled from Cedar Creek Park, in Seaford, to Tobay Beach Park, in Massapequa, to check out New York state’s new 3.6-mile, $3.8 million bicycle path on the Ocean Parkway.

Video: Biking the Ocean Parkway

I had been pedaling for an hour and a half when I stopped cold. The view, quite simply, stunned me. It was 8:30 a.m. on Aug. 22, and I was three-quarters of the way through a bike ride up and down the asphalt path that runs along the Wantagh and Ocean parkways, from Nassau County’s Cedar Creek Park, in Seaford, to the Town of Oyster Bay’s Tobay Beach Park, in Massapequa. The entire ride, from Cedar Creek to Tobay Beach and back, was 17.6 miles. more

By Scott Brinton | 8/29/14

Gov. Cuomo, pictured on National Boulevard days after Hurricane Sandy,on Wednesday that the state will provide funding to cover local governments’ costs to repair and rebuild infrastructure damaged by Hurricane Sandy.

Cuomo: State to cover city’s share of Sandy rebuilding

Gov. Cuomo announced on Wednesday that the state will provide funding to cover local governments’ costs to repair and rebuild infrastructure damaged by Hurricane Sandy. As part of the Federal … more

By Alexandra Spychalsky | 7/23/14

Matt Kearns, a Sierra Club volunteer, will run from Montauk to Long Beach on Saturday to raise awareness about the potential for wind energy on Long Island.

Run like the wind

The drive out to “the end” of Long Island is infamous for being a long one. But one environmental volunteer will be making the trip from Montauk to Long Beach this weekend — on foot. On … more

By Alexandra Spychalsky | 6/11/14

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