After nearly two years of construction, Maple Avenue is smooth, paved over and driveable again. The first 10 trees have been planted and the sidewalks are completed.
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By Rebecca Melnitsky
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1/14/15
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So, the midterm election came and went. Republicans control Congress. Now what?
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11/20/14
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Q. I got a letter from the Department of Environmental Conservation regarding a proposed wall to build up my yard so I can limit the flooding that regularly happens at high tide.
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10/23/14
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Thanks to a grant from the state Department of Environmental Conservation, Maple Avenue will look better than ever when the construction is finally done.
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By Alex Costello
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10/22/14
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AvalonBay Phase II is moving slowly but surely through the Board of Zoning Appeals. In a public work session on Oct. 8, the board reviewed the current progress of the environmental impact review.
At the next meeting on Oct. 22, the BZA will likely determine the environmental impact of the project, and schedule a public hearing on the requests for a substantial occupancy permit and relief from village zoning regulations.
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By Rebecca Melnitsky
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10/15/14
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South Side High School’s latest parking woes could soon be over.
The state Department of Environmental Conservation has agreed with the school district’s environmental firm that the back …
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By Alex Costello
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9/17/14
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Immigration may be controversial, but there’s one kind of immigrant that’s always bad: invasive plant and animal species.
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By Rebecca Melnitsky
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8/14/14
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The Federal Emergency Management Agency recently rejected the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation’s request to fund a $690 million outflow pipe that would stretch from the Bay Park Sewage Treatment Plant three miles into the Atlantic Ocean.
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6/19/14
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A man roaming Hewlett Bay Park on Sunday night shot a yellow-crowned night heron, an endangered bird species.
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By Vanessa Parker
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5/14/14
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Oceanside and Island Park firefighters put out a small fire at the E. F. Barrett Power Station on Jan. 20 — the second blaze to occur in the past month.
The power station, at 1 McCarthy Rd. on …
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By John Maher
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1/30/14
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