Shaped like a footprint, Mullener Pond abuts the Meadowbrook Parkway amid a stand of oaks and maples just south of Jerusalem Avenue in North Merrick. It is a quiet place, hemmed in by a six-foot …
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By Scott Brinton
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3/15/11
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To the Editor:
Legislator Howard Koppel’s recent letter (“Repealing guarantee was fair for everyone,” March 3-9) missed the point. The Island Park School District and all its residents …
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3/9/11
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Island Park residents had an opportunity to question their Nassau County representatives about taxes and decisions they have made at a Civic Association meeting on Feb. 8.
Legislators Denise …
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by Alex Costello
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2/16/11
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To express their gratitude to those who have served in the military, students in Malverne and West Hempstead made Valentine’s Day cards to be distributed to hospitalized veterans.
In …
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2/16/11
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Many Bellmore and Merrick residents have yet to receive their homes’ assessed values from Nassau County. That’s just one of the problems that Nassau County Legislator Dave Denenberg has with the county’s assessment system.
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By Deirdre Krasula
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2/15/11
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Regardless of how much water you use, if you’re an Aqua customer, you must pay for at least 1,800 gallons of water each billing cycle. For Bellmorite Howard Finger, 65, that’s a problem.
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By Deirdre Krasula
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2/8/11
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The Bellmore Knights of Columbus recently held a diner at which Past Grand Knight James Mikowski, third from left, was honored by Nassau County Legislator David Denenberg for his time and commitment to serving the community. Mikowski is pictured with, from left, his daughter Annette, wife, Joann, daughters Nicole and Elizabeth, and Town of Hempstead Clerk Mark Bonilla.
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2/3/11
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There are many things Lakeview NAACP President Bea Bayley wants people to take away from Black History Month — primarily that it’s a “travesty” that celebrating black history …
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By Lee Landor
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2/2/11
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The Nassau County Legislature approved more than $3 million in contracts on Jan. 10 for new equipment and upgrades at the Bay Park Sewage Treatment Plant, in an effort to end months of illegal sewage discharge into Reynolds Channel, which many residents and local officials have called a serious environmental health hazard.
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By Chris Engelhardt
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1/26/11
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Merrick American Legion Post No. 1282 recently held its 2010 year-end party, at which four community members were honored.
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1/21/11
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