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Rita Kestenbaum, 56, of Bellmore, a Democrat running for Nassau County Legislature, spoke at a Feb. 19 candidates forum at the North Merrick Public Library.
Legislative candidates address voters
Democrat Rita Kestenbaum and Republican Steve Rhoads, the two candidates in the Nassau County Legislature’s 19th District, squared off last Thursday not so much against each other as against a roomful of likely voters given free rein to ask or say what they pleased. more
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A video on Liberty Natural Gas’s website shows images of a liquefied natural gas transport ship. Such ships, capable of carrying tens of millions of gallons of LNG, would dock 16.1 nautical miles from Jones Beach if Liberty acquires government approvals to build Port Ambrose.
U.S. releases draft Port Ambrose impact report
Groups opposed to Port Ambrose, a proposed liquefied natural gas terminal in the Atlantic Ocean southeast of Jones Beach, are fuming at the U.S. Maritime Administration and Coast Guard’s decisions to release a 1,800-page environmental impact report shortly before the December holidays and schedule public meetings in early January. more
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This image from Liberty Natural Gas’s website shows where the company wants to build a liquefied natural gas terminal in the Atlantic Ocean. The company would need to lay 21.7 miles of subsea pipeline to connect its terminal to the existing Transco Lateral, which extends from New Jersey to Long Beach.
Port Ambrose impact report expected
A company’s plans to build “Port Ambrose,” a liquefied natural gas terminal in the Atlantic Ocean 19 miles southeast of Jones Beach, have stalled for months in a federal review process, but that is likely to change next month. A U.S. Coast Guard official estimated that the government will release a Draft Environmental Impact Statement for Port Ambrose in December. more
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Mari Titterton, far right, Susan Heaphy, center, and Karen Nolan, far left, ran to the aid of Gloria Spader, second from left, when she collapsed from sudden cardiac arrest on Sept. 11. Titterton’s use of an automated external defibrillator and cardiopulmonary resuscitation restored Spader’s heartbeat. State Assemblyman David McDonough, second from right, gave merit citations to Titterton, Heaphy and Nolan at the Oct. 14 North Merrick Board of Education meeting.
Three honored for lifesaving efforts in North Merrick
Three women received awards from the North Merrick School District and State Assemblyman David McDonough at last week’s North Merrick Board of Education meeting for their actions on Sept. 11 this year, when a Camp Avenue Elementary School aide went into sudden cardiac arrest. more
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Assemblyman David McDonough and Kiwanis Club President Heidi Felix chatted at the Meet the Candidates night on Oct. 7.
Wantagh meets its candidates
In less than three weeks, voters will make their choices in state, federal and judicial races. Wantagh residents and business owners got to meet some of these candidates on Oct. 7, when the Chamber of Commerce hosted its second annual Meet the Candidates night at Mulcahy’s. more
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Hometown favorite Balaram Stack advanced to the final round of the 2014 Volcom Unsound Pro contest last Sunday and ultimately finished fourth, while California’s Kilian Garland finished first among the 96 competitors and won the $5,000 top prize, capping one of the most anticipated East Coast surf competitions since the Quiksilver Pro New York in 2011
A new era of pro surfing in Long Beach
“The waves are here — you guys out here in New York are known for being hardcore surfers,” said professional surfer Jeremy Johnston, of Florida, just after he finished third in the 2014 Volcom … more
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Pro surfer Balaram Stack, pictured at Surf Week last month, is among the competitors.
Long Beach to host major surfing contest
When he’s not working as a camp director at Skudin Surf school, or doing volunteer work with children with special needs for the nonprofit Surf for All, professional surfer TJ Gumiela is training, … more
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Do you know New York state's Open Meetings Law?
With the gridlock in Washington, and the latest scandal involving Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s alleged meddling in the work of the commission he created to help root out corruption in Albany, it’s too easy to think that “government” — and government shenanigans — are something far away, either up the Hudson or down I-95. more
A. Thomas Levin
Civic Law
Q. I went to a meeting of my Village Board of Trustees and wanted to speak on a particular item, but they wouldn’t let me.  Don’t I have a right to speak at a public … more
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A welcome move to open county government
The Nassau County Legislature has decided to post transcripts of its public hearings dating back to 2005 online, along with videos of sessions going forward. We can only say thank you, hallelujah –– and it’s about time. more
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