The water was about 40 degrees when Nassau County Police Officers Kenneth Petterson and Zach Benigno jumped in to save a woman who had leapt into Baldwin Bay from the floating dock behind her home. …
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By Bridget Downes
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3/5/20
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With the revelation that potentially harmful contaminants are being found in drinking water on the North Shore, residents have grown concerned about their exposure to these chemicals.
Those …
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By Mike Conn
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2/27/20
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New York American Water is investing $700,000 to install a new water main along Bennett Street, Lindbergh Avenue and Byrd Street in Oceanside.
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2/26/20
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Since American Water Works Co. announced last November that it would sell its New York operation to Liberty Utilities, elected officials and advocacy groups have sought alternatives to the plan, …
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By Alyssa Seidman
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2/20/20
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Many residents voiced concern about the purity of their drinking water at the Feb. 13 Sea Cliff board of trustees meeting. They were responding to a Jan. 29 New York American Water mailer stating …
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By Mike Conn
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2/20/20
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North Shore residents are not alone in their desire for a public water authority. Their representatives are working together on a state level. Assemblyman Michael Montesano, a Republican from Glen …
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By Mike Conn
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2/20/20
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The Public Service Commission recently announced that it had decided to defer a 27 percent rate hike for New York American Water customers in the Lynbrook service area in April.
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By Mike Smollins
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2/13/20
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The Public Service Commission recently announced that it had decided to defer a 27 percent rate hike for New York American Water customers in the Lynbrook service area in April and opted for a 6 percent increase, or $2.01 a month.
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By Mike Smollins
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2/13/20
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On Jan. 27, the Nassau County Legislature tooks steps towad finalizing an agreement with the Long Island Power Authority and PSEG Long Island to spend $30 million on a power line that will stretch from the E.F. Barrett Generation Station in Island Park to the Bay Park Water Reclamation Facility.
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By Mike Smollins
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2/6/20
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There was a low hum in the Franklin Square Water District’s air-stripper facility on Schroeter Avenue on Jan. 30, as machines removed the volatile organic compounds from water before it reached …
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By Melissa Koenig and Nakeem Grant
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2/6/20
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