Two weeks ago, the Herald published a story addressing the prevalence of political signs in the Town of Hempstead, the regulations surrounding them, and their potential influence over voter behavior. Our article was met with additional reader questions and comments concerning the legalities of political signs placed on county and state roads, hung on utility poles, and the public’s right to remove them.
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By Rossana Weitekamp
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10/21/15
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The catchwords late last week were “positive train control,” the technology that could prevent tragedies like last week’s Amtrak derailment in Philadelphia . . .
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5/28/15
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Our roads, from the parkways to our villages’ side streets, are among the most important pieces of infrastructure here in Nassau County. We use them . . .
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3/12/15
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The Eagle Avenue bridge, off exit 18 of the Southern State Parkway, isn’t just any old overpass. With a height of just 7 feet, 7 inches, it has one of the lowest clearances of any bridge on any Long Island parkway, and is struck from beneath by oversized trucks an average of three times a year, according to the New York State Department of Transportation.
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By Rossana Weitekamp
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2/25/15
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After this week’s blizzard forced state officials to suspend service on the Long Island Rail Road, service has returned to most branches, while the West Hempstead Branch remains under …
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1/27/15
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As of 9 a.m. on Monday morning, the Long Island Railroad is running on time, with all branches reporting good service on the MTA’s weather advisory page. The Nassau Inter-County Express bus line …
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By Brendan Murray
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1/26/15
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I couldn’t have been the only one who loved Nassau County’s ill-fated school-zone speed cameras.
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1/8/15
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There’s long been a rivalry between motorists and cyclists on Long Island. Many, though certainly not all, drivers believe roads are meant exclusively for cars . . .
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9/25/14
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First, a warning and an invitation: This column is a rant. Please join in the diatribe online at www.liherald.com, under Opinions. Thank you.
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9/18/14
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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.
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By Scott Brinton
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8/29/14
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