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This chart shows George E. Sansoucy, P.E., LLC’s forecast of the cost to operate New York American Water Company, Inc. and two theoretical municipal water authorities through 2044. Sansoucy predicted that municipal water would be more costly in either scenario.

In 2010, people in Merrick, Bellmore, Wantagh and Seaford paid nearly five times more for tap water than people in East Meadow, Levittown, Lido Beach and Uniondale, according to an engineering firm working for the Water Authority of Southeastern Nassau County. The first four communities got their water from the company Long Island American Water. The second four got theirs from the Town of Hempstead ... more

By Brian Racow | 8/27/14

Plattduetsche Park Restaurant in Franklin Square is the setting for Summerfest, benefiting the United Cerebral Palsy Association of Nassau County, on Sunday.

What's happening on Long Island this weekend

Exhibits and more... Lessons of the Holocaust to Teach ToleranceA contextualized history that explains the 1920s’ increase of intolerance, reduction of human rights, and lack of intervention … more

8/20/14

Visit Ariel's magical underwater kingdom in Plaza Theatrical Productions' staging of the "The Little Mermaid Jr." at the Long Island Children's Museum, Saturday and Sunday.

What's happening on Long Island this weekend

Exhibits and more... Lessons of the Holocaust to Teach ToleranceA contextualized history that explains the 1920s’ increase of intolerance, reduction of human rights, and lack of intervention … more

8/13/14

Those fantastical felines are on the prowl in the BroadHollow Theatre Company's staging of "Cats" in Elmont.

What's happening on Long Island this weekend

Exhibits and more... Lessons of the Holocaust to Teach ToleranceA contextualized history that explains the 1920s’ increase of intolerance, reduction of human rights, and lack of intervention … more

8/6/14

Tony Orlando headlines the annual "Salute to Veterans" concert at Eisenhower Park on Saturday.

What's happening on Long Island this weekend

Exhibits and more... Lessons of the Holocaust to Teach ToleranceA contextualized history that explains the 1920s’ increase of intolerance, reduction of human rights, and lack of intervention … more

7/30/14

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

7/30/14

Stuart Markus, his band Gathering Time and assorted members of the region’s folk music scene gather at Eisenhower Park on July 21 to honor Harry Chapin in what has became an annual summertime tradition.

What's happening on Long Island this weekend

Exhibits and more... Lessons of the Holocaust to Teach ToleranceA contextualized history that explains the 1920s’ increase of intolerance, reduction of human rights, and lack of intervention … more

7/16/14

See the adventurous mermaid explore the world above the sea in BroadHollow Theatre Company's staging of "The Little Mermaid" in Elmont on July 17.

What's happening on Long Island this weekend

Exhibits and more... Don Resnick: Essence of PlaceAn exhibition showcasing Don Resnick’s landscape paintings, drawings, and watercolors, highlighting the artist’s interest in and … more

7/9/14

Performers with the National Circus Project visit Long Island Children's Museum on July 8.

What's happening on Long Island this weekend

Exhibits and more... AftermodernisM Spring 2014This exhibition illustrates a broad range of styles spanning non-objective abstraction. Featured artists include Michael Bevilacqua, James Busby and … more

7/2/14

Summer concert series kicks off in Seaford

The Seaford Public Library presents its Summer 2014 series of outdoor concerts, “Music for a Saturday Evening,” in partnership with the Seaford Chamber of Commerce, the Friends of the … more

7/1/14