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Municipalizing LIPA would be a big mistake

Converting the Long Island Power Authority to a public power utility from a private-public partnership, which is being considered by the State Legislature through a commission, would be a massive mistake. more

By Wendy Hijos | 4/27/23

The list of climate villains is long — and growing longer

The United Nations Climate Change Conference in Glasgow, Scotland, began last Sunday and will run through Nov. 12. Participants will include more than 190 government representatives and business leaders . . . more

By Alan Singer | 11/4/21

New York American Water’s corporate offices in Merrick.

Cuomo: State to study municipalization of NYAW

Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced Wednesday that the state Department of Public Service will look into the feasibility of municipalizing New York American Water, the privately owned utility whose service and water bills have long been decried by Nassau County customers. more

By Alyssa Seidman | 2/4/21

Study: Hempstead acquisition of NYAW ‘feasible’

A study conducted by Walden Environmental Engineering has determined that New York American Water ratepayers in the Town of Hempstead would see savings between $70 and $383 a year if the town … more

By Alyssa Seidman | 1/19/21

Chaminade High School has used small cohort classes and has spread its student population evenly across its four-building campus.

Public or private, South Shore feels safe

In recent months, the Herald has taken closer looks at local public school districts that serve Seaford and Wantagh, and how they have provided safe environments amid a resurgence in Covid-19 cases. … more

By J.D. Freda | 12/10/20

‘A Private War’ lays bare a journalist’s life

Marie Colvin, the acclaimed international war correspondent for The Sunday Times in London, lived a frenetic life, squeezed into a narrow space between sanity and madness. more

2/15/19

'A Private War' lays bare a journalist's life

It’s not my family/ In your head, in your head, they are fighting/ With their tanks, and their bombs/ And their bombs, and their guns/ In your head, in your head they are crying.” — From … more

By Scott Brinton | 2/14/19

Gillen proposes privatizing animal shelter

Hempstead Town Supervisor Laura Gillen is considering the privatization of at least some of the operations and services at the town animal shelter in Wantagh, which has been plagued by controversy for years. more

By Eden Laikin and Erik Hawkins | 3/13/18

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