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PSEG recently announced that it would replace utility poles and wires in Franklin Square and West Hempstead.

PSEG to install new poles, wires in Franklin Square and West Hempstead

PSEG recently announced that it will start replacing existing poles and wires in Franklin Square and West Hempstead on Aug. 13 to make them more storm-resilient. According to the utility, the new … more

By Melissa Koenig | 7/30/19

Wolfpack will take place at CrossFit West Hempstead starting on Aug. 5.

Wolfpack program to aid adolescents in West Hempstead

Behavioral health disorders have become more prevalent in the United States over the past decade, according to a recent study by FAIR Health, a nonprofit organization that collects data for health … more

By Nakeem Grant | 7/25/19

Nassau County Republicans decried new law allowing undocumented immigrants to obtain driver’s licenses.

Reacting to Green Light Bill

Gov. Andrew Cuomo last week signed into law the Green Light Bill allowing undocumented immigrants to obtain New York state driver’s licenses. The State Assembly and Senate approved the measure in June. New York joins 12 other states, Washington, D.C. and Puerto Rico in passing such legislation. more

By Nadya Nataly | 7/5/19

Rob Hampson, a hydraulic/coastal engineer with the Army Corps of Enginners, left, reviewed the Back Bays study with Freeport Mayor Robert Kennedy.

‘Waiting for 2030 is unacceptable’

Nearly three years have passed, but the Nassau County Back Bays Coastal Storm Risk Management Feasibility Study to examine, in part, if storm gates can be installed at the Jones and East Rockaway inlets, will require more time, according to Scott Sanderson, section chief of coastal planning for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Philadelphia District. more

By Nadya Nataly | 6/26/19

Map showing the extent of the plume as it has drifted southward, encroaching on the northern halves of both Seaford and Wantagh.

State unveils ambitious plan for Bethpage toxic plume

Hundreds of people gathered in the auditorium at Bethpage High School on June 11 to learn about the ambitious proposal by the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation to contain and … more

By Mallory Wilson | 6/18/19

Featured artists and photographers, along with members of the Malverne Chamber of Commerce, gathered at the Malverne Library to kick off the group’s annual ArtWalk last Saturday.

Annual ArtWalk kicks off in Malverne

The Malverne Chamber of Commerce kicked off their third annual ArtWalk in the village last Saturday with an opening reception at the Malverne Public Library. Chamber members, along with some of this … more

6/13/19

Kris King, a member of the Malverne Chamber of Commerce, photographed a row of Lamborghinis at the Long Island Exotic Club Car Show in Freeport in 2017.

Malverne Chamber of Commerce's annual ArtWalk set for Saturday

Nearly 100 works of art created by more than 30 artists will be on display in almost 50 village businesses when the Malverne Chamber of Commerce kicks off its third annual ArtWalk on Saturday. The … more

By Nakeem Grant | 6/6/19

Executives from three offshore wind development companies presented their plans for expansive wind farms in the Atlantic Ocean off Long Island to members of the Long Island Association on March 29. Above, a view of the five-turbine wind farm off Block Island, R.I., the nation’s first offshore wind farm, which is serving as a model for future development. The project was originally developed by Deepwater Wind, which was purchased for $510 million by Denmark-based Orsted, the company that is proposing a wind farm 35 miles off Montauk Point.

Wind farm, cable planned for South Shore

One offshore wind developer is proposing a wind farm that, if approved, would span 80,000 acres in the Atlantic Ocean off Long Island’s South Shore, with its closest point to land being 14 miles … more

By Scott Brinton | 3/31/19

LIRR President Phillip Eng argued that his agency had made marked improvements in reliability over the past few months.

LIRR officials defend their record at county public hearing

By most accounts, riders on the Long Island Rail Road have had a rough couple of years. In fact, in 2017 the transit agency saw its worst on-time performance in more than two decades, and 2018 was … more

By Peter Belfiore | 3/7/19

Nearly 1,600 people attended the inaugural Herald Kidz Zone Expo on March 3 at the Friedberg JCC in Oceanside.

Fun for all at the Herald's Kidz Zone Expo

Nearly 1,600 people filled the Friedberg JCC in Oceanside for Herald Community Newspapers’ inaugural Kidz Zone Expo on March 3. more

By Mike Smollins | 3/6/19

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