New York American Water recently awarded Crossroads Farm at Grossmann’s, of Malverne, a grant as part of the company’s annual environmental grant program. Each year, the company’s program …
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6/13/19
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Saying that her office was flooded with telephone calls from residents concerned about brown and discolored water, Town of Hempstead Supervisor Laura Gillen said that she is forming a new community task force.
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By Jeff Bessen
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6/5/19
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The newly barren banks of Glen Cove Creek lie just down shore from RXR’s Garvies Point project, on what was once a lush stretch of marsh grass and green trees. Now these wetlands have all but disappeared.
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5/2/19
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The abundance of natural water sources such as the Pine and Schodack Brooks attracted early settlers to the vicinity of West Hempstead. Before 1926, farmers and families had hand pumps or drilled …
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3/28/19
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Roughly 50 residents crowded the community room at the West Hempstead Public Library on March 4 for a meeting hosted by the West Hempstead Community Support Association with local water providers. …
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By Nakeem Grant
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3/14/19
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The Nassau Suffolk Water Commissioners’ Association elected new board members for the 2019 term, which runs through Dec. 31. Among the newly elected board members was Second Vice President Kenneth …
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2/28/19
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The Malverne village board started a five-year plan to improve roads in 2013, but utility projects have delayed the work. Last year, National Grid upgraded the natural gas system in the village, and …
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By Nakeem Grant
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2/28/19
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At a height of 165 feet, the West Hempstead Water District has a new water tower that will provide water to over 8,000 households. The district, which provides an uninterrupted supply of quality …
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2/21/19
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West Hempstead Water District commissioner Joseph Marando and Cathedral Gardens Water District commissioner Glenn Barnett were recently re-elected to the Nassau Suffolk Water Commissioners’ …
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1/10/19
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The state Public Service Commission on Dec. 13 approved $6.2 million in credits that will be issued to New York American Water ratepayers who saw their monthly bills skyrocket earlier this year, part …
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By Anthony O'Reilly
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12/19/18
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