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Louis DiGrazia, right, of North Bellmore, the Town of Hempstead sanitation commissioner, led Joshua Laird, the National Parks of New York Harbor commissioner, on a tour of the Norman J. Levy Park and Preserve in Merrick last Thursday. Laird came to learn more about how to convert a decommissioned landfill into a wildlife refuge.

With a herd of Nigerian dwarf goats eating their way through a field of mugwort weeds in the background, Town of Hempstead officials welcomed National Parks of New York Harbor Commissioner Joshua Laird to the Norman J. Levy Park and Preserve in Merrick last Thursday. Laird and a contingent of federal and New York City officials came to the 52-acre preserve to understand better how to convert a decommissioned landfill into a wildlife refuge. more

By Scott Brinton | 6/29/15

Excuse me, Mr. Cuomo, but teachers are the good guys

Governor Cuomo certainly puts the “bully” in bully pulpit. In his State of the State address . . . more

1/29/15

We need an education commissioner who listens

The resignation of State Education Commissioner Dr. John King Jr. creates a unique opportunity. The Board of Regents, which will choose his successor . . . more

12/24/14

Heather Senti waits in the Lakeview Firehouse as residents voted during the special fire district election for a new commissioner.

A lifelong fire in the belly

In 2012, Heather Senti of Lakeview became the first female to be a fire chief in Nassau County. Last week, she ran unchallenged during a special fire district election that will make her Lakeview’s first female fire commissioner in January 2015. more

By Rossana Weitekamp | 12/19/14

Football players should wear black and blue

Do we really want to see the bruisers of the NFL play for pink? As Breast Cancer Awareness month begins . . . more

9/25/14

The problem isn't just with the NFL

In February, Baltimore Ravens star running back Ray Rice was arrested at an Atlantic City casino and charged with assault. Video footage later emerged . . . more

9/25/14

More than a dozen students presented reports at a final emergency management meeting after a mock hurricane drill.

High-schoolers take over the Town of Hempstead

Michelle Hauser, 17, recalls driving through the Superstorm Sandy–ravaged sections of her hometown of Oceanside 19 months ago. She explained that she remembers asking her father why construction workers from California and Arkansas were repairing utility poles in the neighborhood, but he didn’t know the answer. more

By Julie Mansmann | 7/10/14

We shouldn't let our guard down in the war on terror

On April 15, thousands gathered on Boylston Street in Boston to solemnly mark the one-year anniversary of the Boston Marathon bombings, the deadliest terrorist attack in the U.S. since Sept. 11, 2001. more

4/24/14

We need to make changes to the Common Core

Since its implementation last year, the Common Core curriculum has become one of the most divisive educational issues in New York state in recent memory. more

2/6/14

Nassau police commissioner resigns

Nassau County Police Commissioner Thomas Dale resigned from his position on the morning of Dec. 12 in the wake of an investigation by District Attorney Kathleen Rice’s office regarding a … more

By John Maher | 12/12/13

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