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Nassau County Legislator Joseph Scannell

In a 3-2 decision last Thursday, New York State Appellate Division judges upheld new boundaries drawn by Nassau Republican lawmakers for the county’s 19 legislative districts. If the state Court of Appeals rules in favor of the Republican plan on Aug. 24, the GOP’s legislative map will reshape a number of districts, including those covering the Five Towns, Elmont, Baldwin and Merrick-Bellmore. more

By Ann E. Friedman and Scott Brinton | 8/16/11

Members of the Nassau County Unprotected Woodlands Task Force toured the forests behind the Brookside School in North Merrick on Monday. They were, from left, Kyle Strober, County Legislators David Denenberg and Norma Gonsalves, Brian Schneider and Richard Schary.

Hike reveals woodlands vandalism

North Bellmore environmental activist Richard Schary was hurrying through the woods behind the Brookside School in North Merrick on Monday morning, dashing from tree to tree in search of graffiti. He had little trouble finding it. Vandals had spray-painted dozens of oak and maple trees along a well-worn path through the forest. more

By Scott Brinton | 4/13/11

The Nassau County Unprotected Woodlands Taskforce discussed plans for an upcoming “Envirothon” at a meeting on Monday. The group is headed by Legislator Norma Gonsalves, at head of table, and Legislator David Denenberg, at right. At the Envirothon, the task force will announce a plan to allow fishing at Mullener Pond in North Merrick, where it has been prohibited. Clockwise from left were Brian Foley, deputy regional director, New York State Department of Parks; Gonsalves; Donald Hohn, planner, county Planning Commission; Heidi O’Riordan, aquatic biologist, state Department of Environmental Conservation; Brian Schneider, hydrogeologist, county Department of Public Works; and Denenberg.

State eyes fishing at Mullener Pond

Shaped like a footprint, Mullener Pond abuts the Meadowbrook Parkway amid a stand of oaks and maples just south of Jerusalem Avenue in North Merrick. It is a quiet place, hemmed in by a six-foot … more

By Scott Brinton | 3/15/11

The County Legislature approved more than $3 million in contracts on Jan. 10 to bring necessary equipment and services to the Bay Park Sewage Treatment Plant, above.

Millions earmarked to stop bay discharge

The Nassau County Legislature approved more than $3 million in contracts on Jan. 10 for new equipment and upgrades at the Bay Park Sewage Treatment Plant, in an effort to end months of illegal sewage discharge into Reynolds Channel, which many residents and local officials have called a serious environmental health hazard. more

By Chris Engelhardt | 1/26/11

New benches and planters were installed along Hempstead Avenue to make it more visually appealing.

Revitalization vital to West Hempstead's vivacity

Dozens of planters, banners and benches dot Hempstead Avenue in West Hempstead. Trees line both sides of the recently repaved commercial street, interrupted at various intersections by brick paving … more

Lee Landor | 12/2/10

The NAACP Lakeview Branch teamed up with the county police department and Legislator Robert Troiano for a forum on the ShotSpotter system. Members of the county Sheriff’s Office and Malverne school board and administration were in attendance as well.

Lakeview split on ShotSpotter proposal

A gunshot location system could be coming to Lakeview and not everyone is happy about it. The Nassau County Police Department is considering placing the ShotSpotter Gunshot Location System in the … more

Lee Landor | 10/6/10

The MTA board listened as hundreds of commuters blasted the agency's LIRR and Long Island Bus service cuts.

Hundreds blast MTA, LIRR changes during hearing

Not even the wild storm that blew through New York City and Long Island last week kept people from attending the MTA’s public hearing in Garden City on fare increases. Although the topic of … more

Lee Landor | 9/22/10

Hempstead Town bans cell towers near homes

At a Town Hall meeting on Tuesday morning, the Town of Hempstead passed legislation that regulates where cell antennas and other wireless telecommunications equipment may be placed within the township. more

David Weingrad | 9/21/10

Nassau County Legislator Dave Denenberg stands at the lectern next to Brian Browne, left, the government relations director for St. John's University, and Tom Adler, right, a Nassau County resident with a daughter now in college. Denenberg took the website Ultrinsic Motivator, Inc. to task for allowing college students 'to wager' on their own grades.

Website gives new meaning to high-stakes testing

Nassau County Legislator David Denenberg slammed the website Ultrinsic Motivator, Inc. during a Sept. 8 news conference for offering college students the chance "to wager" on their own grades. more

David Weingrad | 9/8/10

Freeport Mayor Andrew Hardwick, far right, at the New York in China Center in December.

What's up with Freeport's incinerator plans?

The question of how involved Freeport Mayor Andrew Hardwick has been in talks with the Chinese Zhondge Group to build a waste-to-energy incinerator in south Freeport has been a point of concern among local residents since news of the proposal broke last month. more

Scott Brinton | 5/13/10

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