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Let’s hope county’s plan isn’t just a pipe dream

“The long-term sustainability of Reynolds Channel and our surrounding bays is a pressing environmental concern . . ." more

6/1/16

The Old Bethpage Village Brass Band offers up some spirited selections of traditional music.

Stepping back in time

Glimpse the region's past during a 19th century-style Memorial Day commemoration. more

5/25/16

the Blumenfeld Development Group’s plan for Belmont Park consists of a smaller Costco along with restaurants, retail space and a recreation center.

Another vision for Belmont Park

Potential Belmont Park developer the Blumenfeld Development Group presented its vision for the south lot of the racetrack to the community on May 18 at the Elmont Library. The company’s plan … more

By Steve Smirti | 5/25/16

Nassau County has sent treated sewage into Reynolds Channel and the Western Bays since the late 1940s. A new county plan to divert the effluent to an ocean outfall pipe would end the practice, which would improve water quality in the bays, environmental experts say. Above, a view of the bays from the Town of Hempstead’s Norman J. Levy Park and Preserve in Merrick. Photo by Scott Brinton/Herald

County's pipe dream moving forward

Nassau County is looking to divert tens of millions of gallons of treated sewage from the Bay Park treatment plant in East Rockaway to the ocean outfall pipe at the Cedar Creek plant on the … more

By Scott Brinton, Nick Ciccone, Andrew Hackmack and Laura Schofer | 5/20/16

The Nassau County Junior Firefighters Association and lawmakers unveiled the new monument.

Junior firefighter monument erected in East Meadow

In honor of their 10th anniversary, the Nassau County Junior Firefighters Association unveiled a new monument dedicated to the region’s youngest volunteers in Eisenhower Park on May 15. A … more

By Julie Mansmann | 5/19/16

Parts of a chain-link fence surrounding the Nassau County Sept. 11 Memorial, located in Eisenhower Park, are broken.

Nassau 9/11 memorial in disrepair

A local congressman and county residents are urging Nassau County officials to repair cracked tiles, peeling paint and other damage to the Sept. 11 memorial in Eisenhower Park. The monument … more

By Julie Mansmann | 5/12/16

Oliver, from left, Sparkles and Cooper, the dogs, helped break ground on May 5 on a new 14,024-square-foot dog park at Newbridge Road Park in Bellmore, with assistance from Town of Hempstead officials and employees.

Hempstead creating park within a park for dogs

Cooper, Oliver and Sparkles joined Town of Hempstead officials on Thursday as they broke ground on a $250,000, 14,025-square-foot dog park at Newbridge Road Park in Bellmore. The trio of canines were all owned by town employees. more

By Scott Brinton | 5/6/16

The New York Cosmos’ plan includes a 25,000-seat arena with restaurant and retail space along with a 175-room hotel.

Residents await state’s decision on new stadium at racetrack

Residents are debating four proposed development plans for the 28-acre south parcel at Belmont Park. Three of those plans involve converting the land into big-box retail outlets as well as a grocery … more

By Steve Smirti | 5/4/16

Patrick Nicolosi points to what could be the future of the south lot of Belmont Park.

Locals, unions rally for soccer stadium complex at Belmont Park

More than 150 union workers, fans, and locals rallied at the south lot of Belmont Park to urge state officials to make a decision on a proposed soccer stadium and complex that has been lying in wait … more

By Steve Smirti | 5/4/16

Claudia Borecky, second from left, president of the North Merrick Civic Association, and David Denenberg, a former Nassau County legislator from Merrick, led a news conference last Thursday to urge the State Department of Environmental Conservation to take over cleanup of an underground chemical plume caused by Grumman and the Navy. They were joined by Dr. Dean Hart, of Brookville, and Audrey Ciuffo and David Stonehill, both of Merrick.

A widening toxic threat

A half-dozen Nassau County environmental and civic activists, most from Merrick, came to Bethpage Community Park on April 21 –– the day before Earth Day –– to call on the state to accelerate efforts to clean up a massive chemical plume that has crept for more than seven decades from Bethpage toward South Oyster Bay. more

By Scott Brinton | 4/25/16

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