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The Bay Park sewage plant in East Rockaway is one of three wastewater treatment facilities that will be maintained and operated by United Water.

Promising to save taxpayers $233 million over the next 20 years, Nassau County Executive Edward Mangano announced a partnership with United Water on Monday to manage and operate the county’s three … more

By Mary Malloy | 7/2/14

The Western Bays provide many recreational opportunities such as kayaking, but scientists say that fertilizer runoff and partially treated sewage effluent threaten the health of the bays. Above, a wetland canal at Norman J. Levy Park and Preserve in Merrick.

The Western Bays, an ecosystem suffering from all sides

Superstorm Sandy will be remembered as one of Nassau County’s most demoralizing calamities: the miles of rubble that choked the expanses where houses had stood in dignified symmetry, the thousands of Long Islanders living in limbo, forced to use their savings to stay afloat. People weren’t the only ones affected by the storm, though. Sandy devastated wildlife throughout Nassau’s Western Bays, which scientists had already considered to be fragile ecosystems –– many on the brink of collapse –– long before the storm. more

By Stapha Charleme | 6/20/14

We'll say it again — fund the Bay Park pipe

The Federal Emergency Management Agency recently rejected the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation’s request to fund a $690 million outflow pipe that would stretch from the Bay Park Sewage Treatment Plant three miles into the Atlantic Ocean. more

6/19/14

Thomas Roulston Grocery was open for business in Bellmore in the 1920s. The shop was one of several former local institutions depicted in a new photography on display this month.

Bellmore's history on display

Residents interested in local history are encouraged to stop by the Bellmore Memorial Library this month for a special art show and several events that are being hosted in conjunction with a national … more

By Julie Mansmann | 6/11/14

Nassau and Suffolk county officials gathered with leaders of the American Red Cross on Long Island last Friday in Bethpage to urge residents to prepare now for future severe storms. From left to right were Chris Kutner, co-chairman of the American Red Cross on Long Island’s Board of Directors; Joe Williams, commissioner of the Suffolk County Department of Fire, Rescue and Emergency Services; John Miller, chief executive officer of the American Red Cross on Long Island; Steve Bellone, Suffolk County executive; Ed Mangano, Nassau County executive; Craig Craft, commissioner of the Nassau County Office of Emergency Management; Scott Tusa, chief fire marshal of Nassau County.

Counties urge hurricane preparedness

Summer is almost here, and with it many of the benefits of living by the shore. But June also marks the beginning of the year’s hurricane season on the East Coast, and with memories of Sandy … more

6/4/14

Allstate Insurance Company New York Field Senior Vice President Vince Fusco, left, and Allstate Insurance Company CEO Tom Wilson, right, applauded Shaw.

Entrepreneur honored for volunteerism

Bellmore entrepreneur Christina Shaw says she loves her job as an Allstate Insurance Company agency owner, but it’s obvious from her long list of volunteer activities that she loves her community too. For her outstanding contributions and volunteer efforts... more

5/28/14

Local Sandy groups to showcase rebuilding plans

The New York Rising Community Reconstruction Program’s Baldwin, Freeport, Bellmore-Merrick, Seaford-Wantagh, and Massapequa planning committees will hold a public meeting on May 8 to showcase their final project proposals. more

5/2/14

A team of Herald reporters received second place for Community Service in the Local Media Association’s annual Editorial Contest. Among the winners were, from left, Alexandra Spychalsky, Scott Brinton, Mary Malloy and Alex Costello.

Heralds earn four honors in national contest

A team of six Herald editors and reporters –– Scott Brinton, Jeff Bessen, Alex Costello, Mary Malloy, Anthony Rifilato and Alexandra Spychalsky –– have taken second place for Community … more

4/16/14

Democracy in action: rebuilding Island Park

On March 18, many Long Island villages conducted local elections to fill the positions of mayor, trustee and other municipal posts. Democracy prevailed, even on the smallest scale. more

4/3/14

Richard Baldwin of the Interboro Team and Apex Companies, left, and Don Harris, Freeport SPLASH’s education director, spoke about wetlands degradation to participants in Saturday’s event during a boat tour of the canals south of Freeport.

Rebuilding the South Shore ‘by design’

Three members of the Interboro Rebuild by Design team showcased plans to restore and reinforce Nassau County’s southern shorelines at an event sponsored last Saturday by Freeport SPLASH (Stop Polluting Littering and Save Harbors). more

By Vanessa Parker | 4/1/14

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