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Lifeguards, surfers save swimmers in rough seas
A woman standing on the jetty at Lincoln Boulevard beach, reportedly taking photos, was caught by a wave, pulled into the water and slammed into the rocks, a witness and … more
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County mulling sewage lease
Nassau County is in talks to enter a two-year contract with a financial adviser to study a potential public-private partnership for the county’s sewage system, which some officials believe could help mitigate the burden of 10 years of sewage debts. more
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Ex-Capt. Nat Etrog, left, reviewed the procedure for securing a person to a backboard with Steve Spellman, right, and Jean Marion.
Committed to saving lives
The Reynolds Channel water is calm, and the sun is setting in the distance, slowly casting a shadow near the Atlantic Beach Bridge. It’s an easy sight to get lost in when crossing from Lawrence to Atlantic Beach. more
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Groups of kayakers made their way across the bay to Hewlett Point Beach
Kayaking in Bay Park
On a beautiful, warm, sunny morning, dozens of kayakers and paddle boarders took a short trip from Bay County Park to Hewlett Point Beach and back last Saturday for the inaugural launch of the South … more
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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
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
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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
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Grumman’s toxic mess must be fixed now
Environmentally speaking, the mid-20th century was a terrible time. Government and industry experimented with all manner of chemicals . . . more
The New York American Water iron filtration plant in Lakeview, which is scheduled to begin operating Friday.
Cleaning up the water
That it took more than two and a half hours for her water to return to normal was something of a shock for North Woodmere resident Teri Schure after she had her home’s water pipes flushed in February by Hot Water Plus, a plumbing company in Baldwin. more
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State should mandate GMO labeling
Many American food corporations –– particularly the processed food corporations –– want the federal government to usurp states’ rights. In particular, they want Congress to pass legislation . . . more
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