American Water Works Co. announced in a release Wednesday that it would sell its New York operation to Liberty Utilities for $608 million cash. The deal follows years-long criticism from Nassau County ratepayers, lawmakers and watchdog groups that have questioned the private company’s rate structure, water service and infrastructure management.
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By Alyssa Seidman
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11/21/19
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Following months of criticism, Macmillan Publishers has officially decided to limit e-book availability to public libraries nationwide.
The UK-based company, which publishes books around the …
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By Melissa Koenig and JD Freda
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11/14/19
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“Our gathering is just one small spark in the flame of pride that runs across the nation everyday,” Village of Cedarhurst trustee Ari Brown said.
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By Matthew Ferremi
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11/11/19
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"I’m going trick-or-treating with Freddy Brown this Halloween dressed as Chucky.” I said this to my mom as I left my therapist’s office at the Bio Behavioral Institute in Great Neck.
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By Brian Stieglitz
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11/7/19
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Upon hearing the news, my thoughts immediately turned to Chapter One of Rachel Carson’s famed 1962 book “Silent Spring,” which is said to have singlehandedly launched the environmental movement in the United States.
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10/25/19
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Ninety-two percent of Long Island public-school teachers are white. In nearly two-thirds of Long Island schools, there are no black teachers. In more than two-fifths of them, there are no Latino teachers. And most children grow up in segregated communities that divide along school district lines.
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By Jeff Bessen
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10/10/19
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A water main will be replaced on Washington Avenue in Cedarhurst beginning on Saturday, Oct. 12, New York American Water officials said. Washington Avenue at the intersection of Pearsall Avenue will be closed between 8 a.m. and 3 p.m.
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By Jeff Bessen
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10/10/19
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Many people travel to Jamaica for idyllic vacations, but the journey Lawrence resident Dr. Norman Saffra made with 21 other volunteers from March 25 to April 12 was a service trip.
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By Matthew Ferremi
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9/26/19
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As of Monday, the death toll from Hurricane Dorian — once a Category 5 monster — had reached 44, thousands were missing and an estimated 13,000 homes had been destroyed . . .
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9/13/19
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St. John’s Episcopal Hospital in Far Rockaway received the American Heart Association and American Stroke Association’s Get With The Guidelines®-Stroke Gold Plus Achievement Award and the organization’s Heart Failure Silver Plus Quality Achievement Award.
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By Jeff Bessen
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9/12/19
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