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March is the month we recognize the American Red Cross for all it does, as we have since President Franklin D. Roosevelt proclaimed it so in 1943: “I request that during that month . . .
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3/3/16
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The Lawrence-Cedarhurst Fire Department responded to a call at a building at 445 Central Ave. in Cedahurst Monday morning, Chief David Campbell said.
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By Jeff Bessen
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2/22/16
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A crisis such as the one that has occurred in Flint, Michigan, where lead contamination was found in the city’s drinking water is much less likely to happen in the Five Towns, according to officials from New York American Water, the company that oversees water distribution in those South Shore communities.
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By Jeff Bessen
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2/17/16
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Q. We have a high water table and are being told our new foundation can only go down 2 feet before we hit water. The architect’s plans say we need to be below 3 feet, but . . .
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1/21/16
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Q. We interviewed three contractors for a spring project, and one kept talking about switching to using spray foam insulation. Is it better because it costs a lot more?
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By Monte Leeper
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12/11/15
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On Tuesday, residents could go to the polls and vote for commissioners in seven special districts; including a half dozen that provide fire protection in Atlantic Beach, Hewlett, Inwood, North Lawrence, Meadowmere Park and Woodmere. All terms begin on Jan. 1.
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By Jeff Bessen
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12/2/15
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Nearly 30 volunteers representing six local organizations took the time last Sunday to collect more than two dumpsters of trash from North Woodmere Park.
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11/11/15
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Professionally dressed interns positioned themselves outside the King Kullen in Hewlett and greeted shoppers with issue-oriented pamphlets with information ranging from property tax relief resources to community service resources, and business cards on a beautiful summer day on Aug. 25.
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By Vanessa Parker
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9/2/15
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On Long Island, we worry about our water –– a lot. After all, it comes from a series of sole-source aquifers, stores of ancient water buried deep underground that are recharged not by rivers and lakes, but by rainwater alone.
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7/29/15
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As the temperature rises during the summer season, New York American Water is asking that its Nassau County customers to use an odd/even schedule for outside watering to help avert the possibility of “stringent summertime water use restrictions,” company officials said.
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By Jeff Bessen
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7/29/15
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