Following legislation introduced by Senator Carl L. Marcellino prohibiting the storage or pumping of water into the Lloyd Sands Aquifer of Long Island, Governor Paterson signed the bill on September 26. FULL STORY

At the last North Hempstead Town board meeting, the flow control vote was the first item on the agenda. This law would require that all villages transport their garbage to the North Hempstead Transfer Station located on West Shore Road in Port Washington for a fee set by the town. FULL STORY