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12.16.2020 Government

Plum Island ‘closer than ever’ to being saved as federal spending bill would block sale

After more than a decade of uncertainty, the mandated sale of Plum Island may be off the table as part of a federal spending bill that could be approved...

03.25.2016 Environment

Senators push for Plum Island to become park

The fight to prevent Plum Island’s sale to a private developer — an effort local officials have been pushing for several years — received another boost this week from...

08.14.2015 Government

Residents, elected officials air grievances at chopper noise meeting

Make a 1-800 number? Target funding for the Federal Aviation Administration, or change its authority? Form a coalition with other similar areas in the country?

08.01.2014 Police

Orient FD gets $300,000 grant to replace aging tanker truck

More than $300,000 in federal funding will help Orient Fire Department purchase a new tanker truck to replace the now-outdated truck firefighters use today. The department’s current tanker dates...

06.27.2014 Government

Lawmakers pitch new funding for high-tech startups

U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand said New York research facilities and nonprofits receive about $6 billion in federal investment — the second-most in the nation. Yet fledgling businesses out of...

02.18.2014 Environment

U.S. Senate to vote on L.I. Sound restoration bill amendment

New legislation that would provide $325 million in federal funding for a Long Island Sound restoration project is heading to the U.S. Senate for a vote, according to a press release issued...

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