Five Long Island Schools win Grants in STEM Contest

Five Long Island Schools win Grants in STEM Contest Five Long Island schools each received $2,500 grants to help students build projects that help their schools improve water quality and reduce nitrogen pollution on school grounds. Grants in the Long Island Water Quality STEM Challenge were awarded by the Long Island Regional Planning Council..  Read…

Towns meet, talk waste plans

Towns meet, talk waste plans Panelists at a Stony Brook University symposium Wednesday discussed plans for a regional solid waste program to prepare for the closure of the Brookhaven landfill.  John Cameron attends and comments.   Read more here (pdf). Newsday Subscribers: Suffolk’s 10 towns to create plan for regional waste program     Source: …

More Residents Leaving Long Island

More Residents Leaving Long Island Long Island lost more than 110,000 residents — roughly the populations of the city of Long Beach, the village of Mineola and Riverhead and Southold towns combined — between 2017 and 2022, a trend fueled by younger Islanders fleeing for other states. Read more here (pdf).   Source:  Newsday –…

LIRR to purchase ‘rescue engine”

LIRR to purchase ‘rescue engine”, and key steps towards relocation of Yaphank train station Acting LIRR president Robert Free, speaking to the Long Island Regional Planning Council, also revealed that the MTA has taken a key step toward the relocation of its Yaphank train station.. Read more here (pdf). Newsday Subscribers LIRR adding battery-powered ‘rescue…

A Retreat from the Sea

A Retreat from the Sea Amid rising LI waters, government has bought dozens of buildings and restored the land to nature. Many planners and climate experts say “managed retreat” — the strategy of moving human infrastructure away from the advancing ocean — will be unavoidable in the decades to come.  John Cameron, president of LIRPC…

29TH Annual Business Achievement Awards

HIA-LI TO HOST 29TH ANNUAL BUSINESS ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS Long Island’s top-performing companies and organizations recognized. Host: Jay Oliver Guests: * Terri Alessi-Miceli, President and CEO, HIA-LI * John D. Cameron, Jr., Founder and Managing Partner, Cameron Engineering * Greg Demetriou, Owner and CEO, Lorraine Gregory Communications * Sandra White, Executive Director, Marty Lyons Foundation LISTEN…