Thursday, July 21, 2011
Don't neglect flowers, trees and lawn this summer.
In this heat, wilted plants and flowers should come as no surprise. So keep them hydrated. The best time to water plants is early in the morning, before the intensity of the sun kicks in, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Other tips include installing rain gutters and collecting water from downspouts to help reduce water use. For more on plant care in excessive heat, try these tips courtesy of the Bayles Garden Center.
Monday, March 14, 2011
New beautification project underway.
In July 2010, local residents fumed when 18 trees were removed in front of the shopping complex now called Port Commons Shopping Plaza. Yet on Monday, Musso LLC, the developer of the property, planted a new row of trees – the "Musushino" variety of the Zelkcova Serrata tree species, which flower in spring. Six new trees will be planted in the newly upgraded and reconfigured parking lot behind the plaza. In accordance with the recommendations from Residents for A More Beautiful Port Washington's Tree-1-1 program, the trees will be between 2.5-ince and 3-inch caliper. The programs offers a unified approach and protocol for the care of public trees on the peninsula, including their removal and replacements. Residents, which issued an …
Saturday, September 25, 2010
Trees will be replanted this fall though the exact date is still to be determined.
The trees that were chopped down on July 12 as part of a redevelopment process of the Monfort Shopping Plaza, located between Main Street and Campus Drive, will be replaced. "They are going to be replanted this fall," said Mindy Germain, executive director of Residents for a More Beautiful Port Washington. "Residents have been working with the developer on tree selection and I think it's going to be nice." Thanks to the newly minted Peninsula Tree Committee, this has all been made possible. On August 10, a tree summit meeting was held with elected officials from every village, town and state in the peninsula and five goals were proposed in order to prevent another shocking tree catastrophe. Councilman Fred Pollack, New York State Senator …
Tuesday, July 27, 2010
Schimel and Johnson work together behind the scenes to prevent the unexpected removal of trees from happening again.
Monfort Plaza Shopping Center on Port Washington Blvd. is seemingly barren after the sudden tree removal on July 12 that took the community by surprise. To many, it's still a sore subject. Just ask Sen. Craig Johnson (D-Port Washington). "I'm one of those residents with a very raw feeling about those trees," Johnson said, adding that since his family moved here in 1976, he's watched the trees mature. Johnson and Assemb. Michelle Schimel (D-Great Neck) are working behind the scenes now to see that trees are not chopped down like that again, not just in Port Washington, but across Long Island, Johnson said. "It's my hope to work with the Department of Transportation to ensure that future regulations prevent that." The trees were chopped down…
Wednesday, July 14, 2010
Developer chops down trees on Port Blvd., upsetting residents.
The removal of a row of trees alongside a shopping complex on Port Washington Blvd. has left many local residents fuming. Now, they are calling for a town meeting to discuss the issue. "In this town where people are such environmentalists, you can't take down 18 trees in an hour and think that people aren't really going to notice," said Mindy Germain, executive director of Residents for a More Beautiful Port Washington. "It struck such a nerve. I can't tell you how many calls and emails I got." The trees were chopped down as part of a redevelopment process of the shopping plaza located between Main Street and Campus Drive. Victor Musso, who is heading the redevelopment, says that the tree removal was performed in accordance with New York …
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Monday, March 15, 2010
Only small number of Port Washington residents are still effected by aftermath of Saturday's storm.
Port Washington is almost in the clear after this weekend's storm, which left hundreds of residents without power and many roads blocked off due to fallen trees and power lines. As of 5 p.m., of the close to 1,000 Long Island Power Authority (LIPA) customers in the Town of North Hempstead still without power, just 105 are from Port Washington, Manorhaven or Sands Point. No outages are currently being reported in Baxter Estates or Port Washington North. LIPA along with the Port Washington fire and police departments as well as Nassau County Police are working together to fix the remaining power outages. "This has been the biggest impact to our North Hempstead system since 1992," said a LIPA representative during a conference call on Monday …
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315 Main St, Port Washington, NY
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33 Manorhaven Blvd, Port Washington, NY
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Inday Garutay
4:23 pm on Thursday, July 21, 2011
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