2017 Groundwater Summit Time: 9:00 am to 1:00 pm Date: Friday, May 5, 2017 Location: South Huntington Public Library 145 Pidgeon Hill Road Huntington Station, N.Y. 11746 Scientists have been examining the aquifers beneath Long Island since the 1850s. The first comprehensive study of Long Island’s aquifer system was published by the U.S. Geological Survey...Continue Reading
Advocacy Training/Lobby Day This year’s Lobby Day was a major success! Thank you to all of the members who spent their Tuesday in Albany lobbying for voting reforms, health care, women’s issues, and environmental conservation. Although the day was a bit chaotic, we managed to fit in a very exciting press conference on the need...Continue Reading
On March 2, the LWV of East Nassau, in co-sponsorship with the Freeport Memorial Library, conducted a candidates’ forum for the Village of Freeport elections. Three teams were in contention for the offices of Mayor, Justice and Trustee (2 positions). All twelve candidates were present and participated. Over 200 Freeport residents, including many standees, were...Continue Reading
Who is your Legislator? How can you contact him/her? Answers to these questions can be found in the 2017 handy reference guide of “They Represent You: A Directory of Public Officials” published by The League of Women Voters of Nassau County The League of Women Voters of Nassau County has announced the availability of their...Continue Reading
At a luncheon for 50 League members at the Eleanor Roosevelt Center at Val-Kill (ervk.org), Wylecia Wiggs Harris expressed enthusiasm about her job as CEO of the national League and was honest with us about the significant challenges we face. She was happy to report that at the end of January, even before the full...Continue Reading
Earth Day is an event observed annually to demonstrate and promote environmental awareness and call for the protection of our planet. It will be celebrated in more than 193 countries each year. This year’s Earth Day falls on April 22nd. This year’s campaign is Environmental and Climate Awareness. Education is the foundation for progress. We...Continue Reading
These days, reading or viewing the news for me is disorienting. I wonder and question. Is this really my country? The land where human rights and civil rights are guaranteed? Where truth and freedom of press are honored and respected? Where a statue in a harbor welcomes “poor and huddled masses”? To many, it seems...Continue Reading
LEAGUE’S STATE CONVENTION IS COMING! The 57th State League Convention is scheduled for June 10-11, 2017, at the Holiday Inn Express in Liverpool, NY (just off the Thruway near Syracuse). The Registration Kit is now available on the state website (http://www.lwvny.org/programs-studies/concon/2017/Registration-Kit-2017.pdf). Encourage all members to attend, even if as Visitors or for free to the...Continue Reading
It’s that time of year again. Our nominating committee will soon begin its annual task of identifying members willing to serve on our board for the following year(s). We need help for planning and running our public programs, voter service, education and advocacy efforts. You will find board service to be an energizing and rewarding...Continue Reading
