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A key state legislator called such a study "redundant" and "ill-considered," while LIPA said the review could temporarily lock the agency out of the bond market

"I heard Ward Melville and I was like, 'Did I just hear that?' To be able to be in the top three is something everybody dreams of," Amber Luo said about her finish in the Regeneron Science Talent Search competition.

Experts cautioned that despite the positive numbers released by the U.S. Census Bureau, international turmoil could still impede the region's economy, and a lag in data has prevented the bureau from fully capturing the affect of COVID-19 restrictions.

The bridges, carrying a total of more than 67,000 vehicles daily, are rated poor possibly because of issues with decking, support beams, piers or abutments, according to state Department of Transportation data and experts.

"To speak and not get tired. To walk and not get tired. It's the first time in my 40 years that my body has done that," Lindsay Salguero-Lopez said of the results of her transplant surgery.

Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman said the traffic light is needed in the intersection, heavily trafficked by pedestrians, trucks and other vehicles.

The upgrades, including new sidewalks and a picnic area, had been planned for years and were completed last year, town officials said.

Head of the Harbor trustees will vote Wednesday on bills considering a property tax exemption for fire and ambulance company volunteers and a change to village firearms law.

Amber Luo, 18, of Stony Brook, was the top finisher of the seven finalists from Long Island in the nation's oldest and most prestigious science competition.