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national grid is in the early stages of evaluating whether to repower the e.F. Barrett Power Station in island Park, along with plants in northport and Port Jefferson.
Island Park power plant eyed for major revamp
E.F. Barrett station could replace turbines By ABIGAIL GRIECO agrieco@liherald.com
The E.F. Barrett Power Station in Island Park is under consideration for a significant upg rade as National Grid weighs whether to moder nize the facility’s aging infrastructure — an overhaul that officials argue could lower costs and improve efficiency while sparking renewed debate over the region’s energy future. The plant — also known as the Island Park Energy Center — sits at the heart of the Island Park, Barnum Island and Oceanside communities, where its presence has long shaped both the skyline and the local tax base. Owned and operated by National Grid, and under contract with the Long Island Power Authority, the facility is among the largest generators on Long Island. National Grid is in the early stages
of evaluating whether to “repower” the Island Park site, along with plants in Northport and Port Jefferson. The concept would replace decades-old steam turbine units with newer combined-cycle technology that generates electricity more efficiently and with lower emissions. Company of ficials said the shift reflects a changing energy landscape in New York, where delays in renewable energy projects and a broader “ a l l - o f - t h e - a b o ve ” s t r a t e g y h ave restored interest in maintaining and upgrading fossil fuel infrastructure. “We’ve been looking at it from a high level and see that it makes a lot of sense because there are quite a few benefits,” Will Hazelip, president of National Grid Ventures, said of the plant’s proposed facelift. For Island Park residents, the proposal revives a long-discussed but preCOntinued On Page 4
“I would also like to highlight offiThe Village of Hempstead and its police department reached a mile- cers Bazzini and Parke as the first stone Tuesday afternoon as two offi- female detectives assigned on a fullcers made history by earning promo- t i m e b a s i s t o o u r I nve s t i g at i o n s tions to the Investigations Unit. Unit,” he said. “It is a great day in the Village of Parke and Bazzini reached the Hempstead as we celebrate the pro- milestone after following similar motion of these of ficers,” Mayor career paths that began with the New Waylyn Hobbs Jr. said during the cer- York Police Department before tranemony. s i t i o n i n g t o H e m p s t e a d ’s v i l l a g e At the Hempstead Public Library, force, where they gained experience Hobbs and department through specialized assignleadership elevated police ments and community of ficers Marissa Bazzini engagement. and Alyssa Parke to fullBazzini be g an her law t i m e d e t e c t ive s, m a k i n g enforcement caree in 2015 them the first women to and joined Hempstead the serve in those roles within following year. She moved t h e u n i t . O f f i c e r Jo s e p h into community policing in Healy was also promoted to 2020, developing close ties sergeant. with residents, and joined Police Chief Richard the Investigations Unit in Holland called the moment September 2024. In addition significant for both the to her investigative duties, de par tment and the comshe serves on the mayor’s munity, highlighting the dignitary detail and has officers’ experience and re c e ive d nu m e ro u s c o m commitment to public safe- MAyOR WAyLyn mendations throughout her t y. H e a l y, h e n o t e d , h a s HOBBs JR. career. more than eight years of Parke, who also started patrol experience, along with time in with the NYPD in 2015, joined the the Traffic Unit and as a field train- Hempstead Village police force in ing officer. 2017. She served in patrol, as a field “His leadership and dedication to training of ficer and on the SNAG public safety have made a lasting Task Force, focusing on gun and narimpact on our community,” Holland c o t i c s e n fo rc e m e n t , b e fo re b e i n g said. assigned to Investigations in 2024. Holland also pointed to the accom- Her work has earned multiple recogplishments of Bazzini and Parke, nitions, including the Louis Micelli both of whom built their careers Jr. Community Service Award. t h ro u g h a r a n g e o f a s s i g n m e n t s Hobbs emphasized that the promoCOntinued On Page 3 before joining Investigations.
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t is a great day in the Village of Hempstead as we celebrate the promotion of these officers.