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Vol. 29 No. 35
AUGUST 27 - SEPTEMBER 2, 2020
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Senators grill utilities over Isaias response commission to go after Con Ed and this, that and the other thing,” Gaughran told the PSC Members of the State Senate representatives, “I’m jealous joined the Public Service Com- because your wonderful commismission, Long Island Power sion doesn’t have the authority Authority and PSEG Long Island to do that here for Long Island.” officials in a 13-hour virtual Thomas Congdon, executive hearing on Aug. 20 to discuss deputy and deputy chairman of what many said was the failed the State Department response to the damof Public Service, age caused by Tropiwhich includes the cal Storm Isaias on PSC, said it has some Aug. 4. oversight over PSEG, State Sen. Jim but not at the level it Gaughran, a Demodoes for other utilicrat from Northport ties across the state. who represents Sea The contract that Cliff, Glen Head, Glen LIPA has with PSEG, Cove and Oyster Bay, however, does include among other commua provision enabling State Sen. Jim nities, said the PSC termination of the has oversight over agreement for poor Gaughran utilities such as Conperformance, Congsolidated Edison, don noted. Terminawhich provides election could be pursued tricity to New York City and if further investigations were to Westchester County, but not over find it necessary, he said, PSEG. although that action would fall Gaughran explained that the under LIPA’s jurisdiction, not the LIPA Reform Act of 2013 gave PSC’s. oversight of PSEG to LIPA In addressing PSEG’s instead of the PSC, which over- response to Isaias, Gaughran sees most other parts of the commended the workers on the state. ground in the storm’s aftermath. “Part of my frustration is He said, though, that communiwhen I listen to [other senators] cation between PSEG LI and its talking about trying to get the Continued on page 4
By MikE CoNN
mconn@liherald.com
Courtesy Jaime Teich
SUPPoRTERS of ThE Love Your Neighbor Project celebrated the donation of over 1,700 masks and 1,500 bottles of hand sanitizer at its launch party on Aug. 19.
Love Your Neighbor Project helps Long Island’s needy By MikE CoNN mconn@liherald.com
Recognizing the impact the coronavirus pandemic was having on the North Shore, Sea Cliff resident Jaime Teich decided that she had to help her community in any way she could. She started making masks to distribute to needy Long Islanders, and although her mask-making skills were limited, she took
to social media to collaborate with others who shared her goal of helping. The collaboration resulted in the creation of Teich’s Love Your Neighbor Project in May. Since then, the organization has donated over 1,700 masks and 1,500 bottles of hand sanitizer to 15 nonprofit organizations on Long Island. Three months in, the project celebrated its official
launch party on Aug. 19 at the Sea Cliff home of Aimee Renaud, the president of Love Your Neighbor’s board of directors. All of the board members are women, so the party was scheduled to coincide with the 100th anniversary of the passage of the 19th Amendment, which gave women the right to vote in 1920. Continued on page 3