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Hempstead Town seeks 'No Dumping' medallion volunteers
Photo credit: J.C. Cherubini, 2011
Hempstead Town is seeking volunteers to place “No Dumping” medallions on the town’s storm drains.
The town will provide supplies to volunteers, officials said.
“We work with Boy Scouts and other volunteers to mark storm drains,” town spokesman Mike Deery said.
Hempstead has 17,000 acres of wetlands and 180 miles of coastal waterways, Supervisor Kate Murray said in a statement.
“Only...