Events

The Holiday Gathering was held today and our performers were Jim Graseck on his magical violin, and Vince Dantona & George (George is a puppet).   Jim began by playing for the guests as they entered the room and until we settled in after having breakfast. His violin ability and variety of music is astounding.…

Helena Williams, newest, and first female President of the LIRR came to LIMBA today to give us an update on her first six months at the throttle of the nation’s busiest commuter railroad.  Drew Scott of News 12 was in attendance and snagged a post-meeting interview.  Ms. Williams has a long career in public service,…

This morning's topic raised a few eyebrows, "Global Warming Fact or Fiction." Our speaker was respected attorney and environmentalist Victor Yannacone. Victor has numerous credits to his name including being a founding member of the "Environmental Defense Fund" and lead attorney on the Agent Orange legal suit in support of Viet Nam era soldiers.   The…

Suffolk County Legislator John Kennedy spoke at LIMBA this morning. The topic was expanding the sewers systems in the county. Suffolk County aborted its efforts to create a comprehensive sewer system when the Southwest Sewer district was completed during the 70's. There were many problems when that system was built and politicians were circumspect about…

Members and friends Our meeting this morning was a round table discussion that was as interesting as any meeting we have had.   We reviewed  the three active LIMBA agenda items, namely;     Repowering Electric Generating Plants     Increased Rail Freight     New Ferry Service to CT The public conversation on REPOWERING has changed substantially. Instead of discrediting the idea,…

This morning our speaker was Dr James Moore of HDR Engineering. HDR is a nationwide firm that employs 6700 people throughout the country and will open an office on Long Island in a few weeks.   The nature of their work is large scale projects, and they encompass buildings, roads, and rail systems. Dr Moore…