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Firefighters from several South Shore departments took part in the first-ever Clam Eating contest at Peter’s Clam Bar last year.

How many clams can you eat in a sitting?

World champion competitive eater Takeru Kobayashi will coach members of the Island Park, Long Beach, Lakeview, Baldwin, Point Lookout and East Rockaway fire departments on the finer points of clam … more

By Barbra Rubin-Perry bperry@liherald.com | 8/13/15

Dupuis opened SpaVie, on Milburn Avenue, in December. She now looks to provide people with a peaceful setting where they can relax.

Cancer, Sandy can’t stop her

“You regret what you haven’t done,” Linda Dupuis, a 15-year Baldwin resident, said about her new business, SpaVie. Despite the many obstacles that life has thrown in her way in … more

By Taylor Zambrano | 7/30/15

Veterinarian Dr. Lee Gelfand, of Merrick, above, struggled for months to restore his business, All Creatures Veterinary Hospital in Long Beach, after Hurricane Sandy struck in 2012. He was forced to take roughly $750,000 in private loans to keep the clinic afloat. Above, Gelfand at the hospital shortly after the storm.

Businesses slowly recover after Sandy

Rolling River Day Camp sits on five acres along Mill River, which snakes through East Rockaway and Bay Park on the way to East Rockaway Channel. The river can be a friend. It forms an idyllic backdrop for a camp replete with swimming pools, playgrounds and ball fields. It can also be a foe. During a nor’easter in 2010, Tropical Storm Irene in 2011 and Hurricane Sandy in 2012, the river inundated much of the camp, wreaking havoc. more

By Scott Brinton | 7/28/15

Engineer Andrew Braum, of Wantagh, inspected many South Shore homes after Hurricane Sandy, and said some of his reports were later altered.

Engineer fights for Sandy victims

After Hurricane Sandy struck, engineers visited thousands of damaged homes on the South Shore to evaluate the damage and determine whether the storm had caused structural damage — decisions that were critical to the process of finalizing how much money insurance agencies would pay out to their clients. more

By Matthew Rachek | 7/22/15

Pope Francis, Long Island and water

Pope Francis issued an encyclical last month that focuses on our responsibility for and connections to the environment and the poor. I’ve only read the first half of “Laudato Si’" . . . more

7/1/15

Meeting June 16 on FEMA’s reopening of Sandy flood insurance claims

Tuesday, June 16, 5 p.m. to 9 p.m.; Long Beach Hotel, 405 East Broadway, Long Beach more

6/8/15

Daria Rose, from Baldwin and a senior at Sacred Heart Academy, has been accepted to seven Ivy League colleges.

Seven Ivys accept Baldwin teen

March 31 was a normal day for 18-year-old Daria Rose. The Baldwin resident and senior at Sacred Heart Academy in Hempstead sat through classes, attended a prayer service and got something to eat before heading home. Once there, though, her day became anything but normal. more

By Brian Croce | 4/29/15

Kevin Reilly's storm-damaged home on Barnes Street is in the process of being elevated and repaired.

NY Rising makes major change to 50-50 payout plan

Facing pressure from state and local officials, New York Rising announced a major policy change on Thursday to part of its reimbursement formula that officials say has stalled the rebuilding process … more

By Anthony Rifilato | 3/20/15

Nassau County Executive Ed Mangano delivered his 2015 State of the County address on Wednesday in East Meadow.

Mangano: Nassau on right track

In his State of the County speech Wednesday night in East Meadow, Nassau County Executive Ed Mangano painted a bright picture of Nassau’s present and future, touting his administration’s efforts to attract young people and families to the county, spur growth in the private sector, downsize government and hold down taxes. more

By Brian Racow | 3/13/15

Rebecca, a 19-year-old who lives in Baldwin Harbor with her disabled parents and two siblings, has slept on the first floor of her Sandy-damaged home since the storm hit in 2012.

‘We were in panic mode’

When it’s time for 19-year-old Rebecca to go to sleep, she does so on a living room couch in her Baldwin Harbor home. Her 21-year-old brother and 16-year-old sister are a few feet away in the dining room, where they sleep on mattresses. Rebecca’s parents, who are both disabled, spend most of their time upstairs as she runs the household. more

By Brian Croce | 2/4/15

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