Residents in the tri-state area, as well as State, County, Town and local villages, are bracing for what some people are calling a historic storm. A ‘historic’ blizzard is on its way, with …
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1/26/15
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Town of Hempstead officials canceled several programs and meetings in advance of a major snowstorm. Several programs and meetings spanning across departments slated for the next several days were …
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By Julie Mansmann
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1/26/15
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As of 9 a.m. on Monday morning, the Long Island Railroad is running on time, with all branches reporting good service on the MTA’s weather advisory page. The Nassau Inter-County Express bus line …
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By Brendan Murray
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1/26/15
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We had never seen a tempest the likes of Hurricane Sandy before, one so mammoth, so fierce, that it wiped out whole shoreline communities while leaving much of the rest of the Northeast in tatters, and in the dark. Sandy, which struck on Oct. 29, 2012, was nature in its most raw and unforgiving form. It was the nightmare before Halloween.
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10/29/14
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In Jerry Brown’s 15 years as a commissioner of the Town of Hempstead’s Sanitary District 2, nothing has rivaled Sandy’s devastation. On the night of the storm, the commissioners and …
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By Brian Croce
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10/29/14
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It’s been two years since the storm hit. Two years since water and sewage flowed into hundreds of Baldwin homes. Two years since long lines began forming at local gas stations, and the power …
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By Brian Croce
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10/29/14
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That time of the year is here again — the heart of hurricane season — and it’s important to take steps now to make sure you and your family are safe when the next storm hits.
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8/13/14
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As many South Shore residents continue to pick up the pieces 19 months after Superstorm Sandy, county officials announced a bipartisan agreement to approve $14.4 million in borrowing to re-establish its Clean and Seed program.
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By Brian Croce
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6/17/14
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Summer is almost here, and with it many of the benefits of living by the shore. But June also marks the beginning of the year’s hurricane season on the East Coast, and with memories of Sandy …
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6/4/14
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The New York Rising Community Reconstruction Program’s Baldwin, Freeport, Bellmore-Merrick, Seaford-Wantagh, and Massapequa planning committees will hold a public meeting on May 8 to showcase their final project proposals.
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5/2/14
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