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State plan seeks to keep Sandy from happening ever again. Pictured, Weidner Avenue in Oceanside.

Oceanside residents form own CRZ committee

The Committee to Help Oceanside Restore After Sandy is up and running. While its acronym, CHORAS, might not be familiar, many of the names of those on the volunteer committee — instituted to make … more

By Howard Schwach | 8/21/13 | 1 comment

Teen missionaries from Next Step MInistries helped to clean up debris from the Casas’s side yard.

Post-Sandy tales of woe — and waiting

Bay Park resident Dana Casas was nine months pregnant when the hurricane hit — and after losing almost all of their possessions in the storm, she and her … more

By Mary Malloy | 8/7/13 | 1 comment

Most of the walls in Birnbaum’s home have been gutted, and the flooring needs to be ripped out before any other work can be done.

Post-Sandy tales of woe — and waiting

It has been more than nine months since Hurricane Sandy decimated Nassau County’s South Shore, but for many residents of Bay Park and East Rockaway, the aftermath of the storm seems never-ending. … more

By Brian Croce | 8/7/13 | 6 comments

Community reconstruction zone co-chair Tommy Asher led a protest group in Island Park after Hurricane Sandy, demanding federal recovery funds.

Sandy rebuilding continues

When Oceanside resident Raymond Pagano got a call from Laura Munafo, the Nassau County representative for Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s Community Reconstruction Zones program, Pagano was first surprised, and … more

By Howard Schwach | 8/7/13

Millions allotted for Sandy rebuilding

Long-suffering Long Islanders may soon see some additional Hurricane Sandy rebuild relief from the Federal Government. A new program funded by Federal Supplemental … more

By Amanda McKelvey | 7/24/13 | 5 comments

West End resident Sam Kinsley, far right, demolished her Sandy-damaged home on Pennsylvania Avenue in April.

State to release $1.7 billion in Sandy aid

Gov. Andrew Cuomo has announced a $1.7 billion plan to provide much-needed relief for homeowners and businesses that claim they have yet to receive adequate funding to rebuild. City Manager … more

By Anthony Rifilato and Alexandra Spychalsky | 5/1/13 | 1 comment

Gary Schall greets Facilities Director Chris Milano with an elbow bump at the ribbon-cutting.

A special kind of homecoming

“Homecoming” usually conjures images of colorful parade floats and hard-fought football games, but for the students, faculty and staff of East Rockaway and Lawrence high schools, the term has a more basic meaning: the return to their respective school buildings after months of repair following the devastation of Hurricane Sandy. more

By Mary Malloy and Jeff Bessen | 4/24/13

The show must — and will — go on for Island Park Theatre Group!

Island Park Theatre Group is back with their production of Smokey Joe's Cafe after Mother Nature put plans for the production on hold last fall. more

By Mary Malloy | 4/18/13

Homeowner Michael Seeman, eighth from left, cut the ribbon to mark the installation of his new home with the Chamber of Commerce and workers.

Long Beach homeowners struggle to pay for house-raising

Michael Seemann watched his new house fly high above his head. Well, part of it, anyway. Suspended by a 40-foot crane, the last piece of Seeman’s new modular home was put in place at around … more

Alexandra Spychalsky | 4/17/13

Legislator Denise Ford says the county is taking steps to upgrade the plant.

Concerns over water quality in Long Beach after Sandy

Amid growing concerns among residents over the water quality in the ocean and Reynolds Channel in the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy, City Manager Jack Schnirman called on Nassau County last week to … more

By Anthony Rifilato | 4/17/13

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