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Vote as if your life depended on it
Listen up. No lectures. The integrity and destiny of our democracy is for you and me to decide with our votes next Tuesday. I trust the basic goodness of our American voting public, but . . . more
We neighbors are kept in the dark
Q. How is it possible that a big development, meant to replace an existing one, damaged by Hurricane Sandy, could be permitted without the neighbors knowing about it until it’s already approved by the county Industrial Development Agency and the town? more
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It’s hurricane season, so be prepared
The images of destruction caused by Hurricane Florence last week were particularly frightening for Long Islanders, many of whom are still reeling from the havoc and devastation that Hurricane Sandy wrought six years ago. more
Since Hurricane Maria slammed into Puerto Rico last September, students at Barnum Woods Elementary School, in East Meadow, have been raising money to support the school that Head Custodian Onix Ruiz, center, attended as a child. From left were students Daniella Strauber and Kailey Licona, first-grade teachers Christine Waters and Camille Iovino-Coli, student Manka Bharai and school nurse Daryle Abeshouse.
Barnum Woods flies the flag for Puerto Rico
A few days after Hurricane Maria swept across Puerto Rico last September, Onix Ruiz walked into the main office of Barnum Woods Elementary School in East Meadow, where he is the head custodian, to … more
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Freeport Mayor Robert Kennedy, center, was joined by Lynbrook Deputy Mayor Hilary Becker, far left, Plandome Manor Mayor Barbara Donno, Town of Hemstead Councilwoman Erin King Sweeney and Freeport Trustee Carmen Piñeyro on a tour of the New Bedford Hurricane Protection Barrier in Masschusetts on Monday.
Freeport officials, hoping to construct floodgates here, tour Massachusetts project
All that was missing was a “Welcome to Freeport” sign, and the city of New Bedford, Mass., could have easily been mistaken for the village. Both communities are located on relatively small bays … more
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Ross Holmes, 59, of East Meadow, left, and more than 50 other PSEG Long Island employees helped restore power to Puerto Rico in the wake of Hurricane Maria. From Nov. 27 to Dec. 22, he traveled around the San Juan area with a translator, right, helping to repair the electrical grid.
East Meadow electrician helps restore power to Puerto Rico
Ross Holmes remembers driving through a sea of blue tarps in San Juan, Puerto Rico. Almost every house had been severely damaged by Hurricane Maria. The roads had no working traffic signals. And every so often, Holmes would pass a fallen billboard, a split telephone pole or a road sign lying broken and twisted in the street. more
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Saving the world, $10 at a time, Part III
"At 6 p.m. last Sunday, I tore off two layers of plastic sheeting covering the double doors that separate my upstairs living room from my ground-level family room . . . more
There’s no excuse for Trump’s dissing of Puerto Rico
It’s hard to believe that we’ve observed the fifth anniversary of Hurricane Sandy. Unlike previous superstorms, the damage caused by Sandy is still . . . more
The morning after Sandy, I didn’t know where to start
“It’s total devastation — countless cars are ruined, the boardwalk is ruined, people’s homes,” Sgt. Eric Cregeen told me the day after Hurricane Sandy . . . more
Deviating from the plan
Q. My contractor didn’t follow the plans for our new house, which replaces the old house, which was destroyed by Hurricane Sandy. It took us years to get the money, and we started a few weeks ago. more
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