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The most stunning image I saw in the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy was a YouTube video of a huge carp hanging from a pole in the parking lot of the Woodmere Middle School on Peninsula Boulevard.
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11/15/12
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I always thought it was cliché to say, “I’ve never seen anything like it,” but in the aftermath of Sandy, I can honestly say that, in my lifetime, I’ve never seen anything like it.
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11/15/12
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Weary homeowners battered by Hurricane Sandy began to trickle into the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s mobile Disaster Recovery Center at Nassau Community College’s Student Union, a red-brick building on the west side of the campus, when it opened last Friday. The center was set up to help homeowners who suffered losses in the massive storm to file for grants that will enable them to rebuild.
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By Scott Brinton
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11/5/12
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The superstorm called Hurricane Sandy will surely go down as one of the U.S.’s most costly and crippling storms, ripping a $20 billion swath of destruction up the Eastern Seaboard, and Long Island’s South Shore was front and center amid the tumult as Sandy’s northern end lashed communities from Bellmore to Valley Stream and from Long Beach to Rockville Centre.
Now, after the flooding and the fires, the anxiety and fear, the South Shore must slowly rebuild, one home, one school, one business at a time.
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By Scott Brinton
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10/31/12
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One week after Hurricane Irene stormed through New York followed Tropical Storm Lee that dropped nearly a foot of water in the Susquehanna River valley and forced more than 20,000 residents to evacuate their homes in Broome County, including Debbi Grogran.
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By Shannon Koehle
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9/21/12
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Another academic year has begun, and once again we must be mindful of keeping our children safe on their way to and from school, and while they’re there.
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9/6/12
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April 15-21 is National Volunteer Week, and we want to recognize a special group of volunteers — firefighters.
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4/19/12
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In a new “pledge” to commuters, the Long Island Rail Road promises to respond quickly and improve communication during service disruptions.
The eight-point pledge, released in draft …
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Lee Landor
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10/26/11
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No one can replace James “Jim” Callahan III, the late commissioner of the county Office of Emergency Management, described by county Executive Ed Mangano as a well-respected, “great …
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Lee Landor
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10/19/11
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James Callahan III, the late Malverne deputy mayor and commissioner of the county Office of Emergency Management who died on May 26, was honored by relatives, friends and colleagues last month at a …
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10/12/11
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