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Nassau County's Office of Emergency Management will place a disaster response and relief trailer in the parking lot of the closed Number Six School.

Number Six School to house county relief trailer

The parking lot of the closed Number Six School at 523 Church Ave. in Woodmere will house a fully equipped Nassau County Office of Emergency (OEM) Management disaster response and relief trailer, county officials said. more

By Jeff Bessen | 9/23/13

The Village of Cedarhurst is applying for a state hazard mitigation grant. From left are Trustee Ron Lanzilotta, Deouty Mayor Benjamin Weinstock, Mayor Andrew Parise and trustees Ari Brown and Myrna Zisman.

Grant money deadline is Sept. 6

The Village of Cedarhurst is applying for the New York State Office of Emergency Management a 2013 Unified Hazard Mitigation Assistance grant. more

By Jeff Bessen | 9/4/13

Five Towns Learning Center and Five Towns Community Chest board members and staff held a barbecue to celebrate repairs made to the center after Hurricane Sandy.

Learning center in Inwood celebrates Sandy recovery

Inwood-based Five Towns Early Learning Center and Five Towns Community Chest in Woodmere joined together on July 29, as staff and board members of both civic organizations toured the refurbished premises of the Early Learning Center. The educational facility sustained severe damage during Hurricane Sandy. more

By Yitzchak Carroll | 8/21/13

Lawrence-based Motiva Enterprises paid for the renovation of the community garden after Hurricane Sandy. From left, Motiva Enterprises terminal manager Steve Moscarella and residents Lorraine Gogel and Ruth and Eddie Samuelson.

Planting seeds of recovery

Lorraine Gogel choked back tears as she pointed out the many still-vacant houses nearly 10 months after Hurricane Sandy destroyed almost all of the 89 residences in Meadowmere Park, where she has lived for the past 30 years. more

By Ann Friedman | 8/14/13

junior volunteer Emily Rosenblum, 9, helped organize pants at the back to school store.

Putting smiles on kids’ faces at Lynbrook temple

Parents and volunteers alike were overwhelmed with joy, gratitude and teary eyes as they watched children from South Shore Nassau County communities affected by Hurricane Sandy benefit from the inaugural National Council of Jewish Women Peninsula and South Shore sections “Back 2 School Store” on July 28. more

By Dana Pearl | 7/31/13

Atlantic Beach beaches have been cleaned up of Hurricane Sandy debris and were ready for the summer season.

Refurbishing the village’s beaches

Lifelong Atlantic Beach resident Andrew Levey spends nearly every weekend of the summer patronizing the village’s beaches, and his wife and three children use them almost daily. more

By Jeff Bessen | 7/31/13

Repairing a damaged bulkhead near Lawrence High School on Peninsula Boulevard is a priority for Village of Cedarhurst Mayor Andrew Parise.

‘We’re in desperate need of money’

The Five Towns are eligible for $27.6 million of the more than $750 million in federal funds being allocated to communities throughout New York state as part of the post-Hurricane Sandy New York Rising Community Reconstruction program announced on July 18 by Gov. Andrew Cuomo. more

By Ann Friedman | 7/31/13 | 1 comment

The Fernandez family bonded over their morning meal at the Flapjack Breakfast.

Serving breakfast, raising money [Photo gallery]

Five Towns Community Chest’s second annual Flapjack Breakfast raised approximately $1,600 that will be used to help repair damage that occurred to the outdoor classroom and playground of the Early Childhood Learning Center in Inwood in Hurricane Sandy. more

5/23/13

Hula hooping was in vogue at the carnival and Natalie Zellner performed with style.

Kindness culminates in a party

Like many activities that were planned in late October and November, The Brandeis School’s carnival for SIBSPlace children scheduled for the Jewish month of Cheshvan (October-November) was postponed due to Hurricane Sandy. more

5/8/13

Pre-apply for Sandy relief funds

Nassau County and New York State will again host a pre-registration assistance program this Saturday at three Nassau County Disaster Recovery Centers in Long Beach, Island Park and Seaford for Hurricane Sandy victims. more

4/19/13

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