Serving breakfast, raising money
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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.
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5/23/13
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The bay front area of the Five Towns, along with several other Nassau County communities, should be receiving assistance in battling flooding from hurricanes and other storms as they will be included in a comprehensive study to be conducted by the Army Corps of Engineers.
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By Jeff Bessen
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5/23/13
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The Army Corps of Engineers has secured federal funding to conduct a comprehensive coastal protection study of the East Coast that includes Reynolds Channel, in what U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer …
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Working out on the beach in Atlantic Beach
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Though last Sunday was Mother’s Day, 30 women took to the beach at the Sunny Atlantic Beach Club and under the direction of Studio Inna owner Inna Koppel performed a series of five exercises.
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5/15/13
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Bowling for dollars: $6,400 raised for SIBSPlace
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Hewlett High School senior Stephanie Gal coordinated a Bowl-a-thon at Woodmere Lanes in Woodmere on May 10 that raised $6,400 to benefit program events for SIBSPlace of South Nassau Communities Hospital in Oceanside.
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5/15/13
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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.
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5/8/13
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To expedite service to Hurricane Sandy victims, the Town of Hempstead has used its mobile building department to visit communities to help homeowners process building permit applications, meet with an on-site plans examiner and answer questions.
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By Ann Friedman
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5/8/13
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Erika Greenfield said her son, a first-grader at The Brandeis School in Lawrence, experienced posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) after their family lost the first floor of their Long Beach home and vehicle in Hurricane Sandy.
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By Ann Friedman
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5/8/13
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Deer Park-based Essential Electric, a subcontractor that performed repair work at Lawrence High School after Hurricane Sandy, has filed suit against the school district for nonpayment of $1.9 million.
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By Jeff Bessen
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5/8/13
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More than two dozen gas stations, accused of excessively raising prices in the wake of Hurricane Sandy, will be paying fines to the state after settlements were announced on May 2 by New York State Attorney General Eric Schneiderman.
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By Andrew Hackmack
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5/2/13
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