After noticing a significant amount of debris along the shoreline of Hook Creek, which flows through North Woodmere Park, Teri Schure said the waste was a problem prior to Hurricane Sandy and has only gotten worse.
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By Ann Friedman
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10/16/13
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In parts of the Five Towns, heavy rain almost always means flooding, and in an effort to find solutions to the problem, Nassau County’s Department of Public Works has begun the process of commissioning a study, county officials said.
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On Thursday, the Five Towns Community Reconstruction Program committee will meet from 7 to 9 p.m. at the Hebrew Academy of the Five Towns and Rockaway at 44 Frost Lane in Lawrence.
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10/15/13
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On Thursday, the Five Towns Community Reconstruction program committee will meet from 7 to 9 p.m. at the Hebrew Academy of the Five Towns and Rockaway at 44 Frost Lane in Lawrence.
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Hurricane Sandy heroes recognized
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The Inwood, Hewlett, Lawrence-Cedarhurst, Woodmere and Meadowmere Park fire departments were honored for their service during Hurricane Sandy at the Peninsula Kiwanis Humanitarian Night on Sept. 24.
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10/2/13
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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, according to county officials.
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By Jeff Bessen
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9/25/13
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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.
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By Jeff Bessen
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9/23/13
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Sen. Charles Schumer called for the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development to implement a comprehensive plan to protect Nassau County’s coastlines from future storm damage during a press conference in South Merrick on Monday.
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BRIAN RACOW
bracow@liherald.com
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9/11/13
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The Village of Cedarhurst is applying for the New York State Office of Emergency Management a 2013 Unified Hazard Mitigation Assistance grant.
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By Jeff Bessen
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9/4/13
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After witnessing boats wash up on the front lawns of homes throughout the Five Towns and students from Lawrence High School forced out of their building and into Lawrence Middle School due to flooding from Hurricane Sandy, John Licata knew something had to change to prevent anything like that from ever happening again.
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By Ann Friedman
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9/4/13
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