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Black mold grows due to excessive moisture caused by humidity water leaks, condensation and flooding. Visual inspections and air quality testing are used to check for problems. Above, an example of mold on the wall of a home.

Lawrence School District and Lawrence Teachers Association officials agreed to bring in another environmental services company to test the air quality in Lawrence High School. more

By Jeff Bessen | 4/9/14

Five Towns Letters to the Editor

To the Editor: I am a military veteran who lives in the Hewlett-Woodmere School District who was denied a vote on the tax exemption for veterans. I would like to shed some light on this matter. more

3/28/14

Long Island Long-Term Recovery Group workers Charrelle Pinkett, left, Rachael Gambino, center, and Lindsay Cutler greeted homeowners at the NY Rising resource recovery fair at Lawrence High School on March 6.

Services remain available for Hurricane Sandy victims

A deadline is looming as a proof of loss form must be submitted to NY Rising on April 28 by insured homeowners who remain in need of assistance with their flood claims from Hurricane Sandy. more

By Vanessa Parker | 3/12/14

Mott’s Creak in Cedarhurst is one of the Nassau County waterways targeted for clean-up through the waterway debris removal operation that will be funded by FEMA money.

Cleaning up the Cedarhurst and Atlantic Beach waterways

Cedarhurst and Atlantic Beach villages are two of the seven municipalities that entered into an agreement with Nassau County to be part of the waterway debris removal operation, which will be funded with $12,171,897 from the Federal Emergency Management Agency to clean up refuse left in the wake of Hurricane Sandy. more

By Jeff Bessen | 3/5/14

Planner Frank Fish explains the proposed plans for flooding mitigation and improved communications to Woodmere residents at the CRP meeting on Feb. 10.

Getting a handle on the reconstruction

Shoreline protection, flooding mitigation and contact information are three of the items Five Towns residents are seeking through New York’s Community Reconstruction Program (CRP) to aid Hurricane Sandy affected areas. more

By Vanessa Parker | 2/12/14

An after-school tutoring program is aimed at assisting students who lost education time and focus as a result of Hurricane Sandy.

Making up for lost time

Hoping to restore the educational development that many students lost to Hurricane Sandy, the JCC of the Greater Five Towns is partnering with a Syosset-based health and human services organization, Federation Employment and Guidance Services, to create an after-school tutoring program. more

By Jeff Bessen | 2/12/14

The Bay Park plant, which sits just yards from the bay, was knocked out of service for 44 hours after Superstorm Sandy, and roughly 100 million gallons of untreated sewage overflowed into Long Island’s Hewlett Bay.

FEMA funds OK’d for sewage plant

In the wake of Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s announcement last Saturday that the Bay Park Sewage Treatment Plant will see at least $730 million in upgrades thanks to funding from the Federal Emergency Management Agency and the state government, residents are now hopeful that they will soon be rid of the loud, annoying noise of generators and the overpowering smell of sewage at Nassau County’s largest waste facility. more

By Brian Croce and Mary Malloy | 1/13/14 | 1 comment

First Congregational Church of Rockaway at 320 Beach 94th Street will host Cedarhurst-based Rock and Wrap It Up! 23rd annual Thanksgiving feast on Nov. 28.

Rock and Wrap It Up!‘s 23rd annual Thanksgiving feast

Cedarhurst-based Rock and Wrap It Up! will hold it’s 23rd annual Thanksgiving feast at the First Congregational Church of Rockaway at 320 Beach 94th Street on Thursday, Nov. 28 from 10:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. more

11/25/13

PSEG Long Island to jumpstart in 2014

One year after Superstorm Sandy laid waste to Long Island’s electrical grids, New Jersey-based energy company PSE&G is preparing to replace LIPA in managing … more

By John Maher | 11/13/13

Hurricane Sandy In Retrospect

October 29, 2012 — surely a date that I will never forget. Yes, this day marked the start of a five-month period during which I would not be able to live in my home in Woodmere. And true, my basement, which had become a five-foot swimming pool, smelled like a mixture of sewage waste and Seaworld due to Hurricane Sandy. more

Dena Gershkovich | 11/6/13

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