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Two new Disaster Recovery Centers (DRCs) are open in Nassau County to provide one-on-one assistance for survivors of Hurricane Sandy.
Specialists from the state of New York, the Federal Emergency …
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11/4/12
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Almost 18 months after one of the deadliest tornadoes in history cut a swath through the heart of Joplin, Mo., I discovered some words of wisdom from Ralph Waldo Emerson, a writer I have long admired.
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Carol Stark
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11/16/12
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A law passed by the Town of Hempstead on Jan. 22 requires fueling stations within the township to carry back-up generators capable of powering its fuel pumps during power outages.
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By David Weingrad
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1/31/13
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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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10/15/13
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When Hurricane Sandy struck on Oct. 29, it inundated thousands of South Shore yards with saltwater, which is awful for lawns and most plants. Over the past 4½ months, homeowners have watched helplessly as their hydrangeas have shriveled up, their boxwoods have turned rust-colored and their grass has become a mottled patch of brown and more brown. In many cases, years’ worth of yard work, valued at thousands of dollars, was seemingly destroyed in a single night.
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By Scott Brinton
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3/14/13
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Melanie Siegel Rubin’s south Merrick home was, like hundreds of homes across the South Shore, flooded when Hurricane Sandy struck on Oct. 29. Saltwater inundated the front entrance and back laundry room. She did not realize, however, that water had soaked through her plywood subfloor when her crawl space flooded.
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By Scott Brinton
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2/1/13
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Nassau County, FEMA, Island Harvest and the Red Cross have added new locations for the distribution of food and drinks to thousands of residents impacted by Hurricane Sandy. Locations are subject to …
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11/5/12
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Tuesday, June 16, 5 p.m. to 9 p.m.; Long Beach Hotel, 405 East Broadway, Long Beach
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6/8/15
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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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Power outages in the Five Towns after Hurricane Sandy kept schools closed up to two weeks due to the unsafe conditions caused by traffic signals that weren’t working, forced businesses to remain shuttered and left residents to sit in the dark unless they had generators.
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By Jeff Bessen
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11/6/13
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