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As many on the South Shore still struggle to recover from Hurricane Irene, it’s important to know that the Federal Emergency Management Agency is still here to help residents.
FEMA, along with …
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Alex Costello
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9/28/11
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If you’re like me, you couldn’t be more frustrated with the way things are going in Washington lately, with all the gridlock; the endless bickering and partisanship; the negative, divisive tone; and votes made not in the spirit of doing good for the people but just to score political points and headlines.
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By Congresswoman Carolyn McCarthy (D-4)
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9/27/11
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I remember when the real estate agent first took my wife and me to what would become our home in south Merrick nine years ago. We pulled up across the street from the quaint split-level, with white shingles and an aging gray roof. We instantly fell in love.
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9/9/11
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Hurricane Irene wreaks havoc in the Five Towns
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Though Hurricane Irene was downgraded from a category 2 to a category 1 hurricane, it struck the Five Towns with strong winds and torrential rain that produced flooding, knocked down trees, caused homeowners and businesses to lose power, while wreaking havoc with train service, airport departures and arrivals, and car travel.
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9/1/11
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I was lucky, but others were not.
When I woke up Sunday morning my home had power, no water in the basement, and although a tree had fallen, it didn’t touch a thing.
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ISABEL SLEPOY
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9/1/11
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There was widespread damage to the beach clubs in Atlantic Beach, the county’s evacuation order made life difficult for Lawrence residents observing Shabbos, and flooded roads and downed power lines throughout the Five Towns made driving hazardous.
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JEFF BESSEN and ANDREW HACKMACK
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9/1/11
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Hurricane Irene was the first hurricane to touch ground in the U.S. since 2008. For the first time in its history, the New York City transportation system was shut down. Mayor Bloomberg and our local …
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Al D'Amato
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9/1/11
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Hurricanes, earthquakes and… uncomfortable levels of congestion? It’s true. While many residents seem to have dodged the worst effects of Tropical Storm nee Hurricane Irene over the …
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By Chris Connolly
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8/31/11
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By last Friday at 6 p.m., when I drove up to the roof of the Long Beach LIRR parking garage, almost every spot was taken — a few, maybe, by outbound travelers but most by locals like me looking to leave their cars as far above floodable ground as possible. People all over town planned to ride out the storm at home, with apologies to our voice mail buddy, County Executive Ed Mangano, who’d ordered us to evacuate.
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By Jim Harmon
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8/30/11
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Theresa Policaro has made her home on Hewlett Lane in south Bellmore for more than 30 years, and so, she said, she was reluctant to leave her house when she was ordered to evacuate last Friday by Nassau County Executive Ed Mangano in preparation for Hurricane Irene, which ripped a swath of destruction across Long Island over the weekend.
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By Scott Brinton, David Weingrad and Deirdre Krasula
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8/29/11
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