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Long Beach attorney Denis Kelly said that a tentative settlement with FEMA may be reached this week.

FEMA nearing settlement with Sandy victims

The Federal Emergency Management Agency is close to reaching a final settlement with Hurricane Sandy victims who filed lawsuits against their flood insurance carriers after the storm, claiming they … more

By Anthony Rifilato | 3/4/15

Despite Cuomo's help, a law still needs to be changed

Many South Shore homeowners are breathing easier thanks to Governor Cuomo’s decision last week to use money from the N.Y. State Housing Recovery Program to compensate those whose homes were damaged by Hurricane Sandy, but whose flood insurance claims were rejected by FEMA because the damage had been caused by “earth movement” rather than directly by floodwaters. more

10/10/13

The Village of Cedarhurst is applying for a state hazard mitigation grant. From left are Trustee Ron Lanzilotta, Deouty Mayor Benjamin Weinstock, Mayor Andrew Parise and trustees Ari Brown and Myrna Zisman.

Grant money deadline is Sept. 6

The Village of Cedarhurst is applying for the New York State Office of Emergency Management a 2013 Unified Hazard Mitigation Assistance grant. more

By Jeff Bessen | 9/4/13

For Sandy victims, promises aren't enough

More than four months after Hurricane Sandy, many homes along the South Shore remain in shambles. Countless businesses still have not reopened. more

3/7/13

Questions most often asked

I’ve received an overwhelming number of questions as I make my way through people’s damaged homes, preparing damage assessment reports and discussing rebuilding. I’ll try to answer as many as I can in the next few columns more

Monte Leeper | 12/20/12

Healing the gaping wound that Sandy left

The eight students and one teacher shuffled into the center of what was left of the dining room of a red-brick ranch home on a canal in Long Beach’s East End last Friday. more

By Scott Brinton | 12/20/12

Insurance delays prolong the disaster

Hurricane Sandy attacked without mercy, leaving more than a million Long Islanders without power and wrecking tens of thousands of homes near the shoreline. Then a second disaster struck. more

12/13/12

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