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Meir Yaffe, of Cedarhurst, said he wants the Lawrence school district to succeed, but not at his expense. His property floods regularly, and he doesn’t believe that was noted during surveys of the surrounding area in planning for the proposed seawall around Lawrence High School.

Lawrence High School's seawall construction faces delays amid concerns and pushback from Cedarhurst residents. FEMA's review of public comments prolongs uncertainty. Share your views on the project and flooding in the Five Towns with jbessen@liherald.com. more

By Parker Schug | 4/5/24

The Cedarhurst village board held a public hearing on March 14, at which residents and trustees expressed concerns about a proposed seawall on the Lawrence High School campus. Federal Emergency Management Agency and school officials shared information on the plan’s purpose.

Residents voice concerns about Lawrence High School seawall

Cedarhurst residents packed Village Hall and crowded into a downstairs anteroom for a meeting of the board of trustees on March 14, to express their anger at the Lawrence school district for the seawall it is proposing to build on the Lawrence High School campus. more

By Parker Schug | 3/22/24

Floods are coming, and we must stay safe

It was just one storm — but it was a nasty one. more

2/2/24

Eleven years after Sandy, facing future floods

Flooding is a fact of life for many South Shore residents. Whether it’s heavy rain and flash flooding, as we saw last month, or the larger storms that have reached our shores on a seemingly annual basis in recent years . . . more

By Andrew R. Garbarino | 10/26/23

Vehicles moving through the waterway created by flash flooding on Peninsula Boulevard near Oakland Avenue in Cedarhurst on July 19.

Warning hazardous weather: Flash flooding warning in effect until 4:45 p.m.

The National Weather Service has a flash flooding warning in effect through 4:45 p.m. for the South Shore of Nassau County and Queens. more

By Jeff Bessen | 7/18/23

When ‘it’s just government’ isn’t an excuse

Many people woke up a couple of days before Christmas to heavy rain and wind that flooded residential streets and primary roadways, and may have left them wondering, “Where are all those Sandy flood-mitigation projects we were promised?” more

1/5/23

The Sephardic Temple parking lot in Cedarhurst on Friday afternoon.

Temperatures dropping, possible hazardous Five Towns road conditions

Severe flooding on the South Shore of Nassau County is morphing into possible hazardous road conditions as the temperature has dropped 20-plus degrees since this morning. more

By Jeff Bessen | 12/23/22

Living in a flood zone

Q. We just bought a house and want to add to it. We talked to our village inspector, and he said we have limitations because the house is in a flood area. more

By Monte Leeper | 11/6/21

Heavy rain and wind is hittng communities across Long Island, including the Five Towns.

Five Towns could endure flash flooding

Although there are spots in Lawrence that are known to flood, such as areas surrounding Broadway, there have been no reports of flooding in Lawrence yet, as they have street sweepers out and, according to village official Ron Goldman, were “very conscientious in making sure that our [Lawrence’s] basins were clear,” of blockage from leaves and other natural debris. more

By Lisa Margaria By Scott Brinton | 10/26/21

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