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.
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12/13/12
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Superstorm Sandy left your home, your possessions, even your livelihood damaged. You’ve contacted your insurance company. Now what?
Dealing with the aftermath of such a disaster is, to say the …
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By Mary Malloy
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12/13/12
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Late last month, Town of Hempstead Councilman Anthony Santino held a Town Hall meeting that gave residents the chance to speak to town officials in the wake of Hurricane Sandy.
In addition to …
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By Alex Costello
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12/13/12
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Village of Cedarhurst Trustee Ari Brown, who is also a builder, developer and designer has received countless calls, text and emails regarding construction advice and the ethics of the industry.
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By Jeff Bessen
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11/16/12
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There is a terrible cynicism to Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan’s master Medicare plan. What the pair are banking on is the notion that anyone age 55 and older, who would be unaffected by it, doesn’t give a hoot about anyone 54 and younger.
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8/30/12
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Everybody needs a friend. Whether it’s a family member, a public-school buddy or your faithful dog, it’s comforting to have that one person or thing you can turn to in times of need.
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6/28/12
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There are things we want and things we need. The want list is too long, but the need list is short and simple. We want good health and can’t live long without it. Coupled with that, we need the protection of health insurance.
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5/3/12
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If there’s one thing that gets a girl’s attention, it’s the sight of five middle-aged men discussing how to limit women’s reproductive freedom.
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3/1/12
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Mikhail Zemlyansky, 35, of Hewlett, who is also known by the nickname “Russian Mike”, is part of a 36-person ring that was charged with scheming to take advantage of the state’s “no-fault” auto insurance law and defraud insurers out of more than $279 million in accident benefits.
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JEFFREY BESSEN
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3/1/12
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At 1 a.m. on a recent Wednesday, I was abruptly awakened by a pain that ripped across the lower left side of my back, as if I had been stabbed with a jagged-edged knife.
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2/16/12
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