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Amid all the complaints about what did not get done well before, during and after the storm, we shouldn’t forget to thank those who did so much good while the winds raged, and have in the days since. more

11/23/12

Sanitation district steps up

On behalf of the officers and Board of Directors of the Mill Brook Civic Association, I want to commend Sanitary District No. 1 and its leaders, Irv Kaminitsky and George Pappas, on a job well done after Sandy. more

11/22/12

Gov. Andrew Cuomo helped hand out 500 turkeys and 500 individual meals at the Five Towns Community Center in Lawrence.

Governor visits the Five Towns

Gov. Andrew Cuomo visited the Five Towns Community Center in Lawrence and helped to hand out 500 turkeys and 500 individual meals on the day before Thanksgiving. more

By Ann E. Friedman | 11/21/12

Thanksgiving meals for those in need

Thanksgiving will have a different feel to it this year for many Long Island residents after Hurricane Sandy devastated thousands of homes in the area more than three weeks ago. more

By Brian Croce | 11/21/12

Finding normalcy after Hurricane Sandy

I didn’t know what to expect the morning we returned to Lawrence High School. Fishing out my ID card from a pocket of my backpack I hadn’t dipped into in two weeks, I opened the school door. more

By Nicole Bae | 11/21/12

Visiting East rockaway with its mobile unit and pet food, courtesy of Purina PetCare, were, from back row left, Manager of Pet Behavior/Rescue and East Rockaway resident Mike Malloy, NSALA volunteers Marion and Ben Savio, John Gilday, NSALA adoption services, Carlos Correira, a Mercy First student; In front, from left, were NSALA’s Elizabeth Weaver, Mutt-i-gree Outreach Manager Jayne Vitale, Rescue Associate Jen Lewis, and Director of Corporate and National Shelter Outreach Byron Logan.

Pets need post-Sandy help, too

Grateful residents — and their pets — welcomed North Shore Animal League America to East Rockaway on Nov. 15 when members of the no-kill shelter came to hand out pet food for those residents … more

By Mary Malloy | 11/21/12

Hurricane Sandy caused a tidal surge that resulted in the collapse of this portion of Branch Boulevard.

Sandy tears up Branch Boulevard

Residents, like Teri Schure of North Woodmere, have been cut off from a valuable thoroughfare into the Five Towns as a tidal surge from Hurricane Sandy washed away part of Branch Boulevard that spans from Hungry Harbor Road to Peninsula Boulevard in Cedarhurst. more

By Ann E. Friedman | 11/21/12

Steve Silverman, the owner of Morton’s, a sporting goods and clothing store in Cedarhurst, folded pajamas as he prepared for the madness of holiday shopping.

Open for business

Overcoming the challenges of Hurricane Sandy and its aftermath has fatigued many, but with Hanukkah and Christmas on the horizon, area residents may welcome the chance to shed some of that storm-weariness by getting out of the house and going shopping. more

By Jeff Bessen | 11/21/12

Volunteers who help Nick Paxinox with his Thanksgiving Tradition of feeding holiday meals to those in need.

Helping for the holidays

For the past 17 years, Woodmere Lanes Owner Nick Paxinos has been preparing and delivering Thanksgiving meals to St. Boniface Parish in Elmont and the First Baptist Church in Far Rockaway, but this year he’s also planning to serve those who are displaced by Hurricane Sandy. more

By Ann Friedman | 11/20/12

A truck drove through sewage water on Rhame Avenue on Northern Blvd. in Bay Park

State of emergency issued for Bay Park, Baldwin

A state of emergency has been declared for certain homes in East Rockaway and Baldwin, according to Nassau County Health Commissioner Dr. Lawrence Eisenstein, to help eliminate threats to public … more

By Mary Malloy | 11/15/12

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