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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

The little bench in my backyard

Half hidden by shrubs and tree branches, there’s a bench in my backyard’s southeast corner, short and stout, its thin pine planks grayed by the elements and mottled with mint-green lichen. Weakened by age . . . more

9/5/20

Be prepared for hurricanes — now, not later

With all the news of the coronavirus crisis, it would be easy to forget that we are more than a month into the Atlantic hurricane season — and now is the time to prepare for the possibility of a major storm. more

7/10/20

Let’s get L.I. resiliency projects going — now

Nearly seven years after Superstorm Sandy struck on a late-October night, Long Island communities are still rebuilding. Homes are up in the air . . . more

9/20/19

Be ready when the next hurricane hits

With the anxiety of Superstorm Sandy never far from our minds, Long Islanders have watched painfully familiar scenes unfold across the South, the mid-Atlantic and the Caribbean over the past two years . . . more

By Neela Lockel | 7/6/19

Fixing the environment cannot wait

Are you sick of Trumpism? Distressed by the criminal convictions of his associates? Worried about North Korea and Iran? Heartsick over the president’s racist rants? It’s easy to feel overwhelmed . . . more

8/30/18

Nassau County Legislator Steve Rhoads embraced Freeporter Eva Rowan, whose home was substantially damaged in Hurricane Sandy and who is now struggling to rebuild and elevate her house.

County: Sandy victims are not forgotten

Brandishing a yellow picket sign, Freeporter Eva Rowan wiped away tears as she spoke. Eighteen months have passed since she hired Fred Gutterman, the owner of JBJ General Contracting, to elevate and … more

By Nadya Nataly | 5/24/18

Among the attendees at the Freeport emergency management center’s opening were Town of Hempstead Councilwoman Dorothy Goosby, left, Mayor Robert Kennedy and Nassau County Executive Ed Mangano.

Freeport prepping for the next Big One

For the past seven months, the Village of Freeport has been building a new emergency management center in preparation for the next big storm the likes of Hurricane Sandy, or any other disaster that … more

By Nadya Nataly | 11/2/17

Tess Brunetti, left, Linda Combs Stuerzel, first vice president of Friends of Freeport, and Lois Howes, president of Friends of Freeport, right, chatted after a morning cleanup of Brunetti’s yard in Baldwin last Saturday.

Freeporters help neighbors pick up the pieces

Five years ago, black 50-pound trash bags, full of demolition debris and waterlogged belongings, lined the streets of Freeport after Superstorm Sandy left a long trail of destruction on Oct. 29, … more

By Nadya Nataly | 10/27/17

Nassau County housing experts took part in a housing rights and advocacy seminar at the Freeport Recreation Center on Monday and addressed a wide range of housing issues, including zombie homes.

Zombie homes cause a fright in Freeport

Long Island has faced a housing crisis for years, if not decades. Rapidly accelerating prices in the early 2000s caused a housing bubble, which led to a market crash in 2008 and 2009. As a result, … more

By Nadya Nataly | 9/28/17

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