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The Long Beach LIRR station sat abandoned before trains started running on a limited schedule.
Limited service on Long Beach LIRR branch
While the Long Island Rail Road continues to recover from Hurricane Sandy, currently operating on a modified schedule nearly three weeks after experiencing system-wide destruction, the Long Beach … more
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Oceanside School 8 teacher Stefanie Cook gave student Lara Rhatiga a hug as schools reopened on Tuesday after being closed for 10 days. Due to the damage at School 8, its students are attending classes at School 6.
After two weeks, it’s time for school
Both Oceanside and Island Park reopened the doors to their schools this week for the first time since Hurricane Sandy swept through the area. Things were not quite normal for all students, … more
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Mayor James Ruzicka, center with hat, answered questions from some of the hundreds of residents who gathered at the Sacred Heart Parish Center.
Island Park finally gets information
Hundreds of Island Park residents gathered at the Sacred Heart Church Parish Center — the only large building left with power and heat — on Nov. 8, the first public gathering since Hurricane … more
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A car drove through partial treated sewage on Rhame Avenue.
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
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LIPA's Sandy response was simply unacceptable
It may be human nature to believe that the worst can never happen. Perhaps we can’t wrap our psyches around the thought of our homes and businesses –– our lives –– in tatters. more
The storm put the president and the public to the test
The most stunning image I saw in the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy was a YouTube video of a huge carp hanging from a pole in the parking lot of the Woodmere Middle School on Peninsula Boulevard. more
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Storm still affecting NICE routes in Long Beach, Island Park
Although 100 percent of Nassau Inter-County Express (NICE) buses are fully operation, officials said three routes have been adjusted due to the lingering effects of Hurricane Sandy. Andy Kraus, a spokesman for … more
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FEMA to provide emergency assistance for homeowners
Those who have been displaced by Hurricane Sandy may get the chance to move back into their homes sooner rather than later after state and local officials and the Federal Emergency Management Agency announced an emergency assistance plan Wednesday to aid homeowners. more
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Faces of desperation abound at Red Cross shelter
In a quiet corner of the main gymnasium at Nassau Community College’s athletic center in Garden City, where basketball games and wrestling matches are normally held, Red Cross volunteers have fashioned a small, makeshift daycare center out of room dividers, pinning up newsprint where children can draw pictures in crayon. There are books for reading as well, but little else. more
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Long Island, my home, even after Hurricane Sandy
There comes a moment in a monster hurricane such as Sandy when you question why you live on Long Island, this 118-mile-long spit of glacial debris deposited in the Atlantic Ocean from the mainland 20,000 years ago. more
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