Weary homeowners battered by Hurricane Sandy began to trickle into the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s mobile Disaster Recovery Center at Nassau Community College’s Student Union, a red-brick building on the west side of the campus, when it opened last Friday. The center was set up to help homeowners who suffered losses in the massive storm to file for grants that will enable them to rebuild.
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By Scott Brinton
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11/5/12
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Every year, hundreds of Long Island homes suffer fires that leave the lives of their occupants in shambles.
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10/18/12
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When I first started writing this column back in the ’80s (gulp), I worked and wrote in a newspaper office.
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8/16/12
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Last week, the Town of Hempstead approved a rezoning request from South Nassau Communities Hospital, changing two parcels it owns in the southern part of Oceanside from light manufacturing to …
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Alex Costello
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2/15/12
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According to Nassau County police, four men forced their way into a home on Kildare Road in Island Park at about 10:40 p.m. on Nov. 16.
Police say that a female victim, who is 25 years old, …
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Alex Costello
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11/17/11
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Town of Hempstead Building Code Enforcement Officer Roy Gunther, of Oceanside, was presented with a Distinguished Service pin on Sept. 20 for rescuing a truck driver in Elmont, when his truck overturned on Lincoln Street.
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By Jackie Nash
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9/21/11
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Most Monday mornings, 20-year-old Haris Sumra leaves his Bellmore Avenue home to take his sister to C.W. Post before heading to his own classes at St. John’s University. This Monday, Haris woke up late, and decided to return home to shower and eat breakfast after dropping off his sister.
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By Deirdre Krasula
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9/20/11
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Update: 10:00 a.m. Four Brooklyn men brandishing knives and possibly a handgun invaded a North Bellmore home on Bellmore Avenue on Monday morning, around 9 a.m., and Nassau County police officers pursued the men into Merrick and later the Wantagh-Seaford area, firing shots at and wounding one of the suspects, authorities said.
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By Scott Brinton and David Weingrad
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9/19/11
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I write this assuming it will be true for a lot of my readers: September 11, 2001, was the worst day of my life. It was worse for many than it was for me — I was lucky not to lose my father, a roommate and several close friends who all worked in the towers — but the anger and anguish I felt that day were the most intense I’ve ever known.
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Chris Connolly
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9/8/11
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Q. I’m hoping you can help me understand a mystery. The interior of my home was repainted in 2008 with quality latex paint. Before work began, I shared with the painter the story of peeling woodwork in my mom’s home. The painter assured me that peeling would not be a problem; he would sand and prime first. Three years later, the woodwork is now tacky to the touch. Recently, while wiping away fingerprints on an interior door, I wiped away paint as well. What went wrong, and what’s the remedy?
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Monte Leeper
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8/26/11
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