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.
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By Alex Costello
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12/13/12
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Six weeks after Hurricane Sandy ripped through their community, destroying homes, cars and nearly everything else in its path, Long Beach residents got a chance to laugh on Monday night thanks to …
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By Brian Croce
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12/12/12
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Describing the damage from Hurricane Sandy as “overwhelming,” town and county officials called on the Army Corps of Engineers on Tuesday to “put a shovel in the ground” and move forward with …
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By Anthony Rifilato
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12/12/12
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For a guy with an invitation to the White House, Rabbi David Bauman is surprisingly modest.
“This is not about me,” he said, “It’s about what happened to this region.”
Bauman, of …
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By Alexandra Spychalsky
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12/7/12
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For the Whelan family, assisting the Long Beach community is second nature.
“A lot of families are in tough spots, and we just want to help them out as much as we can,” said Joe Whelan, …
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By Alexandra Spychalsky
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12/7/12
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Saying that the city remains vulnerable to future storms like Hurricane Sandy, the City Council unanimously approved a measure at its meeting on Tuesday to revisit a U.S. Army Corps of Engineers …
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The city’s plan to revisit a 2006 Army Corps of Engineers project sparked a debate at Tuesday’s meeting among residents who support the plan and those who question its viability and say that it …
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“Sorry, we’re closed,” Lindell Deli and Grocery co-owner P.J. Whelan told a potential customer last Friday.
“Everyone is asking us when we’re going to open,” he said, “and I can’t …
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The Board of Education voted unanimously at its Nov. 27 meeting to revise the school district’s 2012-13 school calendar and use a number of vacation days to offset the days missed during Hurricane …
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By Alexandra Spychalsky
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12/4/12
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More than a month after Hurricane Sandy brought the Long Beach post office’s operations in the city to a standstill, the facility reopened its doors on Monday, albeit on a limited basis.
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By Anthony Rifilato
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12/3/12
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