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The Bay Park plant, which sits just yards from the bay, was knocked out of service for 44 hours after Superstorm Sandy, and roughly 100 million gallons of untreated sewage overflowed into Long Island’s Hewlett Bay.
FEMA funds OK’d for sewage plant
In the wake of Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s announcement last Saturday that the Bay Park Sewage Treatment Plant will see at least $730 million in upgrades thanks to funding from the Federal Emergency Management Agency and the state government, residents are now hopeful that they will soon be rid of the loud, annoying noise of generators and the overpowering smell of sewage at Nassau County’s largest waste facility. more
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PSEG Long Island to jumpstart in 2014
One year after Superstorm Sandy laid waste to Long Island’s electrical grids, New Jersey-based energy company PSE&G is preparing to replace LIPA in managing … more
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Reflect, recover, renew
Dozens of residents lined the Grand Canal in Bay Park on Oct. 29 to observe the one-year anniversary of the storm that devastated their community and … more
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A time to reflect
The11518 organization has organized a candlelit reflection ceremony commemorating the first anniversary of the storm that changed the lives of many people. On Tues., Oct. at 7 p.m., community … more
the11518 founder Dan Caracciolo at a rally in East Rockaway recently.
the11518: Sandy spawns grassroots organization in East Rockaway
They say it takes a village — to raise a child, to get things done, and to hold each other up. The seven-month-old the11518 is such an organization. For now, the11518 is focused on helping … more
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Honorary Chief William Myers
Heroes of Sandy recognized
With the one-year anniversary of Hurricane Sandy approaching, Heartbreaking memories of devastation, tragedy and frustration are returning to the hearts and minds of those who experienced the … more
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A rep shows how and where the communities were inundated with flood waters.
East Rockaway, Bay Park hold N.Y. Rising meeting
By Mary Malloy mmalloy@liherald.com The communities of Bay Park and East Rockaway held their first New York Rising Community Reconstruction Program’s public engagement meeting on Oct. 15 in … more
The waiting room after the hospital
Sandy now a distant memory
For local residents, Oct. 29, 2012 will be one of a handful of historic dates that those on the south shore of Long Island will remember for the rest of their lives, talking about where they were … more
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Donato shot this photo in Bay Park the day after the storm, showing the waterline on the fence after the flooding receded.
Lucky? It’s all relative.
Vincent Donato lives on Nicholas Avenue in East Rockaway, just blocks from Bay Park. These are his memories of the days after the storm. My story is … more
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Teen missionaries from Next Step MInistries helped to clean up debris from the Casas’s side yard.
Post-Sandy tales of woe — and waiting
Bay Park resident Dana Casas was nine months pregnant when the hurricane hit — and after losing almost all of their possessions in the storm, she and her … more
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