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A delay in the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s approval of a deal between county officials and the Public Service Enterprise Group of Long Island to power the Bay Park Water Reclamation Facility could hold up a plan to transfer treated effluent from the plant to Cedar Creek through an aqueduct under Sunrise Highway.
Bay Park outfall plan hinges on swift action from FEMA
A deal between county officials and PSEG Long Island to provide power to the Bay Park Water Reclamation Facility has yet to be approved by the Federal Emergency Management Agency, which could delay a plan to reroute treated effluent from the plant to the Cedar Creek Water Pollution Control Plant. more
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The county will soon send out requests for proposals tasking engineers to come up with ideas on how to transport treated effluent from Bay Park to the Wantagh-Seaford border through a 112-year old pipe beneath Sunrise Highway.
County seeking RFPs for aqueduct project connecting Bay Park to Cedar Creek
A county plan to use a 112-year-old aqueduct beneath Sunrise Highway to transport treated effluent eight miles from Bay Park to the Wantagh-Seaford border is on the cusp of becoming a reality. more
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FEMA gives $5M for Sunrise pipe project
The federal Emergency Management Agency is providing $5 million to help cover engineering costs for a planned project to send partially treated sewage from the Bay Park Water Reclamation Facility in East Rockaway to the Cedar Creek Water Pollution Control Plant in Wantagh, where it will be sent for discharge three miles out in the Atlantic Ocean. more
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Lee Moser, a contractor based in Smithtown, turned himself into the Nassau County District Attorney on Tuesday after Hurricane Sandy victims claimed he took hundreds of thousands of dollars from them, according to an official at the D.A.’s office. He was arrested in Suffolk County in October.
Alleged Sandy scammer could face jail
A contractor from Smithtown who allegedly scammed Hurricane Sandy victims in Nassau and Suffolk counties out of hundreds of thousands of dollars turned himself into the Nassau County district attorney’s office and appeared before a judge to face grand larceny and fraud charges on Tuesday. more
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Suffolk police arrested Lee Moser on Oct. 13 in Riverhead and charged him with two counts of third-degree grand larceny and scheme to defraud in the first degree. Sandy victims from Nassau and Suffolk counties allege he took money from them for work he never completed.
Contractor who allegedly scammed Hurricane Sandy victims arrested in Suffolk
A contractor from Smithtown who allegedly scammed Hurricane Sandy victims in Nassau and Suffolk counties out of tens of thousands of dollars has been arrested by Suffolk police. more
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U.S. Sen. Chuck Schumer spoke in front of the unfinished home of Long Beach resident Liz Treston on Aug. 29, calling on federal lawmakers to renew the National Flood Insurance Program.
Schumer calls on Congress to renew flood insurance program as Bay Park residents fear another Sandy
“We’re screwed, basically,” Bay Park resident Frank Ferraro said, as he watered the plants outside of his home at the east end of Waterview Street. Ferraro was referring to the expiration of the National Flood Insurance Program on Sept. 30, and the possibility that federal lawmakers will not renew it. more
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What happened to the urgency of storm protection?
Last week, at the height of hurricane season, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration announced that forecasters are predicting a higher likelihood of an above-normal season, and increased the predicted number of . . . more
Diane Conway, left, her sister Linda Pirrone and “Linda Lu” group member Andrea Macaluso took part in the Longest Day event, which raised money for Alzheimer’s research. Pirrone was diagnosed with younger onset dementia seven years ago at age 50.
Bay Park festivities raise money for Alzheimer's research
On a sun soaked summer solstice on June 21, about 200 local residents flocked to the Bay Park Civic Association Beach House in honor of Linda Pirrone, a longtime East Rockaway resident who was diagnosed with younger onset dementia seven years ago at age 50. There is no cure. more
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Adrienne Esposito, executive director of Citizens Campaign for the Environment, said the next steps in the Sunrise Highway aqueduct project will be discussed at the group’s June 27 meeting at Operation SPLASH headquarters in Freeport.
Officials update plans as Sunrise Highway aqueduct deemed in 'very good condition'
Engineers have determined that the 110-year-old aqueduct running underneath Sunrise Highway is in “very good condition,” and county officials are preparing for the next stages of a proposed project to refurbish and upgrade the pipe to transport treated sewage from Bay Park to Cedar Creek. more
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Donna Prisciandaro said that her Bay Park home was suspended in the air on stilts for 11 months after two contractors took money from her to raise it and did not finish the job.
Sandy victims say they paid tens of thousands for work that contractors never did
Hurricane season started on June 1, and for many residents across the South Shore, it brings back haunting memories of the damage Hurricane Sandy left in its wake. Nearly five years afterward, many local homeowners are still recovering — emotionally and financially. more
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