South Shore residents are still feeling the effects of Hurricane Sandy: fallen trees, downed power lines, scarce electricity and gasoline.
In preparation for the storm, and in its …
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By Brian Croce
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11/7/12
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Two new Disaster Recovery Centers (DRCs) are open in Nassau County to provide one-on-one assistance for survivors of Hurricane Sandy.
Specialists from the state of New York, the Federal Emergency …
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11/4/12
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The Town of Hempstead is one of many local governments that are scrambling to help homeowners in need following the wreckage caused by Hurricane Sandy.
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By David Weingrad
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11/2/12
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The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) will open for homeowners, renters and business owners who sustained as a result of Hurricane Sandy.
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By Jeff Bessen
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11/2/12
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Very few people escaped the wrath of Hurricane Sandy, as the unprecedented storm left a path of destruction in her wake, causing floods, fires, downed trees and massive power outages — damage on a scale that many people said they had never seen in a lifetime of living on Long Island.
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By Mary Malloy and Brian Croce
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11/1/12
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The superstorm called Hurricane Sandy will surely go down as one of the U.S.’s most costly and crippling storms, ripping a $20 billion swath of destruction up the Eastern Seaboard, and Long Island’s South Shore was front and center amid the tumult as Sandy’s northern end lashed communities from Bellmore to Valley Stream and from Long Beach to Rockville Centre.
Now, after the flooding and the fires, the anxiety and fear, the South Shore must slowly rebuild, one home, one school, one business at a time.
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By Scott Brinton
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10/31/12
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Nassau County Executive Edward P. Mangano this evening issued a Conserve Water Order as Hurricane Sandy has caused a critical infrastructure failure at the Bay Park Sewage Treatment Plant. At this …
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10/30/12
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The New York State Police announced that all highways in Nassau and Suffolk counties are closed as of 8 p.m.
Due to the high probability of fallen trees and tree limbs blocking parkway lanes, …
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By Alex Costello
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10/29/12
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Readers and residents submitted photos throughout the day, showing Hurricane Sandy inching toward the communities. Submit photos to Mmalloy@liherald.com. Let us know location, date and time, and who …
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By Mary Malloy and Brian Croce
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10/29/12
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The morning high tide brought flooding to low-lying streets in south Merrick and south Bellmore on Monday between 8 and 9 a.m. when a heavy tidal surge forced water through storm drains and onto roads. The tide was expected to reach its peak in the area at 9:28 a.m. before starting to recede at 9:50 a.m.
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By Scott Brinton
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10/29/12
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