Q. My home has been under construction for a few years because we bought it as a flood-damaged property for a very low price. It’s our only chance at owning a home. It came with a permit from the previous owners, but . . .
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By Monte Leeper
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9/6/20
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Q. Our rear porch was changed to a family room, and even though we noticed that the ceiling and floor got wet when it rained, we thought that making the porch a closed-in room would mean no more water. Unfortunately, after the room was finished, it still leaks.
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By Monte Leeper
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8/23/19
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Q. We came home from vacation to find water damage from frozen pipes in our new second floor, added last summer. We never expected this, but called the contractor who referred us to the plumber who, frankly, was no help. After 12 tries . . .
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By Monte Leeper
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2/17/17
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In the midst of a weeklong heat wave, a line of strong storms passed through our area on Monday, with high wind gusts causing power outages and toppled trees.
Four houses were reported to have …
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By Mary Malloy
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7/27/16
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Many South Shore homeowners are breathing easier thanks to Governor Cuomo’s decision last week to use money from the N.Y. State Housing Recovery Program to compensate those whose homes were damaged by Hurricane Sandy, but whose flood insurance claims were rejected by FEMA because the damage had been caused by “earth movement” rather than directly by floodwaters.
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10/10/13
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It’s been five months since Hurricane Sandy devastated many South Shore communities, but it appears that some of the areas most impacted will finally receive the necessary funding to start the process of rebuilding damaged beaches and dunes.
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3/28/13
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It’s easy to get impatient when waiting for a big project to be completed — especially when that project includes the displacement of hundreds of students, adminstrators, teachers and staff of a …
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By Mary Malloy
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2/20/13
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Q. I’m getting the runaround from all ends trying to repair my storm damage. My insurance company hasn’t been realistic. Its adjuster and engineer are downplaying my claim, saying the damage is “pre-existing.”
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Monte Leeper
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1/31/13
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A river ran through it — and the high school has been inoperable ever since.
On the evening of Oct. 29, Hurricane Sandy sent a furious tidal surge of water from Mill River, just yards behind …
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By Mary Malloy
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1/23/13
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