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Russ Dudley, an environmental engineer for Tetra Tech, right, explained to Citizens Advisory Committee co-chair David Stern the ranking system for projects under the Living with the Bay initiative.
Tetra Tech ranks Living with the Bay projects
On May 23, representatives from Tetra Tech, the California-based engineering and consulting company tasked with developing plans for the Living with the Bay initiative, presented the Citizen’s Advisory Committee with a system that ranks 36 proposed projects that would improve the quality of life for communities along Mill River. more
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A reminder of the South Shore’s vulnerability
People have gathered on the Long Beach boardwalk in recent weeks to watch crews operating towering cranes hauling stones along the beach to rebuild the city’s jetties, part of an Army Corps of Engineers coastal protection plan . . . more
A Bay Park resident analyzes how the proposed check valves would affect his area.
Flooded Bay Park residents express concerns with GOSR’s pipe plan
Every month at high tide, when the moon is full, Bay Park resident Lenny Fiorentino wades through three to five inches of water to bring his children to day care. If a car passes while Fiorentiono is strapping his 1-year-old and 4-year-old in, water can splash as high as four feet, right onto him. If a high tide occurs on garbage day, Fiorentino also has to pick up the trash strewn across his front lawn, he said. more
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Debra Orena’s bungalow was knocked off of its foundation during Hurricane Sandy.
Elected officials help Bay Park Sandy victim acquire permit to rebuild
A Bay Park resident who has been waiting to rebuild her home since it was destroyed by Hurricane Sandy in 2012 recently received some help from state Sens. Todd Kaminsky and Kirsten Gillibrand. more
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Four years after Sandy, we’re still not whole
Unbelievably, four years have passed since Superstorm Sandy rolled across Long Island’s South Shore on Oct. 29, 2012, leaving destruction and chaos in its wake. We mustn’t forget that day. more
The water in a sink at the Rhame Avenue School was found to have slightly-above-normal lead content.
Schools are getting the lead out
Traces of lead were found in the water flowing into a sink at the Rhame Avenue Elementary School in East Rockaway after a round of proactive water testing earlier this month. more
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Let the sun shine on Albany ethics negotiations
There’s a perverse irony in the fact that negotiations about ethics reform in the corruption-stained state Capitol are conducted in secret. Time and again we’ve seen the governor, the Assembly speaker and the Senate majority leader . . . more
The Mill River Basin is undergoing studies to make it more resilient to storms and flooding.
‘Living With the Bay’ deadline extended
The Governor’s Office of Storm Recovery announced the extension of the application period for its new Citizens’ Advisory Committee, related to the $125 million Rebuild By Design (RBD) “Living … more
Cuomo returns to the Common Core drawing board
I am angry with Governor Cuomo. No, I am furious. more
Veterinarian Dr. Lee Gelfand, of Merrick, above, struggled for months to restore his business, All Creatures Veterinary Hospital in Long Beach, after Hurricane Sandy struck in 2012. He was forced to take roughly $750,000 in private loans to keep the clinic afloat. Above, Gelfand at the hospital shortly after the storm.
Businesses slowly recover after Sandy
Rolling River Day Camp sits on five acres along Mill River, which snakes through East Rockaway and Bay Park on the way to East Rockaway Channel. The river can be a friend. It forms an idyllic backdrop for a camp replete with swimming pools, playgrounds and ball fields. It can also be a foe. During a nor’easter in 2010, Tropical Storm Irene in 2011 and Hurricane Sandy in 2012, the river inundated much of the camp, wreaking havoc. more
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