East Rockaway Junior-Senior High School students had a successful day on Sept. 17, as they helped the people of Rockport, Texas, who were affected by Hurricane Harvey last month.
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9/28/17
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President Trump may have made waves again with his decision to work with Democrats on a bipartisan agreement to raise the federal debt limit and provide hurricane relief for Texas, but in so doing, he may have . . .
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9/22/17
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If you speak with Hurricane Sandy victims, many will say that a decisive moment came in the recovery effort: the moment when the rest of the world returned to normal while they were left fighting to rebuild.
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9/21/17
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As autumn spins into view on Force 12 winds, are you feeling what I’m feeling, that the moment is heavy with historic significance?
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9/15/17
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Lots of attention these days is devoted to whether the news is real or fake. That often depends on the eyes and ears of the beholder. One person’s fake news is another person’s indisputable truth.
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9/14/17
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Former East Rockaway and Lynbrook residents braced for and got through Hurricane Irma in Florida. “If you have family down here, open your doors and open your hearts,” said Lorey Tinti, who lived in Lynbrook for more than two decades before moving to the Tampa area.
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By Mike Smollins and Melissa Koenig
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9/13/17
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Hurricane Harvey was a brutal reminder that storms happen. We Long Islanders who lived through Hurricane Sandy, like Louisianans who lived through Hurricane Katrina, can only shudder to think . . .
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9/7/17
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Hurricane Harvey slammed into the southeastern Texas coast two Fridays ago as a Category 4 storm, lashing homes and businesses with 130-mile-per-hour winds and . . .
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9/7/17
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“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.
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By Anthony Rifilato and Mike Smollins
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9/7/17
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Former East Rockaway and current Texas resident Rachel Silverstein was shocked by the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey, which slammed into the Lone Star State on Aug. 25 and lingered for days. Silverstein and many current East Rockaway and Lynbrook residents collected donations for the victims.
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By Mike Smollins and Melissa Koenig
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9/6/17
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