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Nassau University Medical Center in East Meadow took on extra patients in the wake of Hurricane Sandy.
Area hospitals provide relief during, after storm
Days after the Hurricane Sandy tore through Long Island, its effects were still being felt, from long gas lines to thousands without power, and people’s day-to-day lives were changed. more
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Bellmore-Merrick Central District students to head back to class
The Bellmore-Merrick Central High School District will be back in session on Wednesday, Nov. 7, according to Superintendent Dr. Henry Kiernan. more
Hurricane Sandy sent trees crashing into power lines throughout the Bellmores and Merricks. Hardest hit were south Bellmore and south Merrick, which, in addition to downed trees, also had to contend with severe flooding. On Monday, Nassau County was preparing to send electrical inspectors into flooded homes to make sure it was safe to turn the power back on.
South Bellmore, south Merrick still in the dark
A week after Hurricane Sandy lashed the South Shore with a 10-foot storm surge and hurricane-force wind gusts, Long Island Power Authority officials said on Nov. 5 that the utility had restored power to 675,000 of the 1.2 million customers who lost their electricity in the storm. But the majority of Bellmore-Merrick residents south of Merrick Road were not among those to get their lights back on, even though many, if not most, parts the Bellmores and Merricks north of Merrick Road had electricity. more
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New Disaster Recovery Centers open
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 … more
Town of Hempstead Supervisor Kate Murray held a press conference on Thursday, Nov. 1 in front of a Levittown home on Rose Lane that was damaged by Hurricane Sandy. Murray, center, was joined by, from left, left, homeowners Lenny and Donna D'Andrea, Councilman Gary Hudes, Receiver of Taxes Don Clavin and Building Department Commissioner John Rottkamp.
Town Supervisor offers relief for homeowners
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. more
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Shopping in the dark at the Stop N Shop on Brunside Avenue in Inwood.
FEMA to aid Nassau County residents and business owners
The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) will open for homeowners, renters and business owners who sustained as a result of Hurricane Sandy. more
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Tim Leahy, the Village of Valley Stream highway superintendent, cut through a tree that had smashed through power lines on Emerson Place in Valley Stream.
Long Island rebuilding in Sandy's wake
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. more
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Critical failure at Bay Park sewage plant
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 … more
All Long Island highways and Nassau County roads closed
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, … more
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An SUV made its way through flood waters on Florence Street in south Merrick on Monday during high tide.
Sandy brings flooding to south Merrick, south Bellmore before it strikes New Jersey
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. more
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