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David Yaskulka, left, vice president of marketing for Halo, Pet Supplies Plus Manager Regina Ventura, Pet Supplies Plus Branch Owner Stanley Lang, Pet Supplies Plus President Mike Hoffman and Vice President of marketing and Product Development for Halo Bette Hamilton.

Last week, a different kind of donation came to Oceanside in the wake of Hurricane Sandy: pet supplies. The pet food company Halo dropped 13,000 meals worth of food for pets at Pet Supplies … more

12/13/12

Joe Sena, of Oceanside, and Morgan Aimes, from the Seaford-Oyster Bay School District, worked together packing baskets of food and goods for Oceanside families at School 4 earlier this week

Helping their almost neighbors

Communities from all over have been reaching out to help Oceanside in the aftermath of the storm. Some have been far away, and others have been pretty close to home. The Plainview-Old Bethpage … more

12/13/12

Oceanside: From coast to coast

Oceanside may have been hit hard by Hurricane Sandy, but another Oceanside wasn’t. Oceanside, Calif., that is. more

By Alex Costello | 11/29/12

Big music, big hearts

Pianist Jeffrey Biegel and Island Harvest have teamed up to raise money to benefit Hurricane Sandy victims. Enjoy an afternoon of Bach, Chopin, Moszkowski, Paderewski, and holiday selections at the … more

11/29/12

Damaged JCC still helping

Though its building was broken and battered by the fury of Hurricane Sandy, the spirit of the Barry and Florence Friedberg JCC — and especially the people who work and volunteer there — has … more

By Alex Costello | 11/28/12

The amazing volunteers in Oceanside and Island Park

I’m not going to mince any words about this: the response to the storm from our communities has been breathtakingly amazing. more

By Alex Costello | 11/28/12

A Human chain was formed to move donated items from the truck inside.

Volunteers bring back a different kind of aid in Oceanside

When Hurricane Sandy hit, firefighters from Broome County in upstate New York came down to help Oceanside. When they left to go back home, they decided to even further beyond their call of duty. more

11/28/12

$564 Million Provided to Sandy Survivors in New York

Each day since Hurricane Sandy hit the region, the number of New Yorkers who have filed with the Federal Emergency Management Agency has grown, and so too has the amount of reported funds given out by FEMA. more

11/20/12

Five Towns native Maria Cavallo Benkirane coordinated a Hurricane Sandy relief effort that will have a variety of supplies in Cedarhurst on Sunday.

Trucking in some relief from Florida

After speaking to her family, who is dispersed between Cedarhurst, Long Beach, New York City and Port Washington, and then reading comments on Facebook and viewing random online videos of the destruction Hurricane Sandy wrought in her native area, Boca Raton, Fla. resident Mara Cavallo Benkirane became determined to help. more

By Jeff Bessen | 11/16/12

Thankful, even after Sandy

It seems like Hurricane Sandy hit just yesterday, leaving devastation in its wake that no one was prepared for. In the aftermath of the storm, many people have been so caught up in trying to … more

By Alex Costello | 11/16/12

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