Hurricane Sandy — documenting
a tragedy in pictures
[Photo gallery]
Hurricane Sandy hit homes and businesses in Oceanside and Island Park hard, with flooding, downed trees and power lines, and horrific damage to boats, cars and buildings. In the days that followed …
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11/5/12
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Weary homeowners battered by Hurricane Sandy began to trickle into the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s mobile Disaster Recovery Center at Nassau Community College’s Student Union, a red-brick building on the west side of the campus, when it opened last Friday. The center was set up to help homeowners who suffered losses in the massive storm to file for grants that will enable them to rebuild.
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By Scott Brinton
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11/5/12
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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.
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11/20/12
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When Holocaust survivor Marion Blumenthal Lazan, 88, spoke to seventh- and eighth- graders at Lincoln Orens Middle School in Island Park, she didn’t just want to pass on a message — she …
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By Sean Kennedy and Karina Kovac
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5/28/23
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