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FEMA Administrator Craig Fugate, left, met with Sens. Bob Mendenez, Cory Booker, Charles Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand on Mar. 11.
Action for Sandy victims
After a meeting on March 11 with U.S. Sens. Charles Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand, of New York, and Bob Menendez and Cory Booker, of New Jersey, Federal Emergency Management Agency Administrator Craig Fugate announced that the agency had agreed to reopen and review every flood insurance claim — approximately 144,000 — filed in New York and New Jersey by victims of Hurricane Sandy, and not limit corrective action to just the 2,200 claims that are now in litigation. more
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Ralph Isaacs, a retired Lawrence Middle School teacher, said that he plans to remain in Long Beach after Hurricane Sandy ravaged his one-story home, which is halfway between the Long Beach Medical Center and the city’s boardwalk. Above, Isaacs in his kitchen nearly three weeks after the storm struck.
Sandy survivors sticking it out in heavily battered Long Beach
In better times, Ralph Isaacs drove his family from Las Vegas to the Grand Canyon in a rented RV. He loved living in the RV. Now he dreads it. For nearly two weeks after Hurricane Sandy pummeled the South Shore, he lived in one, parked in front of his one-story Long Beach home. more
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Liza Ruiz accepted Luis Pena’s marriage proposal.
Soldiers welcomed home in aftermath of hurricane
When Hofstra University got the call on Nov. 2 asking if they had power following the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy, officials never expected what they would be asked next. The Long Island based Army … more
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Long Island, my home, even after Hurricane Sandy
There comes a moment in a monster hurricane such as Sandy when you question why you live on Long Island, this 118-mile-long spit of glacial debris deposited in the Atlantic Ocean from the mainland 20,000 years ago. more
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Railroad Service Restored to Long Beach Branch
Electrical service on the Long Beach Branch of the Long Island Railroad was restored on Sunday, Nov. 25, with the entire system now operating on a “near normal” schedule for the first time since Hurricane Sandy hit the region. more
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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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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
Assessing the damage in Oceanside and Island Park
Drive through Oceanside or Island Park, and you’ll see the toll that Hurricane Sandy took on the communities. more
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Gary Schall greets Facilities Director Chris Milano with an elbow bump at the ribbon-cutting.
A special kind of homecoming
“Homecoming” usually conjures images of colorful parade floats and hard-fought football games, but for the students, faculty and staff of East Rockaway and Lawrence high schools, the term has a more basic meaning: the return to their respective school buildings after months of repair following the devastation of Hurricane Sandy. more
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Cory Nichols
Oceanside student named top volunteer
The Prudential Spirit of Community Awards named an Oceanside Middle School student one of New York’s top youth volunteers of 2013. The national program, which focuses on outstanding volunteer … more
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