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LONG BEACH, above, was inundated and much of its infrastructure destroyed during Hurricane Sandy, which pummeled the South Shore on Oct. 29, 2012.

With monster storms in mind, L.I. rebuilds

Hugh Mason, a Bellmore sheet metal worker, has learned to be patient. In Hurricane Sandy and its aftermath, he and his family endured more than most. “I had 39 inches of water in my kitchen, all over my countertops,” Hugh recalled. more

6/10/15

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo was on Long Island on June 3 calling for renewal of the property tax cap.

Cuomo calls for tax cap renewal

Gov. Andrew Cuomo renewed his call for an extension of the tax cap during a visit to Long Island on Wednesday. The legislation, which limits property tax increases, is set to expire next year. more

By Andrew Hackmack and Matthew Rachek | 6/3/15

Fireworks are returning to Jones Beach this Fourth of July.

Fireworks returning to Jones Beach

After a six-year hiatus, fireworks are returning to Jones Beach for the Fourth of July. Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced on May 26 the revival of the July 4th Fireworks Spectacular, bringing back the Long Island patriotic tradition last held at the state park in 2009. more

By Andrew Hackmack | 5/27/15

The West Bathhouse was repaired last year. The work will continue this year with an additional $10 million from the state.

$10 million for Jones Beach improvements

Jones Beach State Park will see $10 million in additional improvements this year, continuing to build on renovations and upgrades made at the park in 2014. Aesthetic and structural improvements will be made to the bathhouses; and a new outdoor facility will promote healthy, active outdoor recreation; and there will be additional infrastructure improvements. more

By Laura Schofer | 5/1/15

Let's start over with Common Core

Gov. Andrew Cuomo appears locked in a political death spiral. Last year brought growing dissatisfaction with the State Education Department’s dysfunctional implementation of the new Common Core State Standards . . . more

4/30/15

Partly Cloudy Week is nothing to celebrate

Hillary Clinton and Andrew Cuomo could not have picked a better time to reveal their views on work-related emails. Last week was the 10th anniversary of Sunshine Week . . . more

3/26/15

Rockville Centre Letters to the Editor

We lost a champion To the Editor: I am lucky to have known Karen Resnick for more than 18 years. I was 22 years old when I met Karen at my first Rockville Centre Chamber of Commerce meeting. … more

3/25/15

Area teachers, from left, Melissa Cangelosi, Lauren Funaro, Dani Iadevaia Andria Karousis showed their feelings about the Common Core tests at an education forum at Levittown Hall in Hicksville on March 16.

Forum speakers say ‘opt-out’

They all had different ways to say it, but the message was clear: opt out of Common Core tests. Two teachers, two administrators and a parent told the more than 300 people at Levittown Hall in Hicksville that the only way to send a message to Gov. Andrew Cuomo was to refuse to let their children take the third through eighth grade English language arts and math tests in April. more

By Rebecca Melnitsky | 3/25/15

Governor Andrew Cuomo is pushing lawmakers to approve legislation to raise New York's age of juvenile jurisdiction in order to charge 16- and 17-year-old offenders as minors, instead of adults.

Cuomo pushes to ‘Raise the Age’

New York is one of two states in the country that automatically processes, prosecutes and incarcerates 16- and 17-year olds — regardless of the offense — as adults, a measure that Gov. Andrew Cuomo, backed by a large number of advocacy groups, is pushing to change. more

By David Weingrad | 3/18/15

Senator Dean Skelos and others met with school district officials to discuss the governor’s education policies.

Legislators quizzed on governor’s Ed. policies

At a special meeting on March 6, the Rockville Centre Board of Education and administration voiced their concerns about Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s education policies to local elected officials. more

By Rebecca Melnitsky | 3/11/15

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