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U.S. Rep. Kathleen Rice spoke out against the clawbacks at a press conference in Long Beach in July at the home of Liz Treston on Wyoming Avenue.

FEMA abandons clawbacks on Sandy victims

In what local officials and advocates are calling a win for Hurricane Sandy victims, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development announced on Wednesday that any additional flood insurance … more

9/17/15

City Council President Scott Mandel, far left, former State Assemblyman Harvey Weisenberg, Gov. Andrew Cuomo, Nassau County Executive Ed Mangano, Sen. Charles Schumer and City Manager Jack Schnirman screwed in the last plank of the new boardwalk in 2013.

FEMA to foot remainder of boardwalk bill

Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced last week that the Federal Emergency Management Agency had restored over $9 million of previously denied Public Assistance program funding to reimburse the City of Long … more

By Matthew Ern | 9/3/15

Christina Daly/Herald Eight candidates running for three open seats on the Long Beach City Council answered residents’ questions at a primary forum at the Long Beach Public Library on Aug. 25, a debate attended by hundreds of residents.

Primary race heats up at forum

An unprecedented eight candidates vying for three open seats on the Long Beach City Council squared off at a candidates’ forum hosted by the local League of Women Voters at the Long Beach … more

By Matthew Ern | 9/3/15

Veterinarian Dr. Lee Gelfand, of Merrick, above, struggled for months to restore his business, All Creatures Veterinary Hospital in Long Beach, after Hurricane Sandy struck in 2012. He was forced to take roughly $750,000 in private loans to keep the clinic afloat. Above, Gelfand at the hospital shortly after the storm.

Businesses slowly recover after Sandy

Rolling River Day Camp sits on five acres along Mill River, which snakes through East Rockaway and Bay Park on the way to East Rockaway Channel. The river can be a friend. It forms an idyllic backdrop for a camp replete with swimming pools, playgrounds and ball fields. It can also be a foe. During a nor’easter in 2010, Tropical Storm Irene in 2011 and Hurricane Sandy in 2012, the river inundated much of the camp, wreaking havoc. more

By Scott Brinton | 7/28/15

Do I have to elevate my house?

Q. I got a letter from my village that says my house needs to be lifted, and that it’s mandatory because I was lucky enough to be 50 percent damaged by Sandy. more

By Monte Leeper | 7/22/15

U.S. Rep. Kathleen Rice was joined by local officials in front of the home of resident Liz Treston on Wyoming Avenue.

Lawmakers to FEMA: no claw backs!

Local and federal officials recently called on the Federal Emergency Management Agency to waive millions of dollars in disaster relief funding that the agency has ordered Hurricane Sandy victims to … more

By Anthony Rifilato | 7/2/15

Courtesy Ronnie Myles Rev. Delores Miller, third from right, was joined by local officials, clergy and residents at the reopening of the newly renovated Evangel Revival Community Church on May 30, more than two and a half years after Hurricane Sandy damaged the building.

A community returns after Sandy

Hurricane Sandy left Evangel Revival Community Church so badly damaged that it had to be completely gutted, but the Rev. Delores Miller never lost faith. more

By Matthew Ern | 6/10/15

Matthew Ern/ Herald Sen. Charles Schumer stood with local officials and homeowners impacted by Hurricane Sandy to outline the change in the insurance claims review process.

FEMA reopens Sandy insurance claims

U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer has announced the details of a new insurance claim review process that is designed to benefit thousands of homeowners who were underpaid after Hurricane Sandy. Schumer’s announcement, last Friday in Long Beach, came as the … more

By Matthew Ern | 6/3/15

State Assemblyman Todd Kaminsky announced at a press conference in Mastic Beach last Friday that he and Sen. Thomas Croci had introduced legislation that would require NY Rising to submit detailed reports on the status of Hurricane Sandy claims to the State Legislature.

Legislators call for NY Rising oversight

State Assemblyman Todd Kaminsky has introduced legislation that would require New York Rising to submit monthly reports to the State Legislature detailing the status of disaster funds allocated to … more

By Anthony Rifilato | 5/29/15

Dr. Joshua Kugler, South Nassau’s director of emergency services and the chairman of the Department of Emergency Medicine, at Monday’s meeting.

South Nassau officials discuss future of health care services

Representatives of South Nassau Communities Hospital were the guest speakers at the May 18 meeting of the Long Beach Chamber of Commerce at the Allegria Hotel. They updated a plan to construct a … more

By Matthew Ern | 5/20/15

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