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Eleven years after Sandy, facing future floods

Flooding is a fact of life for many South Shore residents. Whether it’s heavy rain and flash flooding, as we saw last month, or the larger storms that have reached our shores on a seemingly annual basis in recent years . . . more

By Andrew R. Garbarino | 10/26/23

The Meadowmere Park Fire Department celebrated its 76th installation of officers on Aug. 12. From left were 2nd Assistant Chief John Gogel, Safety Officer Scott Howie, Chief Kevin Carrero and Lt. Joseph Bidel.

Committed to community: Meadowmere Park F.D. marks 76 years

Community, family, service. When you sit around a table in the Meadowmere Park firehouse with a handful of longtime members of the community’s Fire Department, those words spring to life. more

By Jeff Bessen | 9/8/22

After eight years of writing and revising, Woodsburgh resident Sandy Wolberg completed “A Soul Beneath the Earth: A Holocaust Memoir of Faith and Resilience” in June.

Woodsburgh author keeps mother’s Holocaust story alive

In keeping with her mother’s philosophy of informing the world, longtime Woodsburgh resident Sandy Schipper Wolberg published a book about her mother’s experience surviving the Holocaust, “A Soul Beneath the Earth: A Holocaust Memoir of Faith and Resilience,” in June. more

By Lisa Margaria | 6/30/22

Favorite Mo Donegal, with jockey Irad Ortiz Jr. aboard, won the 154th running of the Belmont Stakes before a crowd of 46,301.

Mo Donegal captures Belmont Stakes

A couple of hometown heroes in the thoroughbred horseracing industry celebrated a memorable victory Saturday after favored Mo Donegal, with jockey Irad Ortiz Jr. aboard, drew away down the stretch to … more

By Tony Bellissimo | 6/12/22

Just another day in the USA: 19 kids shot dead

Relatives of the Uvalde, Texas, schoolchildren were taken to a “reunification” center after the gunman did his work. That struck me — the word reunification. more

6/2/22

After 30 years in Hewlett Bay Park — including more than half of that as village mayor — Steven Kaufman has stepped down. Joining him at his final village meeting March 3 were, from left, Trustee Gail Rubel, newly appointed Mayor Alex Salomon, and Trustee Antonio Oliviero.

Hewlett Bay Park village mayor Steven Kaufman says goodbye

A very familiar face is moving to a new place, and taking 30 years of village government experience with him. Steven Kaufman officially stepped down as Hewlett Bay Park’s mayor on March 3, … more

By Lisa Margaria | 3/10/22

Mayor of the Village of Island Park Michael G. McGinty offers his words of remembrance and inspiration for the sacrifices made by all who died on 91101 at the World Trade Center.

Island Park gets $33 million for drainage system

State and Island Park officials have acquired $33 million from the Federal Emergency Management Agency to upgrade the village’s drainage system in September to help strengthen the village’s flood defenses. more

By Tom Carrozza tcarrozza@liherald.com | 8/19/21

Construction begins for the $4.5 million Baldwin Park Shoreline Stabilization Project, an effort to enhance storm protection along the shore that would also create a nature walk.

Trees downed to make way for shoreline stabilization

On June 21, the Baldwin Inside Facebook group was inundated with comments about trees being cut down in the wildlife sanctuary in Baldwin Park. “Very sad day for Baldwin,” Bonnie Rothman … more

By Cristina Arroyo Rodriguez | 7/30/21

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