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Phyllis Boland, her son, Andrew, and her daughter, Ashley, have moved four times in the six years since Hurricane Sandy damaged their home. They are expecting to move back to Adams Street for good next month.
East Rockaway Sandy victims set to return home at last, six years later
Six years after Hurricane Sandy and four moves later, Phyllis Boland is finally preparing for the one move she’s longed for: She’s going back home. more
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Gov. Andrew Cuomo at a press conference in Long Beach in 2013, when he announced plans to protect the city’s industrial district.
FEMA OKs Long Beach flood protection project
Six years after Hurricane Sandy wreaked havoc in Long Beach, the Federal Emergency Management Agency last week approved funding for the second phase of a $20 million plan to protect the city’s … more
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Republican State Assemblywoman Melissa Miller is being opposed by Democrat Juan Vides 20th AD.
Juan Vides challenges Melissa Miller in the 20th Assembly District
For the third time in four years, the Assembly race in the 20th District is an open and contested battle, as Juan Vides, an Oceanside businessman, and incumbent State Assemblywoman Melissa “Missy” Miller, a Republican and an Atlantic Beach resident, are the major party candidates. more
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Contractor Lee Moser was sentenced to 45 days in jail, to be served on the weekends, five years' probation and had to pay the Governor's Office of Storm Recovery $50,000 after an investigation determined that he scammed five Nassau homeowners who paid him to do work he never completed after Hurricane Sandy damaged their houses.
Hurricane Sandy scammer who did work in East Rockaway sentenced to 45 days in jail, 5 years' probation
A contractor from Smithtown who scammed Nassau and Suffolk county Hurricane Sandy victims out of hundreds of thousands of dollars for home repairs he never completed was sentenced Sept. 27 to 45 days … more
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The hurricane of 1938 caused extensive damage to Freeport. A tree was fallen Freeport High School near Brookside Avenue and Pine Street.
Recalling the Hurricane of 1938
The hurricane of 1938, also known as the Long Island Express, hit Long Island on a Wednesday on September 21, 1938.  Though eastern Long Island received the brunt of the storm, Freeport was not left unscathed. Power was lost throughout the village, leaving traffic lights inoperable.  Freeport Hospital used candles in all rooms and had an automatic lamp ready for use in an operating room.    more
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The measure includes $2.8 million for the reconstruction of beach comfort stations and the lifeguard headquarters, pictured in 2011, that was destroyed in Hurricane Sandy, projects that officials say will be reimbursed by the Federal Emergency Management Agency.
Long Beach OKs $7.7 million bond
The City Council voted 4-1 last week to approve a $7.7 million bond measure for capital improvement projects throughout the city, ranging from the rebuilding of the lifeguard headquarters that was … more
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Long Beach lifeguards John Burke, far left, and Francis Nicpon, second from right, in Wilmington, N.C., with two other volunteers, Matt LeMasters and Christy Edwards of World Central Kitchen, a nonprofit that served meals to first responders and victims of Hurricane Florence.
Long Beach lifeguards help Florence victims
Long Beach lifeguard Francis Nicpon was just 12 when Hurricane Sandy hit, but he still remembers the floodwaters rising to the third floor of his family’s home in the Canals, and how a raging fire … more
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It’s hurricane season, so be prepared
The images of destruction caused by Hurricane Florence last week were particularly frightening for Long Islanders, many of whom are still reeling from the havoc and devastation that Hurricane Sandy wrought six years ago. more
East Rockaway residents offered varying perspectives about a $60 million, 230-unit apartment complex being built in Oceanside.
East Rockaway residents split on Oceanside apartments
East Rockaway residents are offering mixed reviews after plans were announced to build an apartment complex in Oceanside, on an undeveloped plot of land next to the East Rockaway train station. Several people said they worried about the traffic it might cause. more
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City officials say this vacant home, at 160 E. Chester St., is among the 50 to 60 “zombie homes” in Long Beach.
Long Beach targets ‘zombie homes’
The City Council voted unanimously on Sept. 4 to establish a new registry to identify, track and clean up abandoned properties in Long Beach, often referred to as “zombie homes.” The city said … more
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