Two more Sandy-damaged homes in Seaford will be auctioned off, part of 51 Long Island properties that will be sold on May 11. more

A third round of auctions of Hurricane Sandy-damaged houses in Island Park is set to take place May 11 at the Hyatt Regency, at 1717 Motor Parkway in Hauppauge. The Housing Trust Fund Corporation, … more

David R. Maltz, who started an auction company in his parents’ Valley Stream home that grew to be worth more than $100 million, died of leukemia at his home in Woodbury on Dec. 21. He was 60. … more

Temple Emanu-El leaders are inviting the community to the synagogue on Sunday for day of antique and art discovery. Temple Emanu-El, located at 123 Merrick Ave. in East Meadow, will host … more

Six homes in Wantagh and Seaford damaged by Hurricane Sandy three years ago will be up for auction next month. All of the homes are south of Merrick Road — four in Seaford and two in Wantagh. more

The Governor’s Office of Storm Recovery (GOSR) auctioned 150 Long Island residential properties on May 19 and 20 as part of the NY Rising Acquisition Program. More than 300 people bid on all of the properties, which will enter closing in the summer of 2015. more

Hurricane Sandy was our worst nightmare realized. This monster storm packed as much energy as two World War II era atomic bombs, causing massive destruction, the likes of which had not been seen since the Long Island Express of 1938, a now legendary Category III hurricane. Trapped on an island jutting into the Atlantic Ocean, we were front and center when Sandy attacked with a vengeance. Thousands of homes were inundated with seawater and sewage. Hundreds were left uninhabitable. Two and a half years later, we continue to rebuild our tattered shoreline. In this series we will look in the coming months at the Governor’s Office of Storm Recovery’s ongoing effort to reconstruct worst-case homes, businesses and communities that Sandy ravaged on Oct. 29, 2012 — and the myriad issues that residents and officials face as they piece together our shredded infrastructure. At the same time, we will look at state and local officials’ efforts to reinforce Long Island in the hope that we might be able to withstand nature’s fury better when the next monster storm hits. —Scott Brinton, senior editor more

The Federal Emergency Management Agency has agreed to reopen and review every flood insurance claim — about 144,000 — filed by victims of Hurricane Sandy, U.S. Sens. Charles Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand said earlier this month. more

The Fishbin family, of Port Washington, and the Seaman family, of Merrick, have known each other since their sons attended sleepaway summer camp together many years ago. Now they are joining together for the benefit of two organizations that are dear to their hearts: Rock and Wrap it Up! and Music Never Stops: The Tyler Seaman Foundation. On March 27, a concert at City Winery in downtown Manhattan will raise money for both organizations. more

The auction to sell the lease to the devastated Middle Bay Country Club in Oceanside did not have the intended result. “There was no successful bidder,” said attorney Kenneth Kirschenbaum, … more