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Irene came and went, but Oceanside survived
I left the house Sunday afternoon, braving the powerful — but now manageable — winds, wondering what I would find. Based on all the reports that had terrified me in advance of Hurricane Irene, I … more
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One of several trees down along the east side of Hendrickson Park where village officials say a small tornado may have hit.
Valley Stream pool to re-open Wednesday
Valley Stream's Hendrickson Park has been closed to the public until further notice because of damage from Hurricane Irene. more
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The Valley Stream Fire Department blocked off Rockaway Parkway after a tree fell on the road Sunday afternoon, just north of Melrose Street.
Clean up begins in Valley Stream
Valley Stream's streets are littered with branches from Hurricane Irene, which passed through Saturday night. Thousands of Valley Stream residents were left without power, and at its peak 9,000 homes and businesses were without electricity. more
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The Hendrickson Park administration building was surrounded by several feet of water during the heavy rainstorm on Aug. 14. Water got into the building and came up to the top of desks, leaving behind mold and damage to the walls.
Storm damages Hendrickson Park administration building
The Hendrickson Park administration building will no longer house Valley Stream’s recreation department. Three feet of water in the building during a heavy rainstorm on Aug. 14 has prompted village officials to move the department to the Firemen’s Field clubhouse and seek other uses for the 45-year-old building. more
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A leak in a second-floor bathroom at the Cornwell Avenue School in West Hempstead flooded the building and damaged floor and ceiling tiles. The water also destroyed the gymnasium floor, lifting it up to three feet in some places. Repairs and renovations are expected to be completed by the middle of August.
Little leak, massive mess
The West Hempstead school district may soon want to consider calling Captain Planet  and his Fire and Water Planeteers if disasters to its facilities continue to unfold. First it was fire … more
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Collection boxes for the poor, like this one at St. Agnes Cathedral, were vandalized sometime between the evening of March 6 and the next morning.
St. Agnes Cathedral gets hit again
Rockville Centre and Nassau County detectives were called to St. Agnes Cathedral early Monday morning to investigate a reported theft after a church volunteer discovered that six collection boxes inside the cathedral had been pried open and emptied during the overnight hours. more
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Central Avenue, Lawrence
Five Towns recovers from weekend's superstorm
Last Saturday's nor'easter, which featured heavy rainfall and tropical-storm-force winds, devastated parts of the Five Towns, toppling hundreds of trees and leaving thousands of residents without power. Many described it as one of the worst natural disaster to ever strike the area. more
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Lawrence Avenue, Lawrence
Five Towns Superstorm gallery [Photo gallery]
Photos by Andrew Vardakis for the Nassau Herald. more
A tree obliterated power lines on Polk Street in Franklin Square
Franklin Square, Elmont rocked by super storm
Franklin Square and Elmont residents, like the rest of Nassau County, spent the early part of the week recovering from a storm that downed trees, power lines and parts of homes, and left more than 250,000 people on Long Island without power. more
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High-wind storm hits Long Beach
About four inches of rain and high-winds hit Long Beach on Saturday and Sunday, felling trees, taking down power lines and flooding streets. While power was knocked out in pockets throughout the … more
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