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Hempstead Town Supervisor Laura Gillen, right, looked over the plans for the revitalized Oceanside Marine Nature Study Area with Audubon Society member Jim Brown.

Oceanside Marine Nature Study Area to be revitalized after being destroyed in Hurricane Sandy

Seven years after it was severely damaged in Hurricane Sandy, design plans for the revitalization of the Oceanside Marine Nature Study Area are underway. Oceanside’s MNSA is a 52-acre nature preserve devoted to environmental education and natural history. more

By Mike Smollins | 11/7/19

Members of the community, elected officials and Chamber of Commerce representatives attended a ribbon cutting ceremony for the grand opening of the Channel Club apartment complex in Island Park on Oct. 30.

Channel Club in Island Park opens seven years after Hurricane Sandy

Seven years after Hurricane Sandy ravaged the site, developer John Vitale stood in the community room at the newly opened Channel Club apartment complex and reflected on the culmination of a long journey overseeing its revitalization. more

By Mike Smollins | 11/7/19

Congress must act to extend flood insurance

Long Islanders can empathize with the victims of Hurricane Dorian, which devastated the Bahamas and left extensive damage in parts of the Carolinas. Nearly seven years after Hurricane Sandy hit, fears of the next Big One are still palpable in communities like . . . more

9/13/19

Hempstead Town Supervisor Laura Gillen, at lectern, announced Monday that she and Sen. John Brooks, a Democrat from Seaford, have requested an operational audit of the town’s Building Department from the New York State Department of State.

Officials call for state audit of Town of Hempstead Building Department

Disagreements within the Hempstead Town council on how to effectively revitalize the town’s troubled Building Department — a subject of myriad complaints from residents — came to a standstill when the Republican majority shot down Supervisor Laura Gillen’s proposed audit from an outside consultant in July. Gillen, renewing a hard-line stance, stood with State Sen. John Brooks on Monday as they called on the Department of State to audit the Building Department. more

By Alyssa Seidman | 8/15/19

South Nassau Communities Hospital received approval from the Zoning Board of Appeals to move forward with plans to construct a $40 million medical arts pavilion on the former Long Beach Medical Center property.

Zoning board OKs site for Long Beach medical pavilion

The city’s Zoning Board of Appeals on Thursday gave South Nassau Communities Hospital the OK to move forward with plans to build a $40 million medical pavilion on the former Long Beach Medical … more

By Anthony Rifilato | 7/26/19

Long Beach High School Robert Browne, 18, who was paralyzed in a surfing accident in 2014, received a standing ovation on June 26 when he left his wheelchair to walk across the stage and received his diploma.

Long Beach High School graduates stepping toward the future

“Ever since taking the first step into the third-grade Lido class, I have felt a warm welcome,” Long Beach High School class of 2019 Salutatorian Dmytro Vremenko said of his first days as a … more

By Christopher Gharagozlo | 7/5/19

What’s the deal with the Green New Deal?

U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, the 29-year-old Democrat from the Bronx, is surely the most dangerous elected official now in office. You know she is because . . . more

5/10/19

Town of Hempstead officials and members of the Island Park Civic Association met at the Island Park Public Library on March 12 to discuss issues with roads and drainage that have not been resolved since Hurricane Sandy.

Island Park residents call on officials to fix roads

Over six years after Hurricane Sandy, some Island Park residents are saying that neither local flood control measures nor driving conditions have improved. more

By Briana Bonfiglio | 3/21/19

With more than $14 million from FEMA and New York state, Lawrence School District officials look to renovate the high school, which was severely damaged in Hurricane Sandy. Above, the LHS crawl space after clean up.

Lawrence School District receives nearly $13 million from FEMA

Barely three months after Hurricane Sandy, Dr. Ann Pedersen, then the Lawrence School District’s assistant superintendent for Academic Affairs received a phone call on Jan. 16, 2013 that nearly made her forget that horrendous storm and the damage it inflicted on the Five Towns. more

By Jeff Bessen | 2/21/19

The Hempstead Town Board tabled Supervisor Laura Gillen’s proposal to audit its Building Department.

Hempstead Town Board tables audit of Building Department

The Hempstead Town Board voted on Feb. 5 to table the hiring of an outside consultant to audit the Town Building Department. The roughly $155,000 measure was intended to offer recommendations on how … more

By Peter Belfiore | 2/13/19

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