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Christa Farmer, a Hofstra University professor, discussed the science behind climate change on Long Island.

GOSR, Hofstra offer coastal sustainability seminars

Hofstra University and the Governor’s Office of Storm Recovery are partnering to provide environmental education to Long Island communities through a certification program. more

By Briana Bonfiglio | 2/20/20

Let’s get L.I. resiliency projects going — now

Nearly seven years after Superstorm Sandy struck on a late-October night, Long Island communities are still rebuilding. Homes are up in the air . . . more

9/20/19

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

Staying sober through the higher power of hope, and friends

I will have been sober for exactly 32 years this week. It’s a joyful anniversary, one that I’m sharing only to inspire others who may need to quit drinking but don’t think they can. more

8/30/19

East Rockaway school District officials have scheduled a tour for 11 a.m. on Saturday to show residents the many improvements that are needed at district buildings.

Saturday's facilities tour to showcase needed repairs as East Rockaway school officials mull bond

With buildings across the East Rockaway School District in need of repairs and upgrades, officials have scheduled a facilities tour at the high school on Saturday at 11 a.m. for residents to get a glimpse of the needs themselves. more

By Mike Smollins | 3/22/19

Rescue crews, shown during a search for another missing swimmer on June 20, searched for nearly 30 hours for Neil Gibbons before his body was discovered on the beach on Wednesday.

Body recovered in Long Beach

Long Beach police and fire officials said that the body of a man believed to be 30-year-old Neil Gibbons, who went missing during a late-night swim on Monday, was recovered on Wednesday morning. … more

By Bridget Downes | 6/28/18

More than 50 Long Beach lifeguards, firefighters, police and others searched the water for a missing boy from Hempstead on Tuesday for several hours.

Rescuers halt search for missing swimmer in Long Beach

Rescue crews suspended recovery efforts Wednesday afternoon after a massive search for a missing 10-year-old boy who went swimming at Edwards Boulevard beach on Tuesday, Fire Commissioner Scott … more

By Anthony Rifilato and Bridget Downes | 6/20/18

Deputy Village Attorney Robert McLaughlin, left, and Mayor Robert Kennedy answered homeowners’ questions about construction and elevation projects in the village on April 25.

Freeport family struggles to stay in NY Rising

Angry Freeporters filled the benches at Village Hall on April 25. Twenty-seven families came to speak about the same person: the contractor who they said they hired to elevate and rebuild their … more

By Nadya Nataly | 5/3/18

In each of the four recent nor’easters that battered the North Shore, the tide at Prybil Beach roared in and then receded. By late March, approximately 400 tons of sand were gone. Mayor Tim Tenke, at right above, Parks and Recreation Director Darcy Belyea, and Manny Grella, general foreman of the Department of Public Works, surveyed an access ramp that collapsed under its own weight after the sand beneath it was washed away.

Amid Prybil woes, Glen Cove officials eye May opening

The fate of Prybil Beach has been uncertain since mid-January, when city officials closed East Beach Road — one of two access roads that lead to the beach — due to dangerous potholes. But the … more

By Zach Gottehrer-Cohen | 4/6/18

State Assemblywoman Melissa Miller, far left, County Legislator Denise Ford and county Office of Consumer Affairs representative Kenneth Heino offered guidance to residents at a forum on Jan. 11.

Sandy victims still desperate

Dozens of residents gathered for a forum in the Long Beach Public Library on Jan. 11 to discuss how to solve problems with contractors they hired for home elevations and repairs after Hurricane … more

By Bridget Downes | 1/18/18

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