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A map of “community assets” — locations like parks, hospitals and government buildings — that are important to the area, and their “risk scores” of flooding.
Surviving the next superstorm
After Hurricane Sandy devastated the Oceanside-Island park area, local activists, and local and state officials, began working on a plan to make sure a storm would never again leave behind so much … more
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Tess Brunetti, left, Linda Combs Stuerzel, first vice president of Friends of Freeport, and Lois Howes, president of Friends of Freeport, right, chatted after a morning cleanup of Brunetti’s yard in Baldwin last Saturday.
Freeporters help neighbors pick up the pieces
Five years ago, black 50-pound trash bags, full of demolition debris and waterlogged belongings, lined the streets of Freeport after Superstorm Sandy left a long trail of destruction on Oct. 29, … more
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Merokean Lisa Schmidt spoke at a news conference on Aug. 24 about her son Joseph, who died of an opioid overdose when he was 20.
Merrick mom: ‘There’s no safe school, no safe age’
Lisa Schmidt, of Merrick, lost her son Joseph to an opioid overdose four years ago when he was 20. She shared her story during a Aug. 24 news conference in Mineola, at which County Executive Ed Mangano presented the most recent data on opioid overdose deaths in Nassau. more
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What happened to the urgency of storm protection?
Last week, at the height of hurricane season, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration announced that forecasters are predicting a higher likelihood of an above-normal season, and increased the predicted number of . . . more
Architect Brian Baer of the non-profit the Elevated Studio gave frank advice to homeowners trying to get their homes raised using New York Rising assistance. “Don’t give up hope,” he told them of the complicated, and at time, risky process.
Sandy recovery education seminar provides tips for flood victims
By Peter Belfiore and Bridget Downes pbelfiore@liherald.com Long Beach City Hall hosted a spectrum of experts and officials at an Aug. 8 information seminar discussing ways for recovering Sandy … more
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Government officials are seeking to renovate Hempstead Lake State Park, but residents are concerned about the environmental and historical impact.
$35M renovation to Hempstead Lake State Park prompts concerns
The New York State Parks Department hosted an environmental review hearing for a proposed $35 million project to rejuvenate Hempstead Lake State Park last week at Hempstead Town Hall, but residents and businesses expressed concerns. more
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Russ Dudley, an environmental engineer for Tetra Tech, right, explained to Citizens Advisory Committee co-chair David Stern the ranking system for projects under the Living with the Bay initiative.
Tetra Tech ranks Living with the Bay projects
On May 23, representatives from Tetra Tech, the California-based engineering and consulting company tasked with developing plans for the Living with the Bay initiative, presented the Citizen’s Advisory Committee with a system that ranks 36 proposed projects that would improve the quality of life for communities along Mill River. more
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Paying too much attention to the first 100 days
For decades now, at the beginning of every presidency, the media and even the president himself have become obsessed with . . . more
Sean Sallie, planning division supervisor for the Nassau Department of Public Works, center, helped answer residents’ questions after a presentation outlining seven storm drainage mitigation projects.
Residents, officials discuss I.P. drainage projects
Construction on seven storm drainage projects in Barnum Island and Harbor Isle could begin next year, according to representatives of Nassau County’s Department of Public Works and the Governor’s Office of Storm Recovery, who met with residents at the Island Park Library on April 26 to detail the efforts. more
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A reminder of the South Shore’s vulnerability
People have gathered on the Long Beach boardwalk in recent weeks to watch crews operating towering cranes hauling stones along the beach to rebuild the city’s jetties, part of an Army Corps of Engineers coastal protection plan . . . more
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