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Last year, 2012, was a hot one. In fact, it was the hottest year on record for the continental U.S.
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8/21/13
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Last week I wrote about the immediate need to repair and modernize the Bay Park Sewage Treatment Plant, which was crippled by Hurricane Sandy.
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8/14/13
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In the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy, we’ve seen many triumphs, but now, sadly, in some cases, politics are getting in the way of fully repairing some of the infrastructure that was lost or severely damaged.
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8/9/13
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We are surprised –– astounded, really –– that the Nassau County Legislature would choose to play politics with the severely damaged Bay Park Sewage Treatment Plant, which was built in 1955 and serves 40 percent of county residents.
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8/9/13
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Long-suffering Long Islanders may soon see some additional Hurricane Sandy rebuild relief from the Federal Government.
A new program funded by Federal Supplemental …
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By Amanda McKelvey
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7/24/13
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Local bands will rock the green at St. Marks’s Church in Rockville Centre on Saturday, July 20, in a Sandy relief concert to benefit Oceanside Community Service.
“When the storm hit, Rockville …
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By John Maher
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7/17/13
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The Long Island Power Authority is a nonprofit municipal electric utility that has operated in some capacity on Long Island for over 25 years. For as long as I can remember, LIPA has been about as popular as a root canal.
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6/13/13
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Protesters from the Long Island Progressive Coalition, a nonprofit social and environmental advocacy group, claimed at a June 4 rally in Mineola that County Executive Ed Mangano received $144,000 in campaign contributions from private companies that did restoration work for the county after Hurricane Sandy.
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By Brian Racow, bracow@liherald.com
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6/13/13
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Last Oct. 29, Hurricane Sandy drowned the Bay Park Sewage Treatment Plant in East Rockaway with more than nine feet of saltwater, destroying its pumps, shutting down its operating systems and overwhelming the already weak facility.
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6/6/13
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Q. I’ve had it with my insurance company. Their engineer said my Hurricane Sandy damages were “pre-existing” — the floor cracks were already there, the foundation had already sunk — and the money I got was based on prorating my damages “due to age.”
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5/31/13
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