When East Rockaway resident Elizabeth Daitz, the daughter of a firefighter, heard the many calls for rescues on the night Hurricane Sandy came to town, she was moved to action.
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Despite the hardships being endured by the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy, followed by a nor’easter, the Hebrew Academy of the Five Towns and Rockaway (HAFTR) had more than 350 guests at its high school’s open house on Nov. 11.
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Police arrested Thomas Libretto, 34, of Levittown, after he allegedly punched and broke the nose of electrical worker named John Applewhite on Hempstead Turnpike in East Meadow on Friday evening.
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By David Weingrad
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11/14/12
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After being closed for more than two weeks due to Hurricane Sandy, which included Election Day and Veterans Day, the Lawrence School District reopened its schools on Tuesday.
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By Jeff Bessen and Ann E. Friedman
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11/14/12
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Q: I live on the bay in Nassau County and have been devastated by Hurricane Sandy. Water has flooded the basement and first floor of our home, ruining everything. Our two cars, which were parked in …
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By Donnalynn Darling
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11/14/12
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The devastation that Hurricane Sandy caused to residents on Cheshire Road and the surrounding streets in Inwood is still apparent more than two weeks later as many remain busy cleaning out their homes, salvaging what they can and some are still without power.
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By Ann Friedman
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11/14/12
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Boys sorted the heated socks, teenage girls played and colored with younger children, the women cooked food and brought it out to families, men moved generators on dollies, and volunteers readied to go out on another run delivering needed items to distressed community members as snow from a nor’easter fell on Nov. 7.
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By Jeff Bessen
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11/14/12
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Long Island Railroad President Helena Williams and New York State Senator Dean Skelos will be riding one of the first Long Beach-bound trains Wednesday morning since Hurricane Sandy devastated the area.
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After seeing many people in the community with homes ruined and lives turned upside down in the devastation of Hurricane Sandy, Five Towns Community Chest Board President Steven Spiro said the organization was spurred into action.
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By Ann Friedman
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11/14/12
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The fire chief was at the grill, cooking a larger-than-usual portion of scrambled eggs; children who should have been in school weren’t; and there was enough food collected in an office to stock a supermarket’s shelves.
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By Jeff Bessen
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11/14/12
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