Village Justice Robert Bogle was installed to his eighth term on April 6, reflecting on his 29 years in the role and looking ahead to the soon-to-be new home of his court at 195 Rockaway Ave.
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By Micah Danney
mdanney@liherald.com
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4/15/15
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A public hearing will be held at the Village of Valley Stream Board of Trustees’ March 23 meeting regarding a proposed local law that would require that utility companies remove old poles in …
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By Micah Danney
mdanney@liherald.com
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3/19/15
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After a meeting on March 11 with U.S. Sens. Charles Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand, of New York, and Bob Menendez and Cory Booker, of New Jersey, Federal Emergency Management Agency Administrator Craig Fugate announced that the agency had agreed to reopen and review every flood insurance claim — approximately 144,000 — filed in New York and New Jersey by victims of Hurricane Sandy, and not limit corrective action to just the 2,200 claims that are now in litigation.
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By Barbra Rubin-Perry
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3/18/15
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Kate Hughes says that her 90-year-old mother, “Muzzy” — as she’s known to her neighbors and friends — has been victimized twice: once by Hurricane Sandy in October 2012, and again, for the …
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Snow comes again to Franklin Square, Elmont
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Yet another snow storm hit the Elmont and Franklin Square area on Thursday, March 5.
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3/5/15
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More than two years after Hurricane Sandy damaged thousands of trees throughout Long Beach, resulting in their removal and prompting actor Billy Crystal and city officials to call on the Federal Emergency Management Agency to pay for their replacement, the city presented a comprehensive plan last week to restore the aesthetic of tree-lined streets.
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By Matthew Ern
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2/26/15
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The City Council expressed its ongoing frustration with New York Rising last week, calling on the agency to cut more red tape that has brought the recovery process to a standstill for many homeowners, more than two years after Hurricane Sandy.
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By Anthony Rifilato
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2/26/15
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U.S. Rep. Kathleen Rice co-sponsored legislation introduced earlier this month that would forgive debts incurred by Hurricane Sandy victims after the Federal Emergency Management Agency mistakenly overpaid them disaster relief funds.
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Long Beach received $2.7 million in Federal Transit Administration emergency relief funds this week that reimburses the city for eight buses and vehicles damaged in the Hurricane Sandy.
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By Matthew Ern
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2/11/15
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A permanent keepsake I read Mary Malloy’s “Pretty in ink” column, in the Dec. 18-24, issue, with unbelievable excitement since I, a mother of two beautiful daughters and seven …
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