Some much-anticipated financial relief might be on the way to Long Beach.
Last week, Sen. Charles Schumer urged the federal government to approve a Federal Emergency Management Agency …
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Alexandra Spychalsky
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5/8/13
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A process that already has residents up a wall may now send them up a pole.
A number of homeowners in Long Beach who are attempting to elevate their homes to avoid costly flood insurance rate …
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By Alexandra Spychalsky
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5/8/13
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In the months following Hurricane Sandy, West Fulton Street resident Doug O’Grady spent his days volunteering and helping his fellow Long Beach residents clean out and gut their …
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Six months to the day after being displaced by Hurricane Sandy, more than 600 East Rockaway Junior/Senior High School students returned to their own digs on Ocean Avenue, amid “Welcome Home” …
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By Mary Malloy
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5/2/13
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By Mary Malloy
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5/2/13
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When she first roared onto the stage in a black jumpsuit and leather jacket, pumping her fists at the crowd, Joan Jett’s voice could barely be heard. The crowd drowned her out with a repeating …
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By John Maher
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5/1/13
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Gov. Andrew Cuomo has announced a $1.7 billion plan to provide much-needed relief for homeowners and businesses that claim they have yet to receive adequate funding to rebuild.
City Manager …
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Long Beach Medical Center, which was slated to reopen this week, has hit yet another unexpected delay.
Officials at the storm-battered facility had been eyeing a mid- to late-April opening. The …
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Swingbellys, the popular West End barbecue joint that was seriously damaged during Hurricane Sandy, is hoping to reopen its doors by Memorial Day, thanks to support from the community that is …
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By Anthony Rifilato
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5/1/13
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Six months after Hurricane Sandy destroyed the iconic Long Beach boardwalk, roughly 1,000 people gathered at Riverside Boulevard on Saturday as the city broke ground on a new structure, marking what …
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By Anthony Rifilato
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4/27/13
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