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Residents bowl for Sandy relief in Rockville Centre
Approximately 200 customers attended a fundraiser at RVC Lanes in support of the Long Beach City School District on Jan. 21. more
Sen. Charles Schumer held a press conference in Point Lookout a day before Congress acted.
Sandy relief aid is on the way
After months of political wrangling and desperate calls from city and state officials to release much-needed federal aid, Congress passed a $50.5 billion Hurricane Sandy aid package on Monday, a … more
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Long Beach Surfer’s Association President Billy Kupferman urged the council to listen to residents.
Firm chosen for boardwalk rebuild
With the removal of the storm-battered boardwalk nearly complete, the City Council voted 4-0 at its Jan. 22 meeting to hire an engineering firm to oversee the reconstruction of the iconic … more
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FEMA extends hotel stay for Sandy victims
Just days before the Federal Emergency Management Agency was set to end its Transitional Sheltering Assistance Program for displaced Hurricane Sandy victims who are staying in hotels, the agency … more
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Several Cedarhurst residents were uprooted and are living in other places after Hurricane Sandy damaged their homes. A tree fell on a house on Central Avenue in Cedarhurst in the October storm.
Sandy victims still without a home
Moving from house to house has impacted every aspect of Woodmere resident Dror Zar’s life. He has lost his sense of security, he says, and now lives with the uncertainty of not knowing when he will return to his Barnard Street home. more
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The Tritt Elementary School student council raised more than $5,000 from student donations. An anonymous donor agreed to match that amount and the Pope High Student Council and Key Club added another $800, bringing total donations to $12,208.
Georgia student raise thousands of $$ for East Rockaway schools
This story ran in the Marietta Daily Journal on Dec. 20. The students attend Tritt Elementary School in East Cobb, Ga. It is reprinted here with permission.By Lindsay Fieldlfield@mdjonline.com … more
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Front Desk Agent Nicholas Horns fields customer calls.
Life after Sandy: an RVC hotel room
“I never want to stay in a motel again,” said Gerry. “We started out telling people we were staying in a hotel, and it was great. Then, as time went on, it became a motel, and then it became a FEMA motel.” more
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Annie LaSalle in December with James Hodge, far right, who was among the many volunteers who delivered food and supplies to the residents of 415 National Blvd.
Seniors raise post-Sandy safety concerns
“We can’t live as seniors in a building with no security,” said Annie LaSalle, who lives at 415 National Blvd., a Long Beach Section 8 senior housing building. The six-story apartment … more
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Sen. Chuck Schumer held a press conference on Wednesday at the storm-ravaged home of Councilwoman Fran Adelson, far right, where he criticized House Speaker John Boehner and other Republicans for failing to pass a Senate-approved $60.4 billion Hurricane Sandy relief package.
House GOP kills Hurricane Sandy relief bill
House Republicans killed a measure on Tuesday that would have provided New York and New Jersey with billions of dollars for Hurricane Sandy relief, days after the Senate approved a $60.4 billion … more
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The city will mark the beginning of the demolition process with a ceremony at 11 a.m. on Saturday at Grand Boulevard, two days after crews will began removing sections of the boardwalk, a project that officials said will take about a month.
City to demolish Long Beach's damaged boardwalk
Construction crews will begin removing Long Beach’s iconic boardwalk in January, after the 2.2-mile structure was badly damaged during Hurricane Sandy. The city will mark the beginning of the … more
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