After witnessing boats wash up on the front lawns of homes throughout the Five Towns and students from Lawrence High School forced out of their building and into Lawrence Middle School due to flooding from Hurricane Sandy, John Licata knew something had to change to prevent anything like that from ever happening again.
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By Ann Friedman
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9/4/13
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Lorraine Gogel choked back tears as she pointed out the many still-vacant houses nearly 10 months after Hurricane Sandy destroyed almost all of the 89 residences in Meadowmere Park, where she has lived for the past 30 years.
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By Ann Friedman
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8/14/13
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The day after Hurricane Sandy struck the Five Towns, Cedarhurst resident Gail Siciliano began rebuilding her Westminster Road home. Nearly nine months later, she and other Five Towns residents are still picking up the pieces.
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Dedicated members honored by synagogue
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Five Towns residents Karen and Dr. Myron Boxer and Pepi and Marcel Buchsbaum were recognized for their commitment and service to Congregation Sons of Israel in Woodmere at the shul’s annual Journal Dinner on June 12.
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6/19/13
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Mixing fashion and philanthropy
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Temple Israel in Lawrence was filled to capacity on June 4 as more than 500 people came out to support “Couture for a Cause: Joys of Life.”
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6/19/13
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The Army Corps of Engineers has secured federal funding to conduct a comprehensive coastal protection study of the East Coast that includes Reynolds Channel, in what U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer …
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Like many activities that were planned in late October and November, The Brandeis School’s carnival for SIBSPlace children scheduled for the Jewish month of Cheshvan (October-November) was postponed due to Hurricane Sandy.
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5/8/13
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By Mary Malloy
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5/2/13
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Island Park Theatre Group is back with their production of Smokey Joe's Cafe after Mother Nature put plans for the production on hold last fall.
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By Mary Malloy
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4/18/13
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School is back in session
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On April 3, Lawrence High School students returned to a familiar place after attending classes at Lawrence Middle School for nearly three months, following an electrical failure at their Reilly Road building after Hurricane Sandy.
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4/8/13
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