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Representatives from five banks will be available in Long Beach March 4-9 to provide one-on-one assistance to homeowners seeking the release of Sandy insurance settlement funds.

Some help for homeowners desperately waiting for insurance money to rebuild their homes in the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy will be available next week, after New York State's Department of Financial … more

By Anthony Rifilato | 3/1/13

The South Shore’s wetlands are covered in debris that washed up during Hurricane Sandy. Above, the shoreline in Merrick.

Restoring the South Shore's Sandy-ravaged wetlands

Like no other storm since the “Long Island Express” of 1938, Hurricane Sandy ripped apart Long Island’s South Shore, lifting docks off their moorings and depositing them miles away, tearing hot tubs from backyard decks and dumping them in the canals that line the coast, and sending boats big and small hurtling out to sea. more

By Scott Brinton | 2/26/13

De Karina Chocolate Factory was a highlight of the mission for Chabad children. From left in front were Shoshi Greenberg, Sholom Wolowik, Elkie Adler and Collin Roberts. From left in back, Tzvi Adler, Binyomin Wolowik and Hana Adler.

Learning and helping on Chabad’s Israel trip [Photo gallery]

Education, volunteerism, history and spirituality were a huge part of the Chabad of the Five Town’s Israel mission from Jan. 15-24. more

2/6/13

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

By Ann Friedman | 1/23/13

Five Towns Music and Art Foundation members listened to pianist Evan Mitchell discuss his playing at a get together that remembered organization founder Selma Seider.

Remembering foundation founder Selma Seider [Photo gallery]

The Five Towns Music and Art Foundation remembered the life of one of its founders, Selma Seider, with a musical performance by pianist Evan Mitchell at 10 Willow Pond Lane in Hewlett Harbor on Jan. 6 from 2 to 3:30 p.m. more

1/9/13

Don’t let Sandy be a holiday Grinch

The holidays are in full swing, the stores are bustling with holiday shoppers, moms are baking their traditional Christmas butter cookies, but not all seems right with the world — not in our … more

By Mary Malloy | 12/19/12

A funny story about Jerry Seinfeld

Bristal Assisted Living will donate $25,000 worth of tickets towards comedian Jerry Seinfeld’s benefit performance on Dec. 19 at NYCB Theater in Westbury, … more

By Mary Malloy | 12/13/12

How to get your money

Late last month, Town of Hempstead Councilman Anthony Santino held a Town Hall meeting that gave residents the chance to speak to town officials in the wake of Hurricane Sandy. In addition to … more

By Alex Costello | 12/13/12

Hempstead Town Supervisor Kate Murray called on the Army Corps of Engineers and the State Department of Environmental Conservation to finalize a coastal protection plan for the barrier island that was defeated by the City of Long Beach in 2006.

Murray calls for coastal protection plan

Describing the damage from Hurricane Sandy as “overwhelming,” town and county officials called on the Army Corps of Engineers on Tuesday to “put a shovel in the ground” and move forward with … more

By Anthony Rifilato | 12/12/12

Robert Martin, a cameraman and editor, returned to his hometown of Inwood to help after Hurricane Sandy and produced a video of the storm’s aftermath.

Seeing his hometown damaged was tough

Inwood native Robert Martin brought his video camera when he returned to his hometown after Hurricane Sandy to help document the damage that his neighbors and friends’ houses sustained for insurance purposes but once the camera started rolling, he knew he had to share the stories he captured. more

By Ann Friedman | 12/5/12

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