Rev. J. Christopher Ballard was officially installed as the third rector of Trinity-St. John’s Church in Hewlett on April 30 by the Rt. Rev. Lawrence C. Provenzano, the bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Long Island. more

A Hurricane Sandy Storm Recovery Resource Fair will be held at Kennedy High School in Bellmore on Tuesday, May 26, from 5 to 9 p.m. more

Bob Kaible and his wife, Deborah Raimey, owned a yellow-clapboard rental bungalow on Michigan Street, behind their two-story Minnesota Avenue home, in Long Beach’s West End, when Hurricane Sandy struck on Oct. 29, 2012, submerging the narrow blocks surrounding the properties in six feet of saltwater. more

The annual SIBSPlace auction held this year at the Seawane Country Club in Hewlett Harbor on May 2 attracted 220 attendees and raised $305,000 for the free therapeutic program. more

The X POGO stunt team, Azamra DJ, the traditional bonfire and activities such as archery and tug-of-war were all part of the Chabad of the Five Towns 20th annual Lag B’Omer/Family Fun Day at Andrew J. Parise Cedarhurst Park on May 7. more

Kendall and Ciro Frulio and daughters Olivia and Emma were living in a quaint home on Franklin Street in East Rockaway, within the village limits but blocks from the Bay Park border, when Hurricane … more

Architects, engineers and builders are frantically rebuilding and elevating Hurricane Sandy-ravaged homes across Nassau County’s South Shore these days, and they are expected to get even busier … more

Hurricane Sandy was our worst nightmare realized. This monster storm packed as much energy as two World War II era atomic bombs, causing massive destruction, the likes of which had not been seen since the Long Island Express of 1938, a now legendary Category III hurricane. Trapped on an island jutting into the Atlantic Ocean, we were front and center when Sandy attacked with a vengeance. Thousands of homes were inundated with seawater and sewage. Hundreds were left uninhabitable. Two and a half years later, we continue to rebuild our tattered shoreline. In this series we will look in the coming months at the Governor’s Office of Storm Recovery’s ongoing effort to reconstruct worst-case homes, businesses and communities that Sandy ravaged on Oct. 29, 2012 — and the myriad issues that residents and officials face as they piece together our shredded infrastructure. At the same time, we will look at state and local officials’ efforts to reinforce Long Island in the hope that we might be able to withstand nature’s fury better when the next monster storm hits. —Scott Brinton, senior editor more

The Center for Adult Life Enrichment, which is based in the carriage house on the campus of Hewlett High School, hosted its annual open house last Sunday. more

Hewlett High School played host to a morning exhibition lacrosse game on March 29 between Team Israel with Ari Sussman, who led the world in scoring at the FIL World Lacrosse Champions, and the New York Lizards of Major League Lacrosse, who recently acquired two-time MLL MVP Pail Rabil. more