The sale of Long Beach Medical Center to South Nassau Communities Hospital was finalized last week, after South Nassau reached an agreement with the Federal Emergency Management Agency on the release …
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By Anthony Rifilato
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10/22/14
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The long-discussed sale of the long-shuttered, Hurricane Sandy-damaged Long Beach Medical Center to South Nassau Communities Hospital, in Oceanside, was finalized on Friday — five months after a …
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By Anthony Rifilato
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10/17/14
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Like thousands of other runners, Brooklyn resident Sarah Hartmann was all set to run the New York City Marathon two years ago. But 36 hours before the race, in the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy, the …
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By Anthony Rifilato
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10/17/14
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State Assemblyman Harvey Weisenberg has called on Gov. Andrew Cuomo to extend the deadline for residents to file for the NY Rising program, for what he calls “ a variety of compelling …
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By Alexandra Spychalsky
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10/2/14
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Sept. 21 was the 76th anniversary of the infamous Long Island Express of 1938, a massive Category 3 hurricane that slammed into the Island, New Jersey and much of New England with rare ferocity, killing 800 people and causing $308 million in damage (the equivalent of $4.8 billion today), including the destruction of 57,000 homes.
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By Scott Brinton
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9/26/14
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“The waves are here — you guys out here in New York are known for being hardcore surfers,” said professional surfer Jeremy Johnston, of Florida, just after he finished third in the 2014 Volcom …
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By Anthony Rifilato and Alexandra Spychalsky
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9/24/14
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Lisa Parisi of Oceanside is one of the lucky ones.
When her home on Carrel Avenue was damaged by Hurricane Sandy, most of the reconstruction costs were covered by her flood insurance. For the …
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By Tom Jordan
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9/18/14
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Actor Billy Crystal stood on the corner of Monroe Boulevard and East Chester Street, just a few blocks from where he grew up, and recalled playing ball as a boy in the center malls along Park …
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By Anthony Rifilato
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9/15/14
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Long Beach school district administrators and Board of Education trustees will go back to the drawing board next week, when they will again discuss options for how the new administration building …
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By Alexandra Spychalsky
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9/4/14
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Swimming is prohibited in the Atlantic Ocean today, Aug. 28, at Jones Beach State Park and several other South Shore beaches because of rip currents caused by Hurricane Cristobal.
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8/28/14
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