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Sandy victim Danny Ehrick joined Governor Cuomo at a press conference in Freeport on Wednesday.

After Danny Ehrick’s home flooded in Hurricane Sandy, the 11-year resident of Freeport immediately cleaned his tools. Ehrick said he knew he would need them to gut the first floor of his … more

By Julie Mansmann | 7/30/14

Heavy rain caused severe flooding in parts of the city on July 14, especially in the North Park, pictured.

Residents call on state to release $25M for Long Beach after severe flooding

Two members of Long Beach’s New York Rising Community Reconstruction Program Planning Committee called for the release of millions of dollars in funding at the July 15 City Council meeting for … more

By Anthony Rifilato | 7/25/14

Gov. Cuomo, pictured on National Boulevard days after Hurricane Sandy,on Wednesday that the state will provide funding to cover local governments’ costs to repair and rebuild infrastructure damaged by Hurricane Sandy.

Cuomo: State to cover city’s share of Sandy rebuilding

Gov. Cuomo announced on Wednesday that the state will provide funding to cover local governments’ costs to repair and rebuild infrastructure damaged by Hurricane Sandy. As part of the Federal … more

By Alexandra Spychalsky | 7/23/14

Dr. Hillel trope, left, and Dr. Joshua Kugler in one of the center’s exam rooms.

South Nassau marks opening of urgent-care center at LBMC

South Nassau Communities Hospital officially marked the grand opening of its new urgent-care center at the Long Beach Medical Center campus last week, calling it the first step toward restoring … more

By Anthony Rifilato | 7/16/14

Democratic Councilman Anthony Eramo announced that he is no longer running for State Assembly.

Eramo drops out of State Assembly race

Long Beach City Councilman Anthony Eramo, who announced his campaign for State Assembly in May, said on Thursday that he has backed out of the race, effectively clearing the way for former Assistant … more

By Anthony Rifilato | 7/10/14

Trees were taken down on the 300 block of East Beech Street in mid-June.

Tree removal sparks residents’ ire

At last week’s City Council meeting, officials addressed residents’ concerns about the citywide removal of damaged and dead trees over the past two months. City workers began removing the … more

By Alexandra Spychalsky | 7/9/14

The Bay Park sewage plant in East Rockaway is one of three wastewater treatment facilities that will be maintained and operated by United Water.

Sewage is their specialty

Promising to save taxpayers $233 million over the next 20 years, Nassau County Executive Edward Mangano announced a partnership with United Water on Monday to manage and operate the county’s three … more

By Mary Malloy | 7/2/14

Long Beach City Council approves fee increases

The City Council approved increases last week in residential parking permit fees; water and sewer and sanitation rates; and bus fares, a measure that officially balances the recently approved budget … more

By Anthony Rifilato | 6/25/14

The Western Bays provide many recreational opportunities such as kayaking, but scientists say that fertilizer runoff and partially treated sewage effluent threaten the health of the bays. Above, a wetland canal at Norman J. Levy Park and Preserve in Merrick.

The Western Bays, an ecosystem suffering from all sides

Superstorm Sandy will be remembered as one of Nassau County’s most demoralizing calamities: the miles of rubble that choked the expanses where houses had stood in dignified symmetry, the thousands of Long Islanders living in limbo, forced to use their savings to stay afloat. People weren’t the only ones affected by the storm, though. Sandy devastated wildlife throughout Nassau’s Western Bays, which scientists had already considered to be fragile ecosystems –– many on the brink of collapse –– long before the storm. more

By Stapha Charleme | 6/20/14

The Gallo family, from left, Lorenzo, Desiree, Alex and Sam, on the balcony of their rebuilt Pennsylvania Avenue home.

Residents return post-Sandy, but at a price

More than 500 days after being displaced by Hurricane Sandy, which flooded her one-story bungalow in the West End, Sam Gallo finally came home on May 30, having given entirely new meaning to the … more

By Alexandra Spychalsky | 6/20/14

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