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The state will provide $697 million for the rehabilitation and mitigation of wastewater treatment facilities in Nassau and Suffolk counties, including the Bay Park Sewage Treatment Plant.
Cuomo announces $815 million for next phase of Sandy recovery
Governor Andrew Cuomo announced last month that $815 million in funding will be allocated for a series of “critical” Hurricane Sandy recovery and rebuilding infrastructure projects on Long Island … more
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PSEG Long Island to jumpstart in 2014
One year after Superstorm Sandy laid waste to Long Island’s electrical grids, New Jersey-based energy company PSE&G is preparing to replace LIPA in managing … more
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Billy Crystal couldn't pry the ball away from Cameron Krywe,2.
Billy Crystal gives Long Beach new basketball courts
“We grew up on courts like this,” said Billy Crystal, as he fondly recalled his days of playing basketball in Long Beach with his brothers. “We would dream on these courts. We would play, but … more
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LBSEA Vice president Joanne Rea said that a cut in hours and four years without a raise has affected morale.
School employees rally amid contract dispute
The Long Beach School Employees Association held “informational pickets” last week as a way to draw attention to its contractual dispute with the district. The LBSEA represents the … more
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People wrote wishes, hopes for the future and other positive messages on their lanterns.
Sandy ceremony lights the way home for displaced residents
“I was having dinner at my girlfriend’s house, and all of a sudden her lights went out,” recounted West End resident Victoria Bianchini. “We went outside — she lives close to the ocean — … more
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Jerry Romanoff, left, vice president of the West End Neighbors Civic Association, with Kentucky Street residents Rachel and Jim Caruana and Legislator Denise Ford.
Residents call for voting at West School
A group of residents rallied in front of West School on Monday, calling on the county’s Democratic Board of Elections Commissioner to reopen the polls for voters at the building on Election … more
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Michelle MIttleman, founder of Sandy Victims Fighting FEMA, said the group is holding a rally on Nov. 2 in Mineola.
More Sandy aid to flow in 2014
Government officials announced this week that a second round of Hurricane Sandy aid money would be available — and should flow more easily — to both homeowners and municipalities in 2014. … more
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Residents expressed their gratitude to the first responders last Saturday.
Long Beach marks anniversary of Hurricane Sandy
For Harmon Street resident Josie Matier, it sometimes feels like only yesterday that a 9-foot storm surge washed over the city, the disastrous result of Hurricane Sandy. At around 6:30 p.m. last … more
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Danny Silsbe
LBPD arrests Sandy contractor
Long Beach police arrested a Suffolk County-based contractor on Tuesday who was paid thousands of dollars by victims Hurricane Sandy to elevate their home but failed to do the work. Danny Silsbe, … more
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Pennsylvania Avenue resident Sam Gallo in front of her new elevated home.
Sandy anniversary looms large
Brent Wilson, 33, the owner of Shine’s in the West End, has heard countless stories from frustrated residents who come to his 100-year-old bar for a bit of respite. Nearly a year after Hurricane … more
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