The Town of Hempstead is one of many local governments that are scrambling to help homeowners in need following the wreckage caused by Hurricane Sandy.
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The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) will open for homeowners, renters and business owners who sustained as a result of Hurricane Sandy.
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By Jeff Bessen
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11/2/12
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Nassau County Executive Edward P. Mangano today announced that the County, FEMA, Island Harvest and the Red Cross began distributing food and drink to thousands of residents impacted by the damage …
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The superstorm called Hurricane Sandy will surely go down as one of the U.S.’s most costly and crippling storms, ripping a $20 billion swath of destruction up the Eastern Seaboard, and Long Island’s South Shore was front and center amid the tumult as Sandy’s northern end lashed communities from Bellmore to Valley Stream and from Long Beach to Rockville Centre.
Now, after the flooding and the fires, the anxiety and fear, the South Shore must slowly rebuild, one home, one school, one business at a time.
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By Scott Brinton
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10/31/12
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Nassau County Executive Edward P. Mangano this evening issued a Conserve Water Order as Hurricane Sandy has caused a critical infrastructure failure at the Bay Park Sewage Treatment Plant. At this …
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10/30/12
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Most of the flood waters have receded, the damage on the South Shore was still visible, especially in Island Park.
Electricity is intermittent in Oceanside and completely absent in Island Park. …
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This afternoon, Nassau County Executive Edward Mangano held a pres conference to update residents on the state of the county.
Speaking from within the Office of Emergency Management in Bethpage, …
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As the flood waters begin to recede and people come out to survey the damage, those who fled the area are desperate for answers and word from family members they can’t contact.
Debris litters …
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The New York State Police announced that all highways in Nassau and Suffolk counties are closed as of 8 p.m.
Due to the high probability of fallen trees and tree limbs blocking parkway lanes, …
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By Alex Costello
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10/29/12
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Hurricane Sandy is not expected to fully hit the area until later tonight. But Oceanside and Island Park — both of which are located in storm surge zones — have already begun flooding.
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By Alex Costello
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10/29/12
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