Updated Nov. 14 at 1:30 p.m.
Over half the reported hazardous material spills on Long Island after Hurricane Sandy have been reported in Nassau County, according to New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) officials said.
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By Jeff Bessen
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11/9/12
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The amount of temporary rental assistance available through the Federal Emergency Management Agency for victims of Hurricane Sandy is increasing by 25 percent, according to Rep. Carolyn McCarthy (D-Mineloa).
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By Jeff Bessen
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11/8/12
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Days after the Hurricane Sandy tore through Long Island, its effects were still being felt, from long gas lines to thousands without power, and people’s day-to-day lives were changed.
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By Brian Croce
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11/7/12
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With power in each school and no serious physical damage done by Hurricane Sandy, the Rockville Centre School District opened for classes Wednesday.
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By Aaron Axelson
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11/7/12
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With power restored to much of the village and most of the homes surviving Hurricane Sandy with little lasting damage, Rockville Centre residents and organizations turned their attention to people who were not as fortunate.
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By Aaron Axelson
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11/7/12
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As a bright island in a sea of darkened houses, Rockville Centre’s downtown district has been a safe haven of electricity, food and warmth for residents of the village as well as Oceanside and Island Park in the days and nights following Hurricane Sandy’s devastation.
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Village officials expressed their pride and gratitude for the response to Hurricane Sandy at the village Board of Trustees meeting on Monday.
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Gov. Andrew Cuomo signed an Executive Order on Monday, Nov. 5 which provides for any voter in Nassau County who was displaced by Hurricane Sandy to vote by affidavit ballot at any poll site in New …
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By Alex Costello
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11/5/12
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Weary homeowners battered by Hurricane Sandy began to trickle into the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s mobile Disaster Recovery Center at Nassau Community College’s Student Union, a red-brick building on the west side of the campus, when it opened last Friday. The center was set up to help homeowners who suffered losses in the massive storm to file for grants that will enable them to rebuild.
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By Scott Brinton
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11/5/12
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Hurricane Sandy hit Rockville Centre homes and businesses hard, with downed trees and power lines, and plenty of damage to cars and buildings. In the days that followed our photographers and readers …
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11/5/12
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