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Thousands of homes could be removed from the high-risk flood zone in Valley Stream as early as the summer, as the Federal Emergency Management Agency is expected to unveil revised flood maps next week.
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By Andrew Hackmack
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12/26/12
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I’ve received an overwhelming number of questions as I make my way through people’s damaged homes, preparing damage assessment reports and discussing rebuilding. I’ll try to answer as many as I can in the next few columns
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Monte Leeper
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12/20/12
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The eight students and one teacher shuffled into the center of what was left of the dining room of a red-brick ranch home on a canal in Long Beach’s East End last Friday.
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By Scott Brinton
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12/20/12
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The Federal Emergency Management Agency is expected to host a meeting soon in Valley Stream to announce changes to the flood maps. The meeting is expected before the end of the year, however a date and location have not been set.
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By Andrew Hackmack
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12/18/12
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With so many inquiries regarding flood-damaged-home repair or replacement, I’ve been working around the clock, viewing and assessing damage, climbing into crawl spaces with masks, goggles and gloves and answering a barrage of homeowners’ questions.
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Monte Leeper
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12/13/12
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Hurricane Sandy attacked without mercy, leaving more than a million Long Islanders without power and wrecking tens of thousands of homes near the shoreline. Then a second disaster struck.
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12/13/12
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While most of Valley Stream and its immediate surrounding communities did not suffer much flood damage during Hurricane Sandy in late October, not all homes and buildings made out unscathed.
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By Brian Croce
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12/12/12
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Quick: Where do East Coast hurricanes originate?
A. Antarctica
B. The Southern Ocean
C. The Sahara Desert
D. The Indian Ocean.
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12/6/12
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I watched the sun set this week down at a storm-ravaged beach, and I realized that while the sun rises and the sun sets, pretty much everything else changes.
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11/23/12
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The Gibson section of Valley Stream passed the recent 1-percent-chance-in-100-years test with Hurricane “Frankenstorm” Sandy and the nor’easter with no flooding and no property damage to my Gibson Boulevard home.
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11/16/12
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