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Nassau County Executive Ed Mangano issued a mandatory evacuation for all Nassau County residents south of Merrick Road from Rockville Centre to …
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By Mary Malloy
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10/28/12
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On Sept. 18, my two passengers and I were trapped in my car, which got stuck in a flood between 59 and 55 Lyons St. in Valley Stream around 9 p.m. All four windows and doors wouldn’t open since the car had no power. Within minutes, water started to seep into the car.
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10/11/12
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Valley Stream residents didn’t get many answers during an often contentious meeting about the status of federal flood maps on Monday night at the Forest Road School. About 100 residents attended the meeting hosted by the Mill Brook Civic Association, and many were upset that a representative from the Federal Emergency Management Agency came with no new information.
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By Andrew Hackmack
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9/27/12
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A burst pipe and a flooded temple could have been a disaster for the Jewish Center of Island Park congregation during the High Holy Days, if not for the swift assistance offered by the Sacred Heart …
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By Aaron Axelson
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9/26/12
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The recent announcement that federal legislation has been enacted that will continue the $400 preferred-rate premium for mandatory flood insurance in Gibson while FEMA formulates new flood zone maps shouldn’t lull Gibson residents into a false sense of complacency.
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9/13/12
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Q. After a repaving project along the county road we live on, we’ve had nine floods in five years. We’ve appealed to Nassau County to redo the work, which raised the crown of the road.
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Monte Leeper
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8/30/12
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Thousands of Valley Stream residents won’t have to worry about skyrocketing flood insurance costs next year. The Federal Emergency Management Agency announced last week that it would indefinitely extend lower flood insurance rates to homeowners who were added to the high-risk flood zone in 2009.
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By Andrew Hackmack
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8/29/12
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Congress is ordering the Federal Emergency Management Agency to redraw the flood maps it enacted in 2009, which could either raise or lower flood insurance premiums for residents of Oceanside and Island Park.
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By Andrew Hackmack and Aaron Axelson
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7/18/12
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In what could be a major victory for thousands of Valley Stream homeowners, Congress has passed a comprehensive piece of legislation that would require the Federal Emergency Management Agency to redraw local flood maps.
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By Andrew Hackmack
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7/12/12
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In the four years that Charles Dickens has lived on Woodside Avenue, he has had to deal with two major floods. The first time, he wasn’t prepared. Having been told that his home was not in a flood zone, he had no flood insurance, and his homeowner’s policy did not cover the damage to his den and basement. He had to replace the carpet and furniture and restore the walls in both rooms.
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Joe Diglio
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7/11/12
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