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Under the governor’s proposal, LIPA would be reduced to five members.

Governor proposes privatization of L.I.'s utilities

Following months of deliberation regarding the future of the Long Island Power Authority, Gov. Andrew Cuomo has proposed legislation that would privatize Long Island’s utility operations. more

By David Weingrad | 5/24/13

The Bay Park sewage plant in East Rockaway is one of three wastewater treatment facilities that will be maintained and operated by United Water.

Sewage is their specialty

Promising to save taxpayers $233 million over the next 20 years, Nassau County Executive Edward Mangano announced a partnership with United Water on Monday to manage and operate the county’s three … more

By Mary Malloy | 7/2/14

Don’t let Sandy be a holiday Grinch

The holidays are in full swing, the stores are bustling with holiday shoppers, moms are baking their traditional Christmas butter cookies, but not all seems right with the world — not in our … more

By Mary Malloy | 12/19/12

The show must — and will — go on for Island Park Theatre Group!

Island Park Theatre Group is back with their production of Smokey Joe's Cafe after Mother Nature put plans for the production on hold last fall. more

By Mary Malloy | 4/18/13

While many boats were swept away in the storm, some, like these in Island Park, were thrust onto land, settling next to waterfront homes.

Remembering the toll Sandy took

When Superstorm Sandy hit on Oct. 29, 2012, it devastated the South Shore. No storm in living memory had caused so much destruction. Though reconstruction is well under way, there are many who … more

10/30/14

After Sandy, the Jones Beach boardwalk was rebuilt with Brazilian hardwood to enable it to withstand a storm the strength of Sandy.

Destroyed by Sandy, Jones Beach is back

Jones Beach, a spit of sand with 6.5 miles of Atlantic Ocean beaches, had no barrier island to protect it against Superstorm Sandy on Oct. 29, 2012. It was the barrier island, and so it took the … more

By Scott Brinton | 10/30/14

FOR SALE: Sandy homes on the auction block

Kendall and Ciro Frulio and daughters Olivia and Emma were living in a quaint home on Franklin Street in East Rockaway, within the village limits but blocks from the Bay Park border, when Hurricane … more

By Mary Malloy and Julie Mansmann mmalloy@liherald.com or jmansmann@liherald.com | 4/29/15

Living with the Bay would transform Mill River, making it safer in future storms.

Coming back stronger than before

In June, a proposal to strengthen Long Island’s waterways, starting with Mill River in Rockville Centre, was awarded millions of dollars in federal funding. The project, called Living with the … more

By Alex Costello | 10/30/14

Hurricane Sandy ripped across the South Shore on Oct. 29, 2012.

Sandy: a storm that changed Long Island

We had never seen a tempest the likes of Hurricane Sandy before, one so mammoth, so fierce, that it wiped out whole shoreline communities while leaving much of the rest of the Northeast in tatters, … more

10/30/14

Home elevation deadline looms

Architects, engineers and builders are frantically rebuilding and elevating Hurricane Sandy-ravaged homes across Nassau County’s South Shore these days, and they are expected to get even busier … more

By Barbra Rubin-Perry and Scott Brinton oceaneditor@liherald.com or sbrinton@liherald.com | 4/29/15

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