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Kevin Reilly's storm-damaged home on Barnes Street is in the process of being elevated and repaired.
NY Rising makes major change to 50-50 payout plan
Facing pressure from state and local officials, New York Rising announced a major policy change on Thursday to part of its reimbursement formula that officials say has stalled the rebuilding process … more
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FEMA Administrator Craig Fugate, left, met with Sens. Bob Mendenez, Cory Booker, Charles Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand on Mar. 11.
Action for Sandy victims
After a meeting on March 11 with U.S. Sens. Charles Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand, of New York, and Bob Menendez and Cory Booker, of New Jersey, Federal Emergency Management Agency Administrator Craig Fugate announced that the agency had agreed to reopen and review every flood insurance claim — approximately 144,000 — filed in New York and New Jersey by victims of Hurricane Sandy, and not limit corrective action to just the 2,200 claims that are now in litigation. more
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Nassau County Executive Ed Mangano delivered his 2015 State of the County address on Wednesday in East Meadow.
Mangano: Nassau on right track
In his State of the County speech Wednesday night in East Meadow, Nassau County Executive Ed Mangano painted a bright picture of Nassau’s present and future, touting his administration’s efforts to attract young people and families to the county, spur growth in the private sector, downsize government and hold down taxes. more
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Plan to address street flooding in the works
A master plan that would provide a roadmap for drainage infrastructure upgrades on local streets in south Seaford and Wantagh is in the works, thanks to funding provided through the New York Rising Community Development Block Grant Disaster Recovery program. more
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The refund checks are in the mail
Nassau County Comptroller George Maragos announced that 6,700 refund checks will be mailed, beginning late December through early January, to compensate homeowners whose tax assessments were not … more
In 2015, we should rise up against taxpayer injustice
As we ring in the New Year, let’s reflect on the important issues and challenges our state and county faced in 2014. I believe 2015 will be a good year . . . more
A wish list for the new year
Once upon a time, the coming of Hanukkah and Christmas meant that friends and family would send me lots of gifts, and I would reciprocate. more
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
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
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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
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