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Rebuild by Design welcomed the public’s input on post-Sandy issues and their opinions on what can be done to prevent further catastrophes.
A design to rebuild
Rebuild By Design, an initiative created in 2012 by President Obama and the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, has selected 10 teams to … more
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A N.y. rising representive showed how the Bay Park Sewage Treatment Plant could be strengthened against future storms.
A look down the road to recovery
At last week’s third public forum on post-Hurricane Sandy reconstruction, residents of Bay Park and East Rockaway finally got to see a breakdown of where $6.5 million that was allocated for … more
Reflect, recover, renew
Dozens of residents lined the Grand Canal in Bay Park on Oct. 29 to observe the one-year anniversary of the storm that devastated their community and … more
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A time to reflect
The11518 organization has organized a candlelit reflection ceremony commemorating the first anniversary of the storm that changed the lives of many people. On Tues., Oct. at 7 p.m., community … more
the11518 founder Dan Caracciolo at a rally in East Rockaway recently.
the11518: Sandy spawns grassroots organization in East Rockaway
They say it takes a village — to raise a child, to get things done, and to hold each other up. The seven-month-old the11518 is such an organization. For now, the11518 is focused on helping … more
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Honorary Chief William Myers
Heroes of Sandy recognized
With the one-year anniversary of Hurricane Sandy approaching, Heartbreaking memories of devastation, tragedy and frustration are returning to the hearts and minds of those who experienced the … more
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A rep shows how and where the communities were inundated with flood waters.
East Rockaway, Bay Park hold N.Y. Rising meeting
By Mary Malloy mmalloy@liherald.com The communities of Bay Park and East Rockaway held their first New York Rising Community Reconstruction Program’s public engagement meeting on Oct. 15 in … more
Residents visited four stations where they were asked for their input on reconstruction process.
Reconstruction committee hosts first public meeting
Nearly a year after Hurricane Sandy devastated portions of Oceanside, Island Park, Harbor Isle and Barnum Island, a committee of residents from those communities hosted a public forum on at St. … more
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Five Towns residents are invited to a public meeting of the Community Reconstruction program committee concerning projects and strategies.
Five Towns Community Reconstruction program committee to host public meeting
On Thursday, the Five Towns Community Reconstruction program committee will meet from 7 to 9 p.m. at the Hebrew Academy of the Five Towns and Rockaway at 44 Frost Lane in Lawrence. more
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Barnum Woods Students wore blue and yellow
‘Together we are better’
The motto of Francis X. Hegarty Elementary School in Island Park is “Together we are better.” In East Meadow, Barnum Woods Elementary School’s motto is “We use our head, heart and hands in all we do.” Last Friday, the two schools backed up those words at a ceremony in the central courtyard of Barnum Woods, where school officials donated $18,500 to the Hegarty School, which was devastated by Hurricane Sandy. more
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