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First grade students at Hewitt Elementary have been working hard to collect school supplies for students in East Rockaway.
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12/19/12
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Last week, a different kind of donation came to Oceanside in the wake of Hurricane Sandy: pet supplies.
The pet food company Halo dropped 13,000 meals worth of food for pets at Pet Supplies …
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12/13/12
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Communities from all over have been reaching out to help Oceanside in the aftermath of the storm. Some have been far away, and others have been pretty close to home.
The Plainview-Old Bethpage …
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12/13/12
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The grand opening of M’s, one of Island Park’s newest eateries, was rather short-lived. Owner John Manzo opened the restaurant’s doors on Oct. 28, only to close them the following day, as …
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By Alex Costello
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12/13/12
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Scott Solimine, lead pastor at South Nassau Christian Church in Baldwin Harbor, had only been in his job for five weeks when Sandy hit. He had just wrapped up his first series of sermons, after spending two years working with teens in the community, when the lives of many around him were suddenly turned upside down by powerful winds and flooding.
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The effects of Hurricane Sandy continue to dominate the headlines, yet it’s an encouraging sign to see the shifting focus from the long road ahead to the current progress being made, particularly on the local level.
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Jenny Lu
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12/12/12
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East Rockaway High School suffered extensive damage and lost a lot of equipment in Hurricane Sandy, including in its weight room, where students worked out …
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By Brian Croce
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12/12/12
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Jenna Luvin, a former village resident, coordinated an event in Colorado on Nov. 30 to raise money for the Breezy Point Disaster Relief Fund.
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12/6/12
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Since Hurricane Sandy hit in late October, there have been many heartwarming stories of neighbors helping neighbors, businesses, organizations and places of worship assisting their communities — …
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By Brian Croce
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12/6/12
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Inwood native Robert Martin brought his video camera when he returned to his hometown after Hurricane Sandy to help document the damage that his neighbors and friends’ houses sustained for insurance purposes but once the camera started rolling, he knew he had to share the stories he captured.
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By Ann Friedman
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12/5/12
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