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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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Saying that the city remains vulnerable to future storms like Hurricane Sandy, the City Council unanimously approved a measure at its meeting on Tuesday to revisit a U.S. Army Corps of Engineers …
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The city’s plan to revisit a 2006 Army Corps of Engineers project sparked a debate at Tuesday’s meeting among residents who support the plan and those who question its viability and say that it …
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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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Estelle and Charles Goldfarb were desperate to pump out the 3½ feet of water that flooded the crawl space of their newly built Woodmere home after Hurricane Sandy. So when a truck from the Carle Place-based Citywide Sewer and Drain appeared on the street, it seemed like a ray of light in the darkness.
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By Ann Friedman
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12/5/12
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While selling their home is most likely the furthest thing from many Five Towns homeowners’ minds as they continue repairs following Hurricane Sandy, potentially declining property values, as a result of the storm, may be a reality.
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By Ann Friedman
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12/5/12
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While many South Shore schools were flooded or damaged and needed to close temporarily in the wake of Hurricane Sandy, Valley Stream’s 14 schools escaped relatively unscathed.
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By Brian Croce
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12/5/12
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The cleanup of Hurricane Sandy has cost Valley Stream more than $400,000 so far, but village officials expect that most of that money will be reimbursed by the state and federal governments.
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By Andrew Hackmack
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12/5/12
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The Board of Education voted unanimously at its Nov. 27 meeting to revise the school district’s 2012-13 school calendar and use a number of vacation days to offset the days missed during Hurricane …
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By Alexandra Spychalsky
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12/4/12
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Island Park Superintendent Dr. Rosmarie Bovino updated residents at the Board of Education’s Nov. 26 meeting about the districts recovery efforts from Hurricane Sandy and informed them that the …
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By Aaron Axelson
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11/28/12
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