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The city is launching a program where teams of volunteers would disseminate information during a disaster like Hurricane Sandy.
City launches neighborhood emergency program
Nearly eight months after Hurricane Sandy ravaged Long Beach, and with forecasters predicting an active or extremely active hurricane season this year, the city is implementing a program that will … more
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For Long Beach residents who were unsatisfied with their storm-related insurance settlements and are fighting for more, there are two important deadlines looming.
FEMA extends deadline for Sandy claims
As the one-year anniversary of Hurricane Sandy draws closer, so do the deadlines for pursuing legal action against insurance companies. For Long Beach residents who were unsatisfied with their … more
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Trees fell into homes throughout Bellmore-Merrick, like this one on George Court in south Merrick.
Hurricane Sandy — documenting a tragedy in pictures
Hurricane Sandy hit Bellmore homes and businesses hard, with downed trees and power lines, and plenty of damage to cars and buildings. In the days that followed our photographers and readers … more
Boats upended in East Rockaway.
Hurricane Sandy — documenting a tragedy in pictures
Hurricane Sandy hit South Shore homes and businesses hard, with flooding, downed trees and power lines, and horrific damage to boats, cars and buildings. In the days that followed our photographers … more
The hospital and the State Health Department are at odds over acute care services and finances.
Fate of LBMC uncertain
The dispute between the Long Beach Medical Center and the State Department of Health grew more contentious last week, after Health Commissioner Dr. Nirav Shah blasted the hospital’s board of … more
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Barrier Island Alliance representative Eric Landsman, left, chamber Executive Vice President Mark Tannenbaum and Billy Kupferman discussed ideas aimed at helping local businesses this summer.
Giving Long Beach businesses a boost
In an effort to boost tourism and generate revenue for local businesses this summer, the city plans to allow food trucks to operate near the beach for the first time. At the March 18 Chamber of … more
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Hope and A.J. Rodriguez attend Brooklyn Avenue School in Valley Stream after being displaced from their Island Park home and schools by Hurricane Sandy.
Finding solace after the storm in Valley Stream
Hope Rodriguez embodies her first name. She and her younger brother, Abel John, have remained optimistic and hopeful even in the face of great adversity. more
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The district is attempting to hold classes on a limited basis this week. Pictured, the Lido Complex sustained flooding during the storm.
Long Beach schools work to reopen
The Long Beach School District is working to return students to school in the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy, an effort that would include limited openings, possibly starting on Wednesday. … more
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Hospital CEO Doug Melzer said that the reopening of the nursing home was a ‘milestone.’
Komanoff Center residents return
June Perby sat by a large window overlooking Reynolds Channel that spans the fourth floor dining room of Long Beach Medical Center’s Komanoff Center for Geriatric & Rehabilitative Medicine. A … more
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City Manager Jack Schnirman said that business owners impacted by Sandy should apply for CDBG funding.
Schnirman urges businesses to apply for CDBG money
City Manager Jack Schnirman is urging business owners to apply for much-needed federal funding that the state will soon make available through Community Development Block Grants. The Disaster … more
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