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The Town of Hempstead is one of many local governments that are scrambling to help homeowners in need following the wreckage caused by Hurricane Sandy. more
Most East Rockaway residents are still without power and many families are dealing with flooding and sewage backup in the wake of Hurricane Sandy. more
As many South Shore residents continue to pick up the pieces 19 months after Superstorm Sandy, county officials announced a bipartisan agreement to borrow $14.4 million to re-establish the Clean and Seed program. more
In the wake of Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s announcement last Saturday that the Bay Park Sewage Treatment Plant will see at least $730 million in upgrades thanks to funding from the Federal Emergency Management Agency and the state government, residents are now hopeful that they will soon be rid of the loud, annoying noise of generators and the overpowering smell of sewage at Nassau County’s largest waste facility. more
A man stood up at the East Rockaway village board meeting on Monday night and beseeched everyone on the board to put the political mudslinging on hold. “Can’t this wait?” he asked, addressing Deputy Mayor Richard Meagher and trustees Irene Villacci, Bruno Romano and Fran Lenahan. “Maybe we can set up a debate later on, closer to the elections in March.” more
Part four in a series on how South Shore residents are coping in the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy. Veterinarian Dr. Lee Gelfand of Merrick, whose All Creatures Veterinary Hospital in Long Beach was all but destroyed by Hurricane Sandy, finds hope in the stories that pet owners tell in the superstorm’s aftermath. more
Bay Park resident Dana Casas was nine months pregnant when the hurricane hit — and after losing almost all of their possessions in the storm, she and her … more
Hewlett-East Rockaway Jewish Centre congregants affixed a miniature facsimile of the Israeli flag to blouses, shirts and jackets as they gathered for Shabbos services on Oct. 13, with the Jewish … more
The Village of Lynbrook’s annual Veterans Day event at Doughboy Monument drew another crowd of neighbors who gathered to honor and respect men and women who served in the military. Each … more
In a scene so colorful it could have come straight from a comic panel, East Rockaway’s Bethany Congregational Church was filled with artwork, figurines, stickers and, of course, comics. The … more
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