There is good news from the National Weather Service, Hurricane Joaquin will track well off the east coast of the U.S.
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By Barbra Rubin-Perry
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10/1/15
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Rolling River Day Camp sits on five acres along Mill River, which snakes through East Rockaway and Bay Park on the way to East Rockaway Channel. The river can be a friend. It forms an idyllic backdrop for a camp replete with swimming pools, playgrounds and ball fields. It can also be a foe. During a nor’easter in 2010, Tropical Storm Irene in 2011 and Hurricane Sandy in 2012, the river inundated much of the camp, wreaking havoc.
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By Scott Brinton
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7/28/15
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Q. I got a letter from my village that says my house needs to be lifted, and that it’s mandatory because I was lucky enough to be 50 percent damaged by Sandy.
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By Monte Leeper
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7/22/15
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After Hurricane Sandy struck, engineers visited thousands of damaged homes on the South Shore to evaluate the damage and determine whether the storm had caused structural damage — decisions that were critical to the process of finalizing how much money insurance agencies would pay out to their clients.
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By Matthew Rachek
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7/22/15
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Residents with questions about how their flood insurance claims were processed after Hurricane Sandy will have a chance to speak with a representative from the Federal Emergency Management Agency …
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By Brendan Murray
bmurray@liherald.com
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7/15/15
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Q. Our home was flooded in Hurricane Sandy, and even though most people didn’t get a “Sandy Repair permit,” we were told we needed one . . .
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By Monte Leeper
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7/8/15
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Pope Francis issued an encyclical last month that focuses on our responsibility for and connections to the environment and the poor. I’ve only read the first half of “Laudato Si’" . . .
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7/1/15
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A bill that would provide relief to homeowners who withdrew funds from retirement savings accounts in order to repair or rebuild their Hurricane Sandy-damaged homes was passed by the State Assembly …
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By Brendan Murray
bmurray@liherald.com
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6/24/15
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East Rockaway will soon be a little bit less shady, as the village board members announced at their meeting on Monday that DPW workers will be taking down more than 100 trees that died as a result of …
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By Brendan Murray
bmurray@liherald.com
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6/10/15
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Tuesday, June 16, 5 p.m. to 9 p.m.; Long Beach Hotel, 405 East Broadway, Long Beach
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6/8/15
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