“Life as we knew it changed so much, and we need to focus on a new way of life,” Inwood resident Eleanor Grimando said as she stood at the kitchen counter in her new prefabricated house, nearly a year after Hurricane Sandy left her with no choice but to demolish her childhood home on Bayswater Boulevard.
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By Ann Friedman
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10/25/13
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For local residents, Oct. 29, 2012 will be one of a handful of historic dates that those on the south shore of Long Island will remember for the rest of their lives, talking about where they were …
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By Howard Schwach
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10/23/13
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Running to support Five Towns neighbors
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In the first year of the Southwest Nassau Run Series, the Five Towns Community Chest held its third annual 5K Run/Walk on Oct. 20 that wound its way around the villages of Hewlett Harbor and Hewlett Neck, starting and ending at the high school.
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10/23/13
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Ideas for allotting the more than $9 million in federal funds available to the Village of Atlantic Beach, the Atlantic Beach Estates and East Atlantic Beach for Hurricane Sandy relief were welcomed at a Community Reconstruction program meeting on Oct. 16.
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By Ann Friedman
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10/23/13
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I remember being on the brink of total sleep deprivation when Hurricane Sandy decided to drown my town, Atlantic Beach, with its salty wake and strong winds. Little did I know that I would be getting plenty of sleep in the days to come, because Sandy had done so much damage to Lawrence High School that it had to be closed for repairs.
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Carina Kohn
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10/23/13
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With $27.6 million in funding for projects that could help mitigate future damage from storms such as Hurricane Sandy at stake, residents, especially from Meadowmere Park, made their case for what is needed at public meeting No. 1 of the Five Towns Community Reconstruction program committee on Oct. 17.
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By Jeff Bessen
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10/23/13
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Running in Inwood to help Five Towns students
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The second leg of the newly created Southwest Nassau Run Series was held last Sunday as the 20th annual Inwood 5K took place at Inwood Park.
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10/16/13
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Strength in fitness for EMUNAH
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EMUNAH of America and Woodmere-based Studio Inna collaborated to hold a charitable fitness extravaganza the Hebrew Academy of the Five Towns Sports Complex in Lawrence on Oct. 12.
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10/16/13
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Homecoming delights fans as Lawrence wins
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Homecoming was once again a happy one for Lawrence as sun shone down on parade participants and watchers before the football team defeated Conference III rival Hewlett, 36-20, last Saturday.
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10/16/13
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After noticing a significant amount of debris along the shoreline of Hook Creek, which flows through North Woodmere Park, Teri Schure said the waste was a problem prior to Hurricane Sandy and has only gotten worse.
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By Ann Friedman
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10/16/13
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