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National Grid is installing new gas mains on several streets in Cedarhurst.

National Grid installing new gas mains in Cedarhurst

New high pressure gas mains are being installed in residential areas north of West Broadway in Cedarhurst, village officials said. more

By Jeff Bessen | 3/28/19

On Bayswater Boulevard in Inwood flooding occurred after a February 2016 snowstorm.

Aiming to check Inwood's high-tide flooding

Jessie Specht is not a sailor but in her eight years of living on Walnut Road in Inwood she spends a portion of her day checking tide times, moon phases and the weather because when it is high tide and the moon is in its full phase and with or without a storm her street and others in the community flood. more

By Jeff Bessen | 3/14/19

Lawrence School District unveiled its proposed 2019-20 budget. From left Board of Education President Murray Forman, Superintendent Dr. Ann Pedersen and Trustee Heshy Blachorsky at the March 11 meeting.

No increase to Lawrence School District budget

Though the Lawrence High School auditorium where Assistant Superintendent of Business and Operations Jeremy Feder presented the proposed 2019-20 school district budget at the March 11 Board of Education meeting was nearly empty the preliminary promises do not appear hollow. more

By Jeff Bessen | 3/14/19

With more than $14 million from FEMA and New York state, Lawrence School District officials look to renovate the high school, which was severely damaged in Hurricane Sandy. Above, the LHS crawl space after clean up.

Lawrence School District receives nearly $13 million from FEMA

Barely three months after Hurricane Sandy, Dr. Ann Pedersen, then the Lawrence School District’s assistant superintendent for Academic Affairs received a phone call on Jan. 16, 2013 that nearly made her forget that horrendous storm and the damage it inflicted on the Five Towns. more

By Jeff Bessen | 2/21/19

The Lawrence High School crawl space under about 140 yards of debris were cleaned up.

Lawrence School District receives nearly $13 million from the Federal Emergency Management Agency

Nearly $13 million in federal money was awarded to the Lawrence School District for building repairs that occurred when Hurricane Sandy ripped through the East Coast on Oct. 29, 2012. more

By Jeff Bessen | 2/12/19

Lawrence Mayor Alex Edelman, far left, reviewed stormwater infrastructure maps with LKMA Senior Project Director Gilbert Anderson and Deputy Village Administrator Gerry Castro.

Designing to reduce flooding in the Five Towns

Over six years after Hurricane Sandy, shovels have yet to hit the dirt on many of the infrastructure projects proposed through the NY Rising Community Reconstruction Program, which is overseen by the Governor’s Office of Storm Recovery, including seven initiatives planned for the Five Towns and two surrounding communities. more

By Jeff Bessen | 1/24/19

We neighbors are kept in the dark

Q. How is it possible that a big development, meant to replace an existing one, damaged by Hurricane Sandy, could be permitted without the neighbors knowing about it until it’s already approved by the county Industrial Development Agency and the town? more

By Monte Leeper | 10/26/18

The Army Corps of Engineers’ study area stretched from Rockaway Inlet to East Rockaway Inlet.

Stopping storm surge along the South Shore

A plan that could reduce flooding and other damage for more than 850,000 people in Nassau County, Brooklyn and Queens and more than 46,000 homes and businesses is available for public comment, and … more

By Jeff Bessen | 9/27/18

It’s hurricane season, so be prepared

The images of destruction caused by Hurricane Florence last week were particularly frightening for Long Islanders, many of whom are still reeling from the havoc and devastation that Hurricane Sandy wrought six years ago. more

9/21/18

Luke Arozzi, 12, practiced his forehand with help from instructor Arup Dutta.

Net gain for Atlantic Beach

With improvements being made to the Atlantic Beach Tennis Center, the village is serving up a new community hub. Hurricane Sandy damaged the center, and as the storm’s sixth anniversary approaches, the end of the project is nearly in sight. more

By Tyler Marko | 7/19/18

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