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Reaching out with care is their focus

Warm and personal service is what Donza Funeral Home is all about. more

5/10/13

Gary Schall greets Facilities Director Chris Milano with an elbow bump at the ribbon-cutting.

A special kind of homecoming

“Homecoming” usually conjures images of colorful parade floats and hard-fought football games, but for the students, faculty and staff of East Rockaway and Lawrence high schools, the term has a more basic meaning: the return to their respective school buildings after months of repair following the devastation of Hurricane Sandy. more

By Mary Malloy and Jeff Bessen | 4/24/13

Hurricane Sandy ripped through the Woodmere Bay Yacht Club in East Rockaway. Members hope to have the Cooke Street building repaired by May.

Dropping anchor on a new clubhouse

Woodmere Bay Yacht Club member Charles Mohr just finished rebuilding his Bay Park home after Tropical Storm Irene, when Hurricane Sandy struck Long Island and tore through Mohr’s house. Sandy also damaged the East Rockaway clubhouse of the 66-year-old group. more

By Jeffrey Bessen | 3/20/13

two weeks after Hurricane Sandy, sewage breaches occurred at North Boulevard in Bay Park, above, and on Barnes Avenue in Baldwin.

Sandy showed Bay Park Sewage Plant shortcomings

Bay Park resident Nora Garcia-Osuna described what she found in her backyard after Hurricane Sandy as “mounds of hard, layered, crusted-over sewage” — the likes of which she had never seen … more

By Mary Malloy | 2/14/13

Summer in the Snow

Shoveling time for homeowners begins. more

By Linda Schmidt/edited by Mary Malloy | 2/9/13

It's long past time for action at the Bay Park plant

The effort to rebuild our communities after Hurricane Sandy’s devastation has not been without a sense of urgency, especially when it comes to reconstructing homes and critical infrastructure “stronger, smarter and safer.” more

1/31/13

Rabbi Andrew Warmflash of the Hewlett-East Rockaway Jewish Centre.

Feeling God’s spirit during Hanukkah

One of the most important values celebrated during the Hanukkah holiday is captured in a passage near the end of the haftorah that we read in synagogue on the Saturday morning of the holiday. more

Rabbi Andrew Warmflash | 12/6/12

Weeks after Sandy, many still need help

The hurricane-force winds and the mountainous storm surge are now just bad memories, but in many areas of the Heralds’ coverage area, Hurricane Sandy’s consequences will live on for weeks, months or years. more

11/29/12

Volunteers who help Nick Paxinox with his Thanksgiving Tradition of feeding holiday meals to those in need.

Helping for the holidays

For the past 17 years, Woodmere Lanes Owner Nick Paxinos has been preparing and delivering Thanksgiving meals to St. Boniface Parish in Elmont and the First Baptist Church in Far Rockaway, but this year he’s also planning to serve those who are displaced by Hurricane Sandy. more

By Ann Friedman | 11/20/12

A truck drove through sewage water on Rhame Avenue on Northern Blvd. in Bay Park

State of emergency issued for Bay Park, Baldwin

A state of emergency has been declared for certain homes in East Rockaway and Baldwin, according to Nassau County Health Commissioner Dr. Lawrence Eisenstein, to help eliminate threats to public … more

By Mary Malloy | 11/15/12

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