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With Christmas three days away, the federal government acted like Santa Claus, and has provided a $2.4 million grant that the Town of Hempstead will use to repair Meadowmere Park Bridge, which was damaged in Hurricane Sandy more than four years ago.
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By Diana Colapietro
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12/22/16
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After five years as superintendent in a school district where he has worked for more than two decades, Gary Schall will officially retire next June 30. The formal announcement will be made at Monday’s Lawrence Board of Education meeting. Deputy Superintendent Dr. Ann Peder-
sen is expected to replace him.
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By Jeff Bessen
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11/9/16
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For the second time in seven months, voters in the 9th State Senate District will choose from among Democrat Todd Kaminsky, Republican Chris McGrath and Green Party candidate Laurence S. Hirsh for the district’s seat.
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11/2/16
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With communities devastated by Hurricane Sandy in 2012 still awaiting state and federal funds to help buttress against the effects another storm of its size, some groups on Long Island continue to fight their battle against what they see as the root: climate change.
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By Erik Hawkins
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10/27/16
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In the bleak aftermath of Hurricane Sandy, Gov. Andrew Cuomo appointed 22 local committees to plan “resiliency” projects that are intended to hold back big storms if, and when, they strike in the future.
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By Jeff Bessen and Scott Brinton
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10/26/16
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Hurricane Sandy was the South Shore’s worst nightmare realized. It was a monster storm that flooded portions of communities — specifically Meadowmere Park, back Lawrence, Hewlett Harbor and Cedarhurst — and left tens of thousands of lives in tatters. It was traumatic. People felt a visceral sense of fear for weeks, if not months. Could another big storm strike?
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By Diana Colapietro and Scott Brinton
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10/26/16
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Four years after Hurricane Sandy ravaged communities along the South Shore, U.S. Sens. Charles Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand, along with U.S. Rep. Kathleen Rice, announced that the Federal Emergency Management Agency would provide $4.6 million in federal recovery funding to the city of Long Beach and Island Park and Lawrence school districts.
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By Ben Strack
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10/13/16
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On the newly renovated Rockaway Boardwalk, you can see the ocean’s waves crashing onto the shoreline, surfers, pedestrians and scooters sharing the space that extends from Beach 9 Street to Beach 126 Street.
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By Diana Colapietro
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8/24/16
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Since Hurricane Sandy attacked our shores, the people of Long Island have been waiting for the federal government to grant funding that will protect our shorelines from future storms. On Aug. 10 . . .
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8/17/16
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Nearly four years after Hurricane Sandy there are still homeowners facing challenges to their mental and financial wellbeing.
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By Diana Colapietro
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8/17/16
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