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On Cedarhurst Avenue by Central Avenue in Cedarhurst, a tree felled by Hurricane Sandy spilled onto the street.

Patrols by village board members, including Deputy Mayor Benjamin Weinstock and Trustee Ari Brown, along with several members of the Shomrin Society, 4th Precinct Auxiliary and a village employee, were conducted throughout Cedarhurst on Sunday night. more

By Jeff Bessen | 11/5/12

Tim Leahy, the Village of Valley Stream highway superintendent, cut through a tree that had smashed through power lines on Emerson Place in Valley Stream.

Long Island rebuilding in Sandy's wake

The superstorm called Hurricane Sandy will surely go down as one of the U.S.’s most costly and crippling storms, ripping a $20 billion swath of destruction up the Eastern Seaboard, and Long Island’s South Shore was front and center amid the tumult as Sandy’s northern end lashed communities from Bellmore to Valley Stream and from Long Beach to Rockville Centre. Now, after the flooding and the fires, the anxiety and fear, the South Shore must slowly rebuild, one home, one school, one business at a time. more

By Scott Brinton | 10/31/12

An electrical fire at Traditions restaurant in Lawrence created a smoky condition for several stores along on Central Avenue.

Lawrence stores smoked out due to electrical fire

Several stores along Central Avenue in Lawrence endured a smoky condition due to an electrical fire at a restaurant at 7:09 a.m. on July 20, according to officials at the scene. more

By Jeff Bessen | 7/20/12

A BMW crashed into this tree and a utility pole at the intersection of Broadway and Cooperbeach Lane in Lawrence, after the driver apparently lost control of the vehicle.

Lawrence overturn damages utility pole

A motorist lost control of his vehicle and crashed into a utility pole and then a tree at the intersection of Broadway and Cooperbeach Lane in Lawrence as he headed east on Broadway at 7:45 a.m. on March 4, according to Nassau County police and Lawrence-Cedarhurst Fire Department officials, who responded to the scene. more

JEFFREY BESSEN | 3/5/12

The greenery of The Woodmere Club appears lusher as it was named “Club of the Year” by the Metropolitan Golf Writers Association and reduced its carbon footprint by replacing more than 1,000 light bulbs with LED lights.

Looking forward to the next 100 years

In its centennial year, The Woodmere Club on Meadow Drive has an added reason to celebrate as the Metropolitan Golf Writers Association named it “Club of the Year” on Feb. 7. more

ANN E. FRIEDMAN | 2/16/12

The driver of this pick up truck lost control of the vehicle on Branch Boulevard in Woodmere on Jan. 6 and collided with a pair of utility poles and a tree.

One-vehicle crash in Woodmere knocks down poles

A motorist traveling north on Branch Boulevard lost control of his Toyota Tacoma pick up truck and struck two utility poles and a tree at the intersection by University Street on Jan. 6 at 3:45 p.m., Nassau County police and Woodmere Fire Department officials said. more

JEFF BESSEN | 1/9/12

'Mean Irene' delivers a punishing blow

I remember when the real estate agent first took my wife and me to what would become our home in south Merrick nine years ago. We pulled up across the street from the quaint split-level, with white shingles and an aging gray roof. We instantly fell in love. more

9/9/11

Jobs well done, mostly

Emergency responders and public officials deserve credit for getting way out in front of last month’s devastating hurricane. more

9/9/11

Hurricane Irene brought down this tree behind an apartment building at 97 Cedarhurst Ave. in Cedarhurst. A building resident said it sounded like thunder when it fell.

Cleaning up in the Five Towns

There was widespread damage to the beach clubs in Atlantic Beach, the county’s evacuation order made life difficult for Lawrence residents observing Shabbos, and flooded roads and downed power lines throughout the Five Towns made driving hazardous. more

JEFF BESSEN and ANDREW HACKMACK | 9/1/11

On Wednesday, the Long Island Power Authority's chief operating officer, Michael Hervey, in hardhat, toured Florence Street in south Merrick with Nassau County Legislator David Denenberg, to Hervey's left.

LIPA chief tours storm-ravaged south Merrick with legislator

The Long Island Power Authority’s chief operating officer, Michael Hervey, toured storm-ravaged parts of south Merrick with Nassau County Legislator David Denenberg on Wednesday to reassure frustrated homeowners that power would be restored to their homes. more

By Scott Brinton | 8/31/11

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