"At 6 p.m. last Sunday, I tore off two layers of plastic sheeting covering the double doors that separate my upstairs living room from my ground-level family room . . .
more
1/4/18
|
It’s hard to believe that we’ve observed the fifth anniversary of Hurricane Sandy. Unlike previous superstorms, the damage caused by Sandy is still . . .
more
11/9/17
|
“It’s total devastation — countless cars are ruined, the boardwalk is ruined, people’s homes,” Sgt. Eric Cregeen told me the day after Hurricane Sandy . . .
more
11/2/17
|
We need the road overhaul project
To the Editor:
State Assemblywoman Melissa Miller’s comments on the Park Street/Beech Street project in last week’s Herald story “Evacuation route to be overhauled” were troubling.
more
10/27/17
|
Students in all four grades at Davis Renov Stahler Yeshiva High Schools for Boys in Woodmere took park in the school’s Tzedakah Day, Sept. 27, and helped to collect money for charities.
more
10/27/17
|
Q. My contractor didn’t follow the plans for our new house, which replaces the old house, which was destroyed by Hurricane Sandy. It took us years to get the money, and we started a few weeks ago.
more
By Monte Leeper
|
10/27/17
|
This week we mark the fifth anniversary of Hurricane Sandy. For so many storm victims, it felt as though their world had been turned upside down in the aftermath of this monster storm.
more
10/27/17
|
On Oct. 22, 2012, Tropical Depression 18 formed in the Caribbean Sea south of Jamaica, according to the National Weather Service.
It intensified, and seven days later Hurricane Sandy struck the metropolitan area, flooding homes, businesses, schools and hospitals as well as the New York City and New Jersey transit systems. Fierce winds flung boats onto nearby lawns. Trees were uprooted. Residents went without power for days.
more
By Jeff Bessen
|
10/26/17
|
This week we mark the fifth anniversary of Hurricane Sandy. For so many storm victims, it felt as though their world had been turned upside down in the aftermath of this monster storm.
more
10/26/17
|
With the understanding what they and many others went through after Hurricane Sandy nearly five years ago, students at Stella K. Abraham High School for Girls in Hewlett Bay Park jumped into action with fundraising, including a bake sale, and a letter writing campaign that offered words of comfort to teenagers in Jewish high schools in Houston after Hurricane Harvey.
more
10/20/17
|