Q. Last year my street was repaved, and now I see cracks, which I expect will get worse. I seal my driveway every few years, and it looks and works very well, without any cracking or damage. The cost to seal is pennies on the dollar compared with . . .
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11/29/19
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Like most Long Islanders, I spend a fair amount of time driving on our local highways. Most of them were built long ago, some going back to the Depression era, others to the post-World War II boom. Almost all of these roads are in a state of disrepair . . .
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10/4/19
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Q. I’ve been reading about new homeowners who applied for solar panels and found out they unknowingly bought a home that needs to be raised. What a mess! However, I really can’t get a grasp on the scope of the problem and which homes are affected.
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By Monte Leeper
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2/15/19
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The Woodmere Fire Department responded to a fire at 716 West Broadway, Woodmere on Aug. 29 at 3:59 p.m.
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8/30/18
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From 9 p.m. to 5 a.m., one or two eastbound lanes on the Southern State Parkway between Meadowbrook Road, Exit 23, and Central Avenue, Exit 13, will be closed for pothole repairs and other maintenance through Friday, Jan. 15, weather permitting, according to the New York State Department of Transportation.
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By Jeff Bessen
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1/11/16
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Q. Last week I wrote that the New York Rising program could have been more organized, and since we managed to avoid being flooded by Hurricane Joaquin, we have the opportunity . . .
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By Monte Leeper
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10/23/15
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Q. Our home was flooded in Hurricane Sandy, and even though most people didn’t get a “Sandy Repair permit,” we were told we needed one . . .
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By Monte Leeper
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7/8/15
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Things are seldom what they seem. In a new banner season we learn that lesson again from a dazzling flurry of brilliant Shakespeare and Beckett revivals; and equally from a pair of magically constructed newcomers.
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Arlene Epstein
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12/23/13
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The recently approved 2013-2014 state budget includes provisions to provide grants to gas stations that are prewired to receive or purchase generators during a declared fuel shortage emergency.
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By David Weingrad
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4/3/13
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More than four months after Hurricane Sandy, many homes along the South Shore remain in shambles. Countless businesses still have not reopened.
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3/7/13
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