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Emily Thompson, deputy general counsel of the Governor’s Office of Storm Recovery, with Mayor Robert Kennedy, far right, and representatives of Freeport’s Department of Public Works, Freeport Electric and the police and fire departments, explained the new outage management system that the village will implement the first week of August.
Outage Management System will unify response to emergencies
In the years since Hurricane Sandy in 2012, Freeport Mayor Robert Kennedy has taken steps to prevent disasters in future storms. His approach, he says, is to “be proactive and not … more
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Nassau County Legislator Steve Rhoads embraced Freeporter Eva Rowan, whose home was substantially damaged in Hurricane Sandy and who is now struggling to rebuild and elevate her house.
County: Sandy victims are not forgotten
Brandishing a yellow picket sign, Freeporter Eva Rowan wiped away tears as she spoke. Eighteen months have passed since she hired Fred Gutterman, the owner of JBJ General Contracting, to elevate and … more
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Deputy Village Attorney Robert McLaughlin, left, and Mayor Robert Kennedy answered homeowners’ questions about construction and elevation projects in the village on April 25.
Freeport family struggles to stay in NY Rising
Angry Freeporters filled the benches at Village Hall on April 25. Twenty-seven families came to speak about the same person: the contractor who they said they hired to elevate and rebuild their … more
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Let’s hear the kids out on gun control
On the same day that a million young people walked out of school to protest gun violence and remember the 17 students and teachers killed in Parkland, Fla., the National Rifle Association tweeted a photo of an AR-15 . . . more
After Parkland, the youth are leading change
"Why do we have to lead the change?” That was the question Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School senior Ryan Deitsch asked Sen. Marco Rubio at a town hall forum . . . more
Just another day in America: 17 shot dead
Golda Meir famously said that when Israel’s enemies loved their children more than they hated Israel, peace would be possible. The same could be said of members of Congress: When they . . . more
Saving the world, $10 at a time, Part III
"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
There’s no excuse for Trump’s dissing of Puerto Rico
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
The morning after Sandy, I didn’t know where to start
“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
Among the attendees at the Freeport emergency management center’s opening were Town of Hempstead Councilwoman Dorothy Goosby, left, Mayor Robert Kennedy and Nassau County Executive Ed Mangano.
Freeport prepping for the next Big One
For the past seven months, the Village of Freeport has been building a new emergency management center in preparation for the next big storm the likes of Hurricane Sandy, or any other disaster that … more
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