In some ways, we have assessed the damage caused by Superstorm Sandy, as disturbing as the figures may be. Sandy’s destruction caused at least $65 billion in damages nationwide, and no region was hit harder than Long Island’s South Shore, Oceanside and Island Park in particular.
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By Tom Jordan
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10/29/14
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Following months of deliberation regarding the future of the Long Island Power Authority, Gov. Andrew Cuomo has proposed legislation that would privatize Long Island’s utility operations.
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By David Weingrad
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5/24/13
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Promising to save taxpayers $233 million over the next 20 years, Nassau County Executive Edward Mangano announced a partnership with United Water on Monday to manage and operate the county’s three …
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By Mary Malloy
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7/2/14
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Benjamin M. Lawsky, superintendent of financial services, announced representatives of the Department of Financial Services will be in Island Park from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Wednesday, Nov. 7, weather …
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11/6/12
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The holidays are in full swing, the stores are bustling with holiday shoppers, moms are baking their traditional Christmas butter cookies, but not all seems right with the world — not in our …
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By Mary Malloy
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12/19/12
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To assist families who are still struggling to locate housing after being displaced by Hurricane Sandy, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban …
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3/29/13
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Island Park Theatre Group is back with their production of Smokey Joe's Cafe after Mother Nature put plans for the production on hold last fall.
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By Mary Malloy
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4/18/13
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When Superstorm Sandy hit on Oct. 29, 2012, it devastated the South Shore. No storm in living memory had caused so much destruction.
Though reconstruction is well under way, there are many who …
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10/30/14
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Jones Beach, a spit of sand with 6.5 miles of Atlantic Ocean beaches, had no barrier island to protect it against Superstorm Sandy on Oct. 29, 2012. It was the barrier island, and so it took the …
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By Scott Brinton
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10/30/14
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Kendall and Ciro Frulio and daughters Olivia and Emma were living in a quaint home on Franklin Street in East Rockaway, within the village limits but blocks from the Bay Park border, when Hurricane …
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By Mary Malloy and Julie Mansmann
mmalloy@liherald.com or jmansmann@liherald.com
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4/29/15
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