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Sustainable Long Island held the first of the city’s boardwalk focus group meetings on Feb. 6, where the organization gathered community input on how to rebuild the iconic structure that was …
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“People want [normalcy]. This is Long Beach, this is what we do,” said Kevin McCarthy, co-founder of the Long Beach Polar Bear Club.
Less than a week after Sandy struck, McCarthy said people …
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Pianist Jeffrey Biegel and Island Harvest have teamed up to raise money to benefit Hurricane Sandy victims. Enjoy an afternoon of Bach, Chopin, Moszkowski, Paderewski, and holiday selections at the …
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11/29/12
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Long Beach students headed to school this week with new backpacks, notebooks and supplies, thanks to the generosity of people 1,200 miles away.
“Let’s help these kids get a little sense of …
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By Alexandra Spychalsky
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11/28/12
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The Long Beach community pulled together on Thursday to host a Thanksgiving feast for residents affected by Hurricane Sandy.
Hundreds of people turned out to the city’s Ice Arena on West Bay …
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After speaking to her family, who is dispersed between Cedarhurst, Long Beach, New York City and Port Washington, and then reading comments on Facebook and viewing random online videos of the destruction Hurricane Sandy wrought in her native area, Boca Raton, Fla. resident Mara Cavallo Benkirane became determined to help.
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By Jeff Bessen
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11/16/12
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Although the power was turned on in most parts of the city over the last week, there are still many residents who are displaced because their homes are uninhabitable or remain without power and …
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By Anthony Rifilato
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11/16/12
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Part one in a series on how South Shore residents are coping in the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy. This week we begin in Bellmore-Merrick. In subsequent weeks we plan to spotlight recovery efforts in other communities.
John Giammarino’s one-level house stood near the intersection of Bellmore Avenue and Clubhouse Road for 30 years. But only three years after the south Bellmore resident began renting the waterfront home, his landlord sent crews to rip out what was left of the walls.
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By Julie Mansmann
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11/13/12
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As power was restored to parts of Long Beach over the last week, Tutti Frutti, the popular Park Avenue frozen yogurt shop, reopened on Saturday, one of several businesses along the main business …
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By Anthony Rifilato
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11/11/12
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“Who wants food?” said Bernadette Riordan, as she carved turkey and served hot meals at the end of Louisiana Street last Saturday.
It was a brief respite for residents, including Riordan’s …
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