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Garbage collected during Op-SPLASH 22 last year.
Volunteer your time to restoring the South Shore's wetlands
Hurricane Sandy led to one of Long Island’s worst environmental disasters ever, if not the worst. Sandy’s massive storm surge flooded hundreds of South Shore homes. Fuel oil tanks broke loose and floated away, spilling oil as they went. Cars were flooded as well, which sent a witches’ brew of chemicals spilling out. Sewage leaked from the Bay Park Sewage Treatment Plant. more
Speaker Robert S. Cavera talked about the emotional aftermath of the storm.
The trauma in Sandy’s wake
Usually time can heal all wounds, but Superstorm Sandy was eight months ago, and communities are still suffering. On June 18 at 6 p.m. at the East Rockaway Library, Robert S. Cavera held a meeting … more
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The Federal Emergency Management Agency is one of several organizations helping those in need in the wake of Hurricane Sandy.
Relief efforts in full swing
Thousands of Long Islanders had their homes and property destroyed during Hurricane Sandy and are now left to pick up the pieces. Fortunately for all, several nation organizations have been working around the clock in recent weeks to lend a helping hand. more
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Erin Bianco received CVS electronic gift card donations from those who wanted to contribute to relief efforts. They raised more than $3,500 in these cards
A silver lining for East Rockaway after the storm
Erin Bianco, a Lynbrook resident who lived in East Rockaway when the storm hit, said she would remember the kindness and charity the storm brought out. “The silver lining in all of this was when … more
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Queens students lend helping hand to East Rockaway peers
Like many homes in East Rockaway, Rhame Avenue Elementary School is slowly but surely getting put back together after Hurricane Sandy hit on Oct. 29. Rhame had between 10 and 12 inches of water … more
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Resident Dan Caracciolo mediated the meeting.
Residents hold 'Meeting of the 11518' in East Rockaway
A grass-roots, civic-style, public meeting was held on Sunday night in East Rockaway, attracting two dozen people, some of whom are still waiting to get back into their homes since Hurricane Sandy … more
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Big music, big hearts
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 … more
Merrick residents waited up to six hours to retrieve gas from a Hess station on Sunrise Highway and Hewlett Avenue on Nov. 1.
Gas relief may be coming to Long Island
Nassau County residents in dire need of gasoline may be seeing some relief over the coming days. New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced Friday that he has signed an Executive Order to allow distributors to transport gasoline, diesel and kerosene into the New York without having to meet the usual registration requirements. more
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Education foundation members Dan Caracciolo, Jane Brezenoff and Richard Meagher, from left, presented the second of three checks to the East Rockaway School District. Holding the $50,000 check is Superintendent Roseanne Melucci; School Board President Kristin Ochtera, Secretary Patti Nicoletti, Vice President Linda Schmidt, and Trustee Neil Schloth.
East Rockaway Education Foundation presents $50,000 to high school
Dr. Richard Meagher, President of the East Rockaway Education Foundation, presented the second of three checks from his organization to the East Rockaway School District to help with Hurricane Sandy … more
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A rep shows how and where the communities were inundated with flood waters.
East Rockaway, Bay Park hold N.Y. Rising meeting
By Mary Malloy mmalloy@liherald.com The communities of Bay Park and East Rockaway held their first New York Rising Community Reconstruction Program’s public engagement meeting on Oct. 15 in … more
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