The Village Foundation of East Rockaway (VFER), a non-profit independent charity, was also recognized at the Jan. 14 meeting. The Foundation’s members have been working since the hurricane struck …
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1/23/13
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A river ran through it — and the high school has been inoperable ever since.
On the evening of Oct. 29, Hurricane Sandy sent a furious tidal surge of water from Mill River, just yards behind …
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By Mary Malloy
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1/23/13
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The eight students and one teacher shuffled into the center of what was left of the dining room of a red-brick ranch home on a canal in Long Beach’s East End last Friday.
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By Scott Brinton
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12/20/12
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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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A crowd of concerned residents overflowed into the halls around the East Rockaway Village Hall courtroom on Dec. 12 at a standing-room-only community meeting hosted by State Assemblyman Brian …
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By Mary Malloy
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12/19/12
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Some doctors tell us that us “time heals all wounds,” but for the victims of Hurricane Sandy, a great deal remains to be done, and the public has to be reminded of it as often as possible.
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12/13/12
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Hurricane Sandy attacked without mercy, leaving more than a million Long Islanders without power and wrecking tens of thousands of homes near the shoreline. Then a second disaster struck.
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12/13/12
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Superstorm Sandy left your home, your possessions, even your livelihood damaged. You’ve contacted your insurance company. Now what?
Dealing with the aftermath of such a disaster is, to say the …
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Late last month, Town of Hempstead Councilman Anthony Santino held a Town Hall meeting that gave residents the chance to speak to town officials in the wake of Hurricane Sandy.
In addition to …
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By Alex Costello
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12/13/12
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Six weeks after Hurricane Sandy ripped through their community, destroying homes, cars and nearly everything else in its path, Long Beach residents got a chance to laugh on Monday night thanks to …
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By Brian Croce
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12/12/12
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