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As we recover, please thank your local heroes

I always thought it was cliché to say, “I’ve never seen anything like it,” but in the aftermath of Sandy, I can honestly say that, in my lifetime, I’ve never seen anything like it. more

11/15/12

Gary Weidner, a media relations specialist with the Federal Emergency Management Agency, flew in from Nevada to assist in the recovery. Above, he was standing in front of FEMA’s mobile Disaster Recovery Center at Nassau Community College’s Student Union.

FEMA sets up shop at Nassau Community College

Weary homeowners battered by Hurricane Sandy began to trickle into the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s mobile Disaster Recovery Center at Nassau Community College’s Student Union, a red-brick building on the west side of the campus, when it opened last Friday. The center was set up to help homeowners who suffered losses in the massive storm to file for grants that will enable them to rebuild. more

By Scott Brinton | 11/5/12

Tim Leahy, the Village of Valley Stream highway superintendent, cut through a tree that had smashed through power lines on Emerson Place in Valley Stream.

Long Island rebuilding in Sandy's wake

The superstorm called Hurricane Sandy will surely go down as one of the U.S.’s most costly and crippling storms, ripping a $20 billion swath of destruction up the Eastern Seaboard, and Long Island’s South Shore was front and center amid the tumult as Sandy’s northern end lashed communities from Bellmore to Valley Stream and from Long Beach to Rockville Centre. Now, after the flooding and the fires, the anxiety and fear, the South Shore must slowly rebuild, one home, one school, one business at a time. more

By Scott Brinton | 10/31/12

Parents, students: School's open. Be safe.

Another academic year has begun, and once again we must be mindful of keeping our children safe on their way to and from school, and while they’re there. more

9/6/12

Thank a volunteer firefighter

April 15-21 is National Volunteer Week, and we want to recognize a special group of volunteers — firefighters. more

4/19/12

The LIRR made a "pledge" to commuters that it would improve response time and communications during service disruptions.

LIRR drafts 'pledge' to commuters

In a new “pledge” to commuters, the Long Island Rail Road promises to respond quickly and improve communication during service disruptions. The eight-point pledge, released in draft … more

Lee Landor | 10/26/11

Craig Craft is the new commissioner of the Nassau County Office of Emergency Management. He is working to expand on the foundation that his predecessor, the late James Callahan III, had built.

Craft takes over as OEM head

No one can replace James “Jim” Callahan III, the late commissioner of the county Office of Emergency Management, described by county Executive Ed Mangano as a well-respected, “great … more

Lee Landor | 10/19/11

The two younger Callahan children, Elizabeth and Christina, sat on the laps of their older siblings, Thomas and Katherine, and listened as their mother, Patricia, spoke at the dedication of the county's Office of Emergency Management mobile command.

County remembers James Callahan with mobile command

James Callahan III, the late Malverne deputy mayor and commissioner of the county Office of Emergency Management who died on May 26, was honored by relatives, friends and colleagues last month at a … more

10/12/11

County dedicates OEM vehicle in Callahan's honor

Nassau County Executive Edward Mangano and members of the county’s Office of Emergency Management held a dedication ceremony on Monday, Sept. 26, of the OEM Command Vehicle to honor the memory … more

9/28/11

For his Eagle Scout project, Malvernite Nick Santiago will build a memorial at Reese Park for the late James Callahan III, who served as a village trustee for 12 years before he died in May.

Scout's honor: Troop 336 teen launches Callahan memorial project

Nick Santiago is all about preparedness — a trait not commonly found among 17-year-old boys. Whether it’s for something as disastrous as, say, a hurricane or as harmless as a reporter … more

Lee Landor | 9/7/11

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