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There comes a moment in a monster hurricane such as Sandy when you question why you live on Long Island, this 118-mile-long spit of glacial debris deposited in the Atlantic Ocean from the mainland 20,000 years ago. more
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
Every year, hundreds of Long Island homes suffer fires that leave the lives of their occupants in shambles. more
When I first started writing this column back in the ’80s (gulp), I worked and wrote in a newspaper office. more
On Nov. 7, my husband, Dr. Leonard (a.k.a. Len) Schreiber, lost his long and courageous battle against AML leukemia. His funeral service took place at Gutterman's Funeral Home in Rockville Centre, and his military burial was held at Wellwood Cemetery on Nov. 13. Since he was an Air Force veteran, taps was played and I was presented with the American flag that had draped his coffin. more
Nassau County Police have released photos of four Brooklyn men who allegedly forced their way into a North Bellmore home on Bellmore Avenue on Monday at around 9 a.m., which sent police on a chase that wound through Merrick and eventually Wantagh. more
Most Monday mornings, 20-year-old Haris Sumra leaves his Bellmore Avenue home to take his sister to C.W. Post before heading to his own classes at St. John’s University. This Monday, Haris woke up late, and decided to return home to shower and eat breakfast after dropping off his sister. more
Update: 10:00 a.m. Four Brooklyn men brandishing knives and possibly a handgun invaded a North Bellmore home on Bellmore Avenue on Monday morning, around 9 a.m., and Nassau County police officers pursued the men into Merrick and later the Wantagh-Seaford area, firing shots at and wounding one of the suspects, authorities said. more
I write this assuming it will be true for a lot of my readers: September 11, 2001, was the worst day of my life. It was worse for many than it was for me — I was lucky not to lose my father, a roommate and several close friends who all worked in the towers — but the anger and anguish I felt that day were the most intense I’ve ever known. more
“It sounded like an explosion,” North Bellmorite Patricia Gonzalez reflected, describing the moment early Sunday morning when a giant oak tree collapsed onto her home as Hurricane Irene passed through her neighborhood. more
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