In the wake of Hurricane Sandy, Ocean-side seemed to be largely forgotten. The Long Island Power Authority took an inexcusably long time to begin restoring power here, and some of our elected …
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11/28/12
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I’m not going to mince any words about this: the response to the storm from our communities has been breathtakingly amazing.
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By Alex Costello
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11/28/12
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When Hurricane Sandy hit, firefighters from Broome County in upstate New York came down to help Oceanside. When they left to go back home, they decided to even further beyond their call of duty.
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11/28/12
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At a Board of Education meeting on Tuesday, the Oceanside School District administration detailed the damage the district sustained from Hurricane Sandy as well as the ongoing restoration efforts.
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By Alex Costello
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11/28/12
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Part two in a series on how South Shore residents are coping in the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy.
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By Chris Connolly
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11/28/12
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Drive through Oceanside or Island Park, and you’ll see the toll that Hurricane Sandy took on the communities.
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By Alex Costello
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11/28/12
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Electrical service on the Long Beach Branch of the Long Island Railroad was restored on Sunday, Nov. 25, with the entire system now operating on a “near normal” schedule for the first time since Hurricane Sandy hit the region.
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By Julie Mansmann
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11/28/12
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In better times, Ralph Isaacs drove his family from Las Vegas to the Grand Canyon in a rented RV. He loved living in the RV. Now he dreads it. For nearly two weeks after Hurricane Sandy pummeled the South Shore, he lived in one, parked in front of his one-story Long Beach home.
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By Scott Brinton
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11/27/12
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The stunning fall from grace of CIA Director David Petraeus surprised me, in a day and age when nothing surprises me.
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11/23/12
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I hate the smell of Hurricane Sandy. It’s the smell of decay.
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11/23/12
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