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Village of Freeport Mayor Robert Kennedy is championing a $300 million proposal to construct flood gates at the Jones and East Rockaway inlets to prevent inland flooding across the South Shore.
Village of Freeport Mayor Robert Kennedy, a man with many plans
Village of Freeport Mayor Robert Kennedy stood before a set of three maps in the Village Hall boardroom on Tuesday morning, reviewing a proposal that, he said, could save Nassau County from the next great flood. more
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Hurricane Sandy devastated the Nautical Mile in October 2012. Many wondered whether it would ever return to its former self. Local business owners are happy to report that, yes, the Nautical Mile very much weathered the storm and is once again a vibrant dining and shopping district. Above, In a small room behind the Two Cousins Fish Market on the Nautical Mile, Norbert Flores deboned a fresh fish for a customer.
Freeport's Nautical Mile, back in business
On a recent Friday at 2:30 p.m., a Harley Davidson rumbled up Freeport’s famed Nautical Mile, a.k.a. Woodcleft Avenue, followed soon after by a very expensive, very red Italian sports car, revving its engine. Couples strolled up and down the street in search of the perfect bar or restaurant to spend an 85-degree evening. Already the outdoor eateries, with their umbrella-shaded tables, had begun to fill up. more
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Ignoring climate change won’t make it disappear
The end of the century is a long time away, and it’s doubtful anyone reading this will be around to celebrate the arrival of 2100. But if you are that fortunate person 83 years from now, don’t expect to watch the ball drop in Times Square. Not unless you have a boat. more
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers representatives presented this chart — which shows coastal flooding that occurred near the bays in the Wantagh-Seaford area during Hurricane Sandy — to residents at a meeting at Seaford High School on May 2.
Army Corps to study back bays
The South Shore faces an increased risk of natural hazards — including erosion, coastal wave action, storm surge, floods and severe winds — caused by coastal storms, explained Peter Weppler, chief of the environmental analysis branch of the planning division of the New York District U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ planning division to a crowd of residents at Seaford High School last week. more
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A reminder of the South Shore’s vulnerability
People have gathered on the Long Beach boardwalk in recent weeks to watch crews operating towering cranes hauling stones along the beach to rebuild the city’s jetties, part of an Army Corps of Engineers coastal protection plan . . . more
Wantagh Resident Ellen Cook, left, Mary Wagner, Sandy Leonard, Regina Pinto and Johanna Livesay say they are all proud to be part of the Jerusalem Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution.
Wantagh Daughters of the American Revolution chapter preserves the past
Ellen Cook, Sandy Leonard, Mary Wagner and Johanna Livesay gasped when Regina Pinto described Henry Senter, her ancestor and a patriot of the American Revolution. Senter was 16 when he fought in the … more
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A garden grows in Merrick
In my backyard, in the shadow of my creaky wooden deck, a holly bush grows. A little over four years ago, I thought it dead. more
Feeling stressed about big storms? It's only natural
When Eileen Alber, 70, started waking up at 1 a.m., grabbing a flashlight and walking to the backyard of her Seaford Harbor home to check the water levels and the moon on a regular basis, she knew she had to move. more
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Four years after Sandy, we’re still not whole
Unbelievably, four years have passed since Superstorm Sandy rolled across Long Island’s South Shore on Oct. 29, 2012, leaving destruction and chaos in its wake. We mustn’t forget that day. more
How climate change affects hurricanes
With communities devastated by Hurricane Sandy in 2012 still awaiting state and federal funds to help buttress against the effects another storm of its size, some groups on Long Island continue to fight their battle against what they see as the root: climate change. more
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