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What happened to the urgency of storm protection?
Last week, at the height of hurricane season, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration announced that forecasters are predicting a higher likelihood of an above-normal season, and increased the predicted number of . . . more
Diane Conway, left, her sister Linda Pirrone and “Linda Lu” group member Andrea Macaluso took part in the Longest Day event, which raised money for Alzheimer’s research. Pirrone was diagnosed with younger onset dementia seven years ago at age 50.
Bay Park festivities raise money for Alzheimer's research
On a sun soaked summer solstice on June 21, about 200 local residents flocked to the Bay Park Civic Association Beach House in honor of Linda Pirrone, a longtime East Rockaway resident who was diagnosed with younger onset dementia seven years ago at age 50. There is no cure. more
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City council members are proposing an $18 million project that would convert the existing water treatment plant into a pumping station.
City to vote on $6.3M bond to consolidate sewers
Long Beach City Council members are pursuing an $18 million project to convert the city’s 70-year-old wastewater treatment plant into a pumping station that would stop the flow of waste into … more
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Adrienne Esposito, executive director of Citizens Campaign for the Environment, said the next steps in the Sunrise Highway aqueduct project will be discussed at the group’s June 27 meeting at Operation SPLASH headquarters in Freeport.
Officials update plans as Sunrise Highway aqueduct deemed in 'very good condition'
Engineers have determined that the 110-year-old aqueduct running underneath Sunrise Highway is in “very good condition,” and county officials are preparing for the next stages of a proposed project to refurbish and upgrade the pipe to transport treated sewage from Bay Park to Cedar Creek. more
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Donna Prisciandaro said that her Bay Park home was suspended in the air on stilts for 11 months after two contractors took money from her to raise it and did not finish the job.
Sandy victims say they paid tens of thousands for work that contractors never did
Hurricane season started on June 1, and for many residents across the South Shore, it brings back haunting memories of the damage Hurricane Sandy left in its wake. Nearly five years afterward, many local homeowners are still recovering — emotionally and financially. more
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Nassau police arrest 4 attackers for gang assault in Bay Park
Three East Rockaway residents and one from Oceanside were arrested for the brutal attack of two males that took place on Majorie Lane in Bay Park on May 28. more
The Western Bays stretch for 10 miles, from Rockaway Inlet in the west to Jones Inlet in the east.
State of the sewage
The Western Bays stretch for 10 miles, from Rockaway Inlet in the west to Jones Inlet in the east. For decades, they’ve been in decline.  By U.S. Environmental Protection Agency … 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
The county will continue its inspection of an aqueduct under the Sunrise highway on Sunday, to determine if the 110-year-old pipeline can be used to transport wastewater from the Bay Park Sewage Treatment Plant to the Cedar Creek outfall pipe.
Pipe study to close parts of Sunrise Highway from Bellmore to Lynbrook
The county will continue its inspection of an aqueduct under the Sunrise highway on Sunday, to determine if the 110-year-old pipeline can be used to transport wastewater from the Bay Park Sewage Treatment Plant to the Cedar Creek outfall pipe. more
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A Bay Park resident analyzes how the proposed check valves would affect his area.
Flooded Bay Park residents express concerns with GOSR’s pipe plan
Every month at high tide, when the moon is full, Bay Park resident Lenny Fiorentino wades through three to five inches of water to bring his children to day care. If a car passes while Fiorentiono is strapping his 1-year-old and 4-year-old in, water can splash as high as four feet, right onto him. If a high tide occurs on garbage day, Fiorentino also has to pick up the trash strewn across his front lawn, he said. more
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