Households in Glen Cove could see increased flood insurance premiums on policies that renew after April 1, due to the National Flood Insurance Program’s new system for setting …
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By Jordan Vallone and
Letisha Dass
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4/7/22
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Low-lying areas of Glen Cove are still recovering from flood damage two weeks after what was left of Hurricane Ida pummeled the area. On Sept. 1, water flooded parking lots and basements, causing extensive damage to Police Department headquarters on Bridge Street and the Public Library on Glen Cove Avenue, as well as other areas of the city, prompting a cleanup effort that is still under way.
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By Jill Nossa
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9/16/21
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State and Island Park officials have acquired $33 million from the Federal Emergency Management Agency to upgrade the village’s drainage system in September to help strengthen the village’s flood defenses.
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By Tom Carrozza
tcarrozza@liherald.com
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8/19/21
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Fences surround one-third of the parking lot north of the main entrance to Mount Sinai South Nassau hospital, signaling the start of construction of a $90 million central utility plant, which will advance the capabilities of the hospital’s electrical system.
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By Mike Smollins
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1/16/20
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Seven years after it was severely damaged in Hurricane Sandy, design plans for the revitalization of the Oceanside Marine Nature Study Area are underway.
Oceanside’s MNSA is a 52-acre nature preserve devoted to environmental education and natural history.
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By Mike Smollins
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11/7/19
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The city’s Zoning Board of Appeals on Thursday gave South Nassau Communities Hospital the OK to move forward with plans to build a $40 million medical pavilion on the former Long Beach Medical …
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By Anthony Rifilato
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7/26/19
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This summer, Island Park’s Francis X. Hegarty Elementary School and Lincoln Orens Middle School will receive major upgrades through several bond, capital and FEMA-funded projects. As a result of the months-long construction, the schools will not host their usual summer programs.
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By Briana Bonfiglio
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4/11/19
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Barely three months after Hurricane Sandy, Dr. Ann Pedersen, then the Lawrence School District’s assistant superintendent for Academic Affairs received a phone call on Jan. 16, 2013 that nearly made her forget that horrendous storm and the damage it inflicted on the Five Towns.
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By Jeff Bessen
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2/21/19
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In 1997, a group of Hewlett and South Valley Stream residents banded together to oppose a New York American Water — then Long Island Water — project that would have altered the streets …
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By Peter Belfiore
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1/24/19
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By all accounts, 2019 should be a year in which officials in Oceanside and Island Park get things done. There are a number of projects on tap for both areas, which officials said they expect to either start or complete in the new year.
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By Mike Smollins
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1/10/19
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