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Many residents whose homes sustained more than 50 percent damage from Sandy received letters from the city informing them that they have to rebuild or elevate their houses to comply with FEMA requirements.

Hundreds of Long Beach homes need to be rebuilt

Fred Vordermeier, 39, who moved to Long Beach from Manhattan with his wife in 2009 to raise a family, pays $3,600 a year for flood insurance. He said that the foundation of his East Chester Street … more

By Anthony Rifilato | 3/27/13

State says 10 banks hold back millions in Sandy aid

The New York State Department of Financial Services said on Tuesday that it had identified 10 banks that have been slowest to pay insurance claims to Hurricane Sandy victims, and told them to speed … more

By Anthony Rifilato | 3/20/13

Bryan Murphy, left, the founder of Sandy Help LB, with Marian Freedman in what used to be her living room.

Sandy victims grow weary

Marian Freedman, 70, has lived on Dalton Street with her husband, Gus, 88, since 1972. She has paid their flood insurance bills on time, and they fled the city whenever a mandatory evacuation order … more

By Anthony Rifilato | 3/20/13

For Sandy victims, promises aren't enough

More than four months after Hurricane Sandy, many homes along the South Shore remain in shambles. Countless businesses still have not reopened. more

3/7/13

Representatives from five banks will be available in Long Beach March 4-9 to provide one-on-one assistance to homeowners seeking the release of Sandy insurance settlement funds.

Show me the money!

Some help for homeowners desperately waiting for insurance money to rebuild their homes in the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy will be available next week, after New York State's Department of Financial … more

By Anthony Rifilato | 3/1/13

Support our schools — get involved in their budgeting

Semifinalists in the prestigious Intel Science Talent Search were announced recently, and, as usual, Long Island came up big in the contest. more

1/24/13

Donovan Berthoud/Herald A fence is being installed in the median on Hempstead Turnpike in East Meadow, directly in front of the Nassau University Medical Center.

Turnpike fence draws concerns

Workers from the state’s Department of Transportation are building a fence in the center median of Hempstead Turnpike, approximately 1,000 feet long, between Carman and Franklin avenues. more

By David Weingrad | 1/24/13

Deborah and Tom Turhan, owners of Michael’s Tailoring & Dry Cleaning. Deborah Turhan started a survey asking business owners about their experiences with different funding agencies.

Jobless rate hits 10% in Long Beach

“All my eggs are in one basket,” said Marnie Greenfield, an out-of-work Long Beach Medical Center employee who is also displaced from her home in the Canals. Greenfield is a radiologic … more

By Alexandra Spychalsky | 1/10/13

Insurance delays prolong the disaster

Hurricane Sandy attacked without mercy, leaving more than a million Long Islanders without power and wrecking tens of thousands of homes near the shoreline. Then a second disaster struck. more

12/13/12

To Obama, Big Bird trumps Libya

Last week, the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform commenced hearings to examine what went wrong when the American ambassador to Libya, Chris Stevens, and three others were killed in Benghazi last month. more

10/18/12

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