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Former Long Beach Fire Chief Richard Corbett spoke about the progress the city has made in the five years since Hurricane Sandy.
Commemorating the fifth anniversary of Hurricane Sandy
“We pause today to remember the loss, and to appreciate what was gained,” Long Beach City Councilwoman Anissa Moore said to a room filled with people on a rainy Sunday reminiscent of the weather … more
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Long Beach resident Liz Treston pictured in October 2016, shortly after she moved out of her West End home in order to elevate it. Treston, who had hoped to return home last month, is among the residents who remain displaced five years after Hurricane Sandy.
Hurricane Sandy, five years on
“Finding a place where I can rent in Long Beach was — and still is — very difficult,” said Liz Treston, who has been living in different rental homes in the West End for more than a year … more
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Olympia Stassinopoulos, owner of the Island Park Diner, said she was unsure if anything in Island Park would survive after the storm. “I thought, ‘Oh my God, that’s it,’ not just the store, but the whole area,” she said. Little by little her customers returned after she rebuilt.
Five years after Sandy, Island Park businesses rebuild
Standing in front of the former location of Paddy McGee’s and Coyote Grill on Waterview Road, both demolished after Hurricane Sandy, owner and developer John Vitale gestured to the 50-foot pile … more
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Madeline Murray, far right, the first Seaford Library clerk, read a magazine in the original building, at Verity Plaza, in 1958.
‘A place you can rely on’
For as long as Peter Ruffner, 62, can remember, the Seaford Public Library has always been a place he could rely on. When Ruffner was 9 years old, his father took him to the building on Jackson … more
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Freeport Mayor Robert Kennedy checked out the new 125th anniversary village logo after its unveiling at a news conference on Tuesday.
Freeport — 125 years and still going strong
The vintage siren atop the 1906 fire truck wailed as firefighters and police officers lined up in front of Ladder Company No. 1, Freeport’s first firehouse, on Church Street, on the morning of Oct. … more
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The Shiloh Baptist, now on North Centre Avenue, was founded in 1907.
RVC’s Shiloh Baptist Church celebrates 110th anniversary
“I wear many, many hats,” Sister Lenora Quinones said of her roles in the Shiloh Baptist Church, but she could have been talking about the many roles of the church itself, which has served … more
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David Smallberg, 4, had fun looking at the Nassau Lionel Engineers train exhibit at the Levittown Community Council WinterFest.
Walking in WinterFest’s wonderland
Wantagh, Seaford and Levittown residents had a cool time celebrating the season at the Levittown Community Council WinterFest. more
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Congregation member Richard Skolnik, right, gave a brief overview of prominent events in Central Synagogue’s 80-year history.
Central’s 80th anniversary exhibit on display
Did you know that founding Central Synagogue Rabbi Roland Gittlesohn served as a Marine Corps chaplain during the battle of Iwo Jima? He gave a sermon following the battle, titled “The Purest … more
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The Rev. Dan Olson founded New Hope Church in Salisbury in 2012, and it has made the lower level of Temple Sholom of Westbury its permanent home since its inception.
A New Hope for the neighborhood
On Sunday mornings, New Hope Church in Salisbury comes to life with music and prayer, but the church founder, the Rev. Dan Olson, said the prayers were a little different last Sunday. more
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Memories of a day that lives in infamy
Next Wednesday marks 75 years since Japanese fighter planes unleashed two separate attacks on Pearl Harbor and its environs, bombing ships, planes and airfields and killing more than 2,000 military personnel and civilians. It was an event that spurred the U.S.’s entry into World War II and a pro-war mindset among Americans that united the country. more
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