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Members of the community, elected officials and Chamber of Commerce representatives attended a ribbon cutting ceremony for the grand opening of the Channel Club apartment complex in Island Park on Oct. 30.

Channel Club in Island Park opens seven years after Hurricane Sandy

Seven years after Hurricane Sandy ravaged the site, developer John Vitale stood in the community room at the newly opened Channel Club apartment complex and reflected on the culmination of a long journey overseeing its revitalization. more

By Mike Smollins | 11/7/19

Dozens of residents attended the11518’s ER4NC Pub Crawl, benefitting victims of Hurricanes Florence and Dorian in North Carolina, on Sept. 21.

ER4NC Pub Crawl through East Rockaway raises $10K for hurricane victims

The streets and waterfront of East Rockaway were crowded with crawlers for a cause on Sept. 21 as local group the11518 hosted its fourth annual pub crawl benefitting hurricane victims. more

By Mike Smollins | 10/3/19

Congress must act to extend flood insurance

Long Islanders can empathize with the victims of Hurricane Dorian, which devastated the Bahamas and left extensive damage in parts of the Carolinas. Nearly seven years after Hurricane Sandy hit, fears of the next Big One are still palpable in communities like . . . more

9/13/19

Give to the Red Cross to aid Dorian’s victims

As of Monday, the death toll from Hurricane Dorian — once a Category 5 monster — had reached 44, thousands were missing and an estimated 13,000 homes had been destroyed . . . more

9/13/19

Valley Stream-based pet pantry non-profit Paw it Forward is collecting pet supplies for those affected by Hurricane Dorian. The most-needed item is cat food.

Paw it Forward to help pets and people affected by Dorian

Valley Stream-based pet pantry non-profit Paw it Forward is teaming up with other pet charity groups across the Island to collect supplies to help pets and their owners in the Carolinas affected by … more

9/12/19

Hempstead Town Supervisor Laura Gillen, at lectern, announced Monday that she and Sen. John Brooks, a Democrat from Seaford, have requested an operational audit of the town’s Building Department from the New York State Department of State.

Officials call for state audit of Town of Hempstead Building Department

Disagreements within the Hempstead Town council on how to effectively revitalize the town’s troubled Building Department — a subject of myriad complaints from residents — came to a standstill when the Republican majority shot down Supervisor Laura Gillen’s proposed audit from an outside consultant in July. Gillen, renewing a hard-line stance, stood with State Sen. John Brooks on Monday as they called on the Department of State to audit the Building Department. more

By Alyssa Seidman | 8/15/19

South Nassau Communities Hospital received approval from the Zoning Board of Appeals to move forward with plans to construct a $40 million medical arts pavilion on the former Long Beach Medical Center property.

Zoning board OKs site for Long Beach medical pavilion

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 … more

By Anthony Rifilato | 7/26/19

Be prepared for the next Big One

In the movie “Jaws,” Amity Mayor Larry Vaughn said, “You yell ‘Barracuda!’ and everyone says, ‘Huh?’ You yell ‘Shark!’ and we’ve got a panic on our hands.” The same could be said of hurricanes. more

7/18/19

Be ready when the next hurricane hits

With the anxiety of Superstorm Sandy never far from our minds, Long Islanders have watched painfully familiar scenes unfold across the South, the mid-Atlantic and the Caribbean over the past two years . . . more

By Neela Lockel | 7/6/19

Long Beach High School Robert Browne, 18, who was paralyzed in a surfing accident in 2014, received a standing ovation on June 26 when he left his wheelchair to walk across the stage and received his diploma.

Long Beach High School graduates stepping toward the future

“Ever since taking the first step into the third-grade Lido class, I have felt a warm welcome,” Long Beach High School class of 2019 Salutatorian Dmytro Vremenko said of his first days as a … more

By Christopher Gharagozlo | 7/5/19

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