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The rebuilding strategy is meant to serve as a model for communities across the nation facing greater risks from extreme weather and to continue helping the Sandy-affected region rebuild.

Ten months after Hurricane Sandy hit the region, a special task force created by President Obama released a 200-page report on Monday that outlines steps to help communities prepare for extreme … more

By Anthony Rifilato | 8/21/13

Maria Mekeel (Excel Homes), Richard Guardino (Hofstra Dean), Gaby and Michael Fehling (homeowners), Kate Murray, Anthony Santino, Greg Sachs (EmPower Solar) and Rick Wertheim (United Way of LI) at the seminar.

Locals gather for Island Park rebuilding seminar

Elected officials and residents got together at 127 Long Beach Road in Island Park on July 22 to see how one homeowner is rebuilding his home after it was devastated by Hurricane Sand nine months … more

By Howard Schwach | 7/31/13

The lessons learned from Sandy

It’s hard to believe that the wounds inflicted by Hurricane Sandy are now six months old. more

5/2/13

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

Thank you, Legislator Ford

Last week, Governor Cuomo unveiled his 2013-14 budget. He proposed to increase school aid statewide by 3 percent while keeping overall state spending growth under 2 percent. more

1/31/13

Raising the roof — and everything else

The way we live is always changing, and in the wake of Hurricane Sandy, the way we think about our homes is changing, too. Many of us are thinking about raising them — literally rebuilding them higher. more

By Monte Leeper | 1/23/13

Saving the world, $10 at a time, part II

At 6 p.m. last Sunday, I tore off two layers of plastic sheeting covering the double doors that separate my upstairs living room from my ground-level family room, which are connected by a simple pine staircase. It was a triumphal moment. more

1/10/13

Commemorative swing-top bottles were sold at Barrier Brewing Company on Dec. 15. It was the company’s first growler session since Hurricane Sandy hit.

Barrier Brewing coming back ‘stronger than ever’

Evan Klein and Craig Frymark entered Barrier Brewing Company on Oct. 30, but not to brew, or prepare deliveries. The duo’s visit, one day following Hurricane Sandy’s crippling blow to Long … more

By NIKO KROMMYDAS | 1/4/13

Godfrey Townsend will headline a benefit concert for Hurricane Sandy cleanup efforts at the Backstage Nite Club in Woodmere.

Helping to rebuild the Rockaways

Retrofest 33, a benefit concert organized by Woodmere resident Allan Spielman and sponsored by Long Island Builders, Inc., will be held on Saturday, Dec. 29 at the Backstage Nite Club in Woodmere from 7 p.m. to 1 a.m. more

By Jeff Bessen | 12/26/12

Questions most often asked

I’ve received an overwhelming number of questions as I make my way through people’s damaged homes, preparing damage assessment reports and discussing rebuilding. I’ll try to answer as many as I can in the next few columns more

Monte Leeper | 12/20/12

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