Acknowledging that Hurricane Sandy’s multibillion dollar economic toll will hamper every facet of recovery while harming the fiscal stability of the region, Nassau County Executive Edward P. …
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11/12/12
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The power was still out in many homes; the seawater was still in many homes. It was getting cold, and another storm was on the horizon. But even as Baldwin struggled against wave after wave of bad fortune, a second tide was rising. Community spirit — the spirit of neighbor helping neighbor — was helping Baldwin battle back.
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By Chris Connolly
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11/6/12
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Nassau County is establishing a business recovery program to help with the reconstruction and recovery of businesses affected by Hurricane Sandy.
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11/2/12
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With just a week left before the 1980 presidential election, Republican candidate Ronald Reagan asked Americans whether they were better off than they were four years earlier.
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9/13/12
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Some streets flooded and some trees were downed. But for many in Oceanside, Irene was not the catastrophic storm she was made out to be.
“The nor’easter last March was worse than this …
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Alex Costello
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8/31/11
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On July 18, the East Rockaway Fire Department, under the director of Chief Joseph Mihalich, hosted a water rescue drill in conjunction with the Atlantic Beach, Hewlett, Merrick, Oceanside, Port Washington, Rockville Centre and Wantagh fire departments.
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Mary Malloy
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7/21/10
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According to William Vlasak of Nassau County's Department of Public Works, renovations to the three pedestrian bridges over Peninsula Blvd. —that connect the village to Hempstead State Lake Park — is running according to schedule.
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7/7/10
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My father served as a union president — a teachers union president — in Suffolk County nearly four decades ago, in the days when educators like him were given little respect, and even lower wages.
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Scott Brinton
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6/3/10
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In recent months, critics of the Obama administration have lambasted the president’s $787 billion stimulus plan, the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, passed in February. Sure, they say, the stock market is soaring and the real-estate market is steadily climbing. But America is still shedding jobs. Ergo, the stimulus must have failed.
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Scott Brinton
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12/10/09
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