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Lynbrook waives fees for post-Sandy rebuilding
The Lynbrook Village Board has suspended fees for permits charged by the Building Department for 90 days in response to the vast damage caused by Hurricane Sandy. The resolution went into effect on … more
Historian Art Mattson compared the two tragedies that took place in Long Beach. At left, a portrait of the wreck of the Mexico, and at right, a photo of the broken boardwalk after the storm.
Disaster, 175 years apart
I was on a mission a few days after Sandy hit when I drove down to Lincoln Boulevard in Long Beach. I wanted to compare the current storm scene to a painting I own of a storm and shipwreck at … more
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After Sandy, Bellmore schools adjust schedules
Class will be in session for students in every school district in the Bellmores on days that were originally slated for February break, officials said. Administrators in the Bellmore, North Bellmore and Bellmore-Merrick Central High School districts have all approved changes to their schools’ calendars, which were devised to make up instructional days lost in the wake of Hurricane Sandy. In each of the three districts, Feb. 20, 21 and 22 were officially made school days for students, in addition Feb. 19 in North Bellmore and other adjustments in each district. more
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The city announced the opening of yet another section of the boardwalk on Friday.
New section of Long Beach boardwalk opens
The city announced the opening of yet another section of the new boardwalk on Friday, and residents will now be able to stroll, bike and run on the most recently completed addition, west of Laurelton … more
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Homeowners continue repairing their home that were damaged in Hurricane Sandy. Meadowmere Park residents Joyce Roman, and her son, Jerry, 11, in the renovated kitchen of their West Avenue house.
Overcoming the post-Sandy struggles
Homeowners in communities such as Meadowmere Park and Inwood continue to rebuild and repair their homes nearly two years after Hurricane Sandy. more
The Tritt Elementary School student council raised more than $5,000 from student donations. An anonymous donor agreed to match that amount and the Pope High Student Council and Key Club added another $800, bringing total donations to $12,208.
Georgia student raise thousands of $$ for East Rockaway schools
This story ran in the Marietta Daily Journal on Dec. 20. The students attend Tritt Elementary School in East Cobb, Ga. It is reprinted here with permission.By Lindsay Fieldlfield@mdjonline.com … more
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The Bertini’s basement had to be bailed out, with a lot of help from their friends.
East Rockaway reeling from Sandy
Two days after Hurricane Sandy barreled through the area, walking down West Boulevard in Bay Park was truly like walking in a war zone. Some residents were putting almost everything they owned on … more
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Pets need post-Sandy help, too
Grateful residents — and their pets — welcomed North Shore Animal League America to East Rockaway on Nov. 15 when members of the no-kill shelter came to hand out pet food for those residents … more
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Teacher schedules are taped to the walls of the middle school to help direct instructors to their assignments.
Halls of confusion
Concern and confusion were the most common reactions during the first week of a district-wide relocation after Lawrence High School closed on Jan. 16 due to damage to its electrical system caused by Hurricane Sandy. District officials say the repair work may take as long as eight weeks (see “Repairing the high school’s electrical system,” page 3). more
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Lynbrook firefighters battled a blaze on Bixley Heath.
Lynbrook fficer and firefighter team up to save dog from house fire
A police officer and firefighter teamed-up to rescue a homeowner’s dog from a house fire in Lynbrook on the evening of Nov. 1 — a fire which may have started from a surge after the power was … more
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