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Long fueling lines were a problem in Nassau County after Hurricane Sandy.

Town: Fueling stations must carry generators

A law passed by the Town of Hempstead on Jan. 22 requires fueling stations within the township to carry back-up generators capable of powering its fuel pumps during power outages. more

By David Weingrad | 1/31/13

Peninsula Kiwanis lends a helping hand to several local organizations throughout the year and in emergencies such as Hurricane Sandy. At the Five Towns Early Learning Center in Inwood, Frank Mistero, Dominic Cura, Frank Basile and Kevin Cooney handed out Christmas gifts to the children, along with Center Executive Director Pepper Robinson.

Dedicating themselves to the community

The day after Hurricane Sandy struck Long Island, members of the Peninsula Kiwanis Club were cutting downed trees, coordinating efforts to get generators to the Five Towns and reaching out to the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to have food and water sent to the community they cherish. more

By Ann E. Friedman | 1/30/13

Community Chest’s Executive Director Bob Block made a point about community service at his organization’s annual meeting.

Community service in the wake of Sandy

Post-Hurricane Sandy storm relief dominated the annual Five Towns Community Chest meeting held in Gold Hall at the Hewlett-Woodmere Public Library on Monday. more

By Jeffrey Bessen | 1/30/13

Hurricane Sandy tore up the beach and the underpinnings of the boardwalk. Storm winds ripped the Tyvek wrapping on a wall of the Sunny Atlantic Beach Club.

Repairing the Atlantic Beach boardwalk

Though not as long as or iconic as the Long Beach boardwalk, the half-mile boardwalk in Atlantic Beach built in 1928 is a landmark for residents of the barrier beach community that was established five years earlier. more

By Jeff Bessen | 1/23/13

Several Cedarhurst residents were uprooted and are living in other places after Hurricane Sandy damaged their homes. A tree fell on a house on Central Avenue in Cedarhurst in the October storm.

Sandy victims still without a home

Moving from house to house has impacted every aspect of Woodmere resident Dror Zar’s life. He has lost his sense of security, he says, and now lives with the uncertainty of not knowing when he will return to his Barnard Street home. more

By Ann Friedman | 1/23/13

Underneath Lawrence High School there is an acre and half of crawl space, where 140 yards of debris washed in due to Hurricane Sandy.

Repairing Lawrence High School’s electrical system

The question on the minds of Lawrence School District residents, teachers and students is, why now? Why in the middle of the school year did district officials decide to close the high school for up to eight weeks and implement a district-wide relocation of students? more

By Jeff Bessen | 1/23/13

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

By Jeff Bessen | 1/23/13

Stan Lebovic’s art, “Black is Color” leaves his audiences with a lasting impression.

Using art to make a social statement [Photo gallery]

The provocative art of Stan Lebovic came to Young Israel of Lawrence-Cedarhurst as the artist and author displayed and discussed his work “Black is Color” at the shul on Spruce Street on Jan. 12. more

1/16/13

Lawrence Woodmere Academy students performed “The Drawing Room” on Jan. 11 and 12. From left were Carina Yijiung (the maid), Marni Goodstein (the Woman), Brandon Funderburke (Dave), Clark Jiang (the Man), Joshua Torres (Sgt. O’Malley) and Kevin Li (Sgt. MacBuck).

LWA students perform at Hessel Hall [Photo gallery]

Lawrence Woodmere Academy students performed four plays in Hessel Hall on the Woodmere school’s campus on Jan. 11 and 12. more

1/16/13

Santa Claus and a couple of his elves made an appearance at the South Communities Hospital holiday party in December. Standing left were Allen Siegel, an elf, Kristin Reilly and another elf. From left at bottom were Kerri Wagner, Mike Schamroth, Santa, Joanna Formont and Suzanne Kornblatt.

SIBSPlace marks the holidays [Photo gallery]

Celebrating the holidays this past season was made a bit more difficult by Hurricane Sandy, but SIBSPlace, a Hewlett-based program of South Nassau Communities Hospital in Oceanside, that serves children ages 5-17 living with a sibling or parent who has cancer or another serious or devastating illness, held a Thanksgiving feast a little more than three weeks after the storm and the hospital had its holiday party in December. more

1/9/13

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