For Inwood Country Club Membership Director Heidi Chriest, getting back on her feet since Hurricane Sandy hit has been a lot easier thanks to the Employee Disaster Relief Effort, a collection of contributions made by the club’s members.
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By Ann Friedman
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12/12/12
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Her job is to be organized. Daily lesson plans, exams throughout a marking period and knowing how her students are progressing were all part of Lawrence High School science teacher Alicia Dunn’s life for the past 30 years.
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By Jeff Bessen
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12/12/12
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Hurricane Sandy left very little undamaged in its wake more than six weeks ago and that includes the country clubs in the Five Towns area.
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By Jeff Bessen
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12/12/12
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More than six weeks after Hurricane Sandy, residents of the Five Towns and other communities ask two questions more often than any others, according to Erroll Johnson, the director of the newly opened Federal Emergency Management Agency disaster-recovery center at Young Israel in Woodmere: “‘When can I get some money?’” Johnson said, “and ‘When can I get some more money?’”
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By Jeff Bessen
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12/12/12
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While most of Valley Stream and its immediate surrounding communities did not suffer much flood damage during Hurricane Sandy in late October, not all homes and buildings made out unscathed.
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By Brian Croce
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12/12/12
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When Hurricane Sandy struck on Oct. 29, it severely damaged a number of Town of Hempstead facilities in the Bellmore-Merrick area. Repair work is under way, but it could be some time before they are up and running again. Particularly hard hit were the Norman J. Levy Park and Preserve, the Sanitation Department and the Merrick Senior Center.
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By Scott Brinton
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12/12/12
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Describing the damage from Hurricane Sandy as “overwhelming,” town and county officials called on the Army Corps of Engineers on Tuesday to “put a shovel in the ground” and move forward with …
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By Anthony Rifilato
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12/12/12
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A family man and great friend remembered at Inwood fundraiser
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More than 100 people attended The Joey Dowling Memorial Fundraiser to raise scholarship money and recall the caring personality and great humor of former The Den bartender and longtime Inwood resident.
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By Ann Friedman
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12/5/12
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Assisting those in need in the Five Towns
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Community residents, Lawrence teachers and students came together at the Imperial Room at 359 Doughty Blvd. in Wood on Thanksgiving Day to serve food to area people affected by Hurricane Sandy.
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12/5/12
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Marking two years of the Levi Yitzhak Library in Cedarhurst
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Opened in memory of Levi Yitzhak Wolowik, the small but vibrant Cedarhurst library that bears his name celebrated its two-year anniversary with a day of activities, festivities and workshops on Dec. 2.
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12/5/12
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