Nassau County Comptroller George Maragos said that 6,700 refund checks, 107 of them to homeowners and businesses in Woodmere, will be mailed, beginning on Dec. 23 through early next month to compensate homeowners whose tax assessments were not reduced for the tax years 2012-2013 and 2013-2014 to reflect the damage incurred from Hurricane Sandy.
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By Jeff Bessen
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12/23/14
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Nassau County is in the process of cutting down and removing approximately 75 trees along Peninsula Boulevard in Woodmere that died as a result of saltwater intrusion from Hurricane Sandy flooding.
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By Vanessa Parker
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12/3/14
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Money from the Governor’s Office of Storm Recovery and the NY Rising Community Reconstruction Program is expected to be released within months based on where projects are in the system, state officials said.
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By Jeff Bessen
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11/5/14
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When Hurricane Sandy struck the Five Towns two years ago, flooding damaged homes, schools and businesses, the storm caused a community-wide power outage created fuel shortages and punctured a hole in the collective security.
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By Vanessa Parker
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10/29/14
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With Atlantic Beach surrounded on one side by Reynolds Channel and the other by the Atlantic Ocean, and with Hurricane Sandy still fresh in their minds residents packed village hall for an educational seminar presented by Nassau County’s Office of Emergency Management (OEM) on Oct. 1.
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By Vanessa Parker
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10/8/14
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Homeowners in communities such as Meadowmere Park and Inwood continue to rebuild and repair their homes nearly two years after Hurricane Sandy.
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10/1/14
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Traffic was slowed and stopped on Broadway in Woodmere last Friday as a 150-foot-tall crane lifted a cupola tower and its copper top into place at the peak of the Woodmere Education Center, 70 feet above the street.
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By Jeff Bessen
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9/10/14
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Installing a new cupola
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Traffic was slowed and stopped on Broadway in Woodmere as a 150-foot high crane lifted the tower and its copper top into place on the peak of the Woodmere Education Center on Friday.
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By Jeff Bessen
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9/8/14
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Nearly two years after Hurricane Sandy, the Jones Beach State Park staff — with the help of the Federal Emergency Management Agency — has not only repaired, but revived the world-famous attraction.
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By Jimin Kim
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7/30/14
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Local governments in Nassau and Suffolk counties are expected to share $145 million in state money — out of a total of $175 million — to cover the outstanding 10 percent in Hurricane Sandy rebuilding costs that the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) doesn’t reimburse.
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By Jeff Bessen
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7/25/14
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