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The table shows the top 12 municipalities which will receive 90 percent of the refund checks from Nassau County.

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. more

By Jeff Bessen | 12/23/14

Along Peninsula Boulevard in Woodmere, trees that died as a result of Hurricane Sandy flooding will eventually be replaced.

Getting rid of the dead wood

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. more

By Vanessa Parker | 12/3/14

Lawrence Middle School students danced away a portion of the Thanksgiving event in the new gym. Sixth-graders Christistia Leiuc, left, and Jumiov Solomon “played” their inflatable guitars.

Appreciating giving and receiving

The lessons of Thanksgiving were on display at Lawrence Middle School’s annual dinner-dance on Nov. 20 to celebrate the holiday; a decade-long tradition that brings all four grades – fifth through eighth – together. more

By Jeff Bessen | 11/26/14

NY Rising Community Reconstruction program money for Five Towns projects could be released in the next few months. Above, Mott’s Creek where Cedarhurst village officials want to reinforce the bulkheading.

Storm recovery projects advancing to ‘go’

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. more

By Jeff Bessen | 11/5/14

Hurricane Sandy ripped across the South Shore on Oct. 29, 2012.

Sandy: a storm that changed Long Island

We had never seen a tempest the likes of Hurricane Sandy before, one so mammoth, so fierce, that it wiped out whole shoreline communities while leaving much of the rest of the Northeast in tatters, … more

10/30/14

Living with the Bay would transform Mill River, making it safer in future storms.

Coming back stronger than before

In June, a proposal to strengthen Long Island’s waterways, starting with Mill River in Rockville Centre, was awarded millions of dollars in federal funding. The project, called Living with the … more

By Alex Costello | 10/30/14

After Sandy, the Jones Beach boardwalk was rebuilt with Brazilian hardwood to enable it to withstand a storm the strength of Sandy.

Destroyed by Sandy, Jones Beach is back

Jones Beach, a spit of sand with 6.5 miles of Atlantic Ocean beaches, had no barrier island to protect it against Superstorm Sandy on Oct. 29, 2012. It was the barrier island, and so it took the … more

By Scott Brinton | 10/30/14

While many boats were swept away in the storm, some, like these in Island Park, were thrust onto land, settling next to waterfront homes.

Remembering the toll Sandy took

When Superstorm Sandy hit on Oct. 29, 2012, it devastated the South Shore. No storm in living memory had caused so much destruction. Though reconstruction is well under way, there are many who … more

10/30/14

Remembering Hurricane Sandy

We had never seen a tempest the likes of Hurricane Sandy before, one so mammoth, so fierce, that it wiped out whole shoreline communities while leaving much of the rest of the Northeast in tatters, and in the dark. Sandy, which struck on Oct. 29, 2012, was nature in its most raw and unforgiving form. It was the nightmare before Halloween. more

10/29/14

In 5th C.D., Meeks is the pick

In the 5th Congressional District, eight-term Rep. Gregory Meeks, a Democrat from St. Albans, is being challenged by Rockaway Park, Queens, resident Allen Steinhardt, who is running on his own Allen for Congress line, independent of any party affiliation. more

10/29/14