Agreements with three subrecipients, the municipalities that will help administer the NY Rising Community Reconstruction projects for a trio of Five Towns-related infrastructure projects, were signed on March 3, along with 23 other such projects on Long Island. There are currently a dozen subrecipients connected with all 26 Long Island projects. more

Recovering from Hurricane Sandy, floodwater mitigation and roadway conditions were the issues that about 30 people asked questions of Town of Hempstead Councilman Anthony Santino during a meeting of residents and officials at the Hewlett-Woodmere Public Library on Jan. 22. more

CALE celebrates 65th anniversary Founded in the Woodmere home of Harriette Wolff on Burton Avenue in 1949 — it was formerly the Five Towns Senior Center, and first formed as the Golden Age Club — the Center for Adult Life Enrichment (CALE) marked it 65th anniversary with gala luncheon at the Seawane Club in Hewlett Harbor. CALE, now housed in the carriage house on the campus of Hewlett High School, boosts more than 300 members from the Five Towns and surrounding communities and offers a variety of programs ranging from college-level lecturers to concerts, health seminars, exercise, creative writing sessions, book discussions and trips. more

As we ring in the New Year, let’s reflect on the important issues and challenges our state and county faced in 2014. I believe 2015 will be a good year . . . more

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. more

Two years after Hurricane Sandy, a group of storm victims will take to the boardwalk for a rally on Saturday, and will call on New York Rising to take additional steps to correct what they describe … more

Homeowners in communities such as Meadowmere Park and Inwood continue to rebuild and repair their homes nearly two years after Hurricane Sandy. more

Hurricane Sandy rebuilding talk often swirls around larger communities, but the smaller Five Towns villages of Hewlett Harbor and Hewlett Neck are also seeking to mitigate the damage caused by flooding. more

Repairing and improving Rockaway Turnpike, a major evacuation route in the event of another disaster like Hurricane Sandy, and storm water mitigation projects are the main focus of Five Towns residents as final community reconstruction plans have been submitted to the state. more

Q. I live in Oceanside and am currently in what’s commonly referred to as NY Rising “limbo.” We’ve been given an estimate of what the program determines cost would be to raise our house . . . more