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Be prepared for the next Big One
In the movie “Jaws,” Amity Mayor Larry Vaughn said, “You yell ‘Barracuda!’ and everyone says, ‘Huh?’ You yell ‘Shark!’ and we’ve got a panic on our hands.” The same could be said of hurricanes. more
On Bayswater Boulevard in Inwood flooding occurred after a February 2016 snowstorm.
Aiming to check Inwood's high-tide flooding
Jessie Specht is not a sailor but in her eight years of living on Walnut Road in Inwood she spends a portion of her day checking tide times, moon phases and the weather because when it is high tide and the moon is in its full phase and with or without a storm her street and others in the community flood. more
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And they’re off! The start of the Community Chest South Shore 5K run last Sunday.
Running to help those in need [Photo gallery]
After postponing its annual 5K Run/Family Walk due to Tropical Storm Hermine on Labor Day weekend, Community Chest South Shore’s event attracted 130 runners for the main competition in Atlantic Beach on Sept. 11. more
Whew! That holiday storm blew over
As Five Towns residents battened down the hatches and secured outdoor chairs, tables and other items so they would not go flying due to the gusty winds from Tropical Storm Hermine last Labor Day weekend, the storm left the South Shore relatively unscathed. more
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Lifeguards, surfers save swimmers in rough seas
A woman standing on the jetty at Lincoln Boulevard beach, reportedly taking photos, was caught by a wave, pulled into the water and slammed into the rocks, a witness and … more
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Coastal flood advisory in effect until Tuesday at 3 p.m.
With remnants of Tropical Storm Hermine lingering south of Long Island, the National Weather service has issued a coastal flood advisory for the South Shore of Nassau County that is in effect through Tuesday at 3 p.m. more
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Tamburino’s Deli has been closed since an early-morning fire on April 2. The owners are planning to reopen sometime in the next two months.
After fire guts beloved eatery, Tamburino’s vows to rebuild
Over the last few years, misfortune has piled on the Tamburino family like the meat on the famously overstuffed sandwiches they’ve been serving up at their Cedarhurst delicatessen since 1978. more
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Veterinarian Dr. Lee Gelfand, of Merrick, above, struggled for months to restore his business, All Creatures Veterinary Hospital in Long Beach, after Hurricane Sandy struck in 2012. He was forced to take roughly $750,000 in private loans to keep the clinic afloat. Above, Gelfand at the hospital shortly after the storm.
Businesses slowly recover after Sandy
Rolling River Day Camp sits on five acres along Mill River, which snakes through East Rockaway and Bay Park on the way to East Rockaway Channel. The river can be a friend. It forms an idyllic backdrop for a camp replete with swimming pools, playgrounds and ball fields. It can also be a foe. During a nor’easter in 2010, Tropical Storm Irene in 2011 and Hurricane Sandy in 2012, the river inundated much of the camp, wreaking havoc. more
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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
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Prepare for a storm before it strikes
That time of the year is here again — the heart of hurricane season — and it’s important to take steps now to make sure you and your family are safe when the next storm hits. more
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