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South Shore residents have returned to their normal lives in the months since Hurricane Sandy, but many people’s thoughts are starting to turn to the potential for another big storm. Is it possible to stop the floodwaters that inundated coastal neighborhoods? they wonder. more
The recently approved 2013-2014 state budget includes provisions to provide grants to gas stations that are prewired to receive or purchase generators during a declared fuel shortage emergency. more
To assist families who are still struggling to locate housing after being displaced by Hurricane Sandy, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban … more
“What happened with Sandy is really a metaphor with what’s happening in Washington,” U.S. Rep. Peter … more
Fred Vordermeier, 39, who moved to Long Beach from Manhattan with his wife in 2009 to raise a family, pays $3,600 a year for flood insurance. He said that the foundation of his East Chester Street … more
In an effort to boost tourism and generate revenue for local businesses this summer, the city plans to allow food trucks to operate near the beach for the first time. At the March 18 Chamber of … more
City Manager Jack Schnirman is urging business owners to apply for much-needed federal funding that the state will soon make available through Community Development Block Grants. The Disaster … more
At the request of the State of New York, the Federal Emergency Management Agency has approved a 15-day extension for Hurricane Sandy survivors to apply for disaster assistance. Survivors now … more
U.S. Rep. Peter King said that he is working to help Long Beach obtain the maximum reimbursement from the Federal Emergency Management Agency in order to cover most, if not all, of the city’s $200 … more
When Hurricane Sandy struck on Oct. 29, it inundated thousands of South Shore yards with saltwater, which is awful for lawns and most plants. Over the past 4½ months, homeowners have watched helplessly as their hydrangeas have shriveled up, their boxwoods have turned rust-colored and their grass has become a mottled patch of brown and more brown. In many cases, years’ worth of yard work, valued at thousands of dollars, was seemingly destroyed in a single night. more
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