I hate the smell of Hurricane Sandy. It’s the smell of decay.
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11/23/12
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Hurricane Sandy taught us many things, but one lesson is clear: The health — good or bad — of an area’s business community has a direct effect on residents’ quality of life.
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11/23/12
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Among the many temporary casualties of Hurricane Sandy was Long Island’s educational system, with most schools shutting down for a week or longer.
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11/23/12
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Grateful residents — and their pets — welcomed North Shore Animal League America to East Rockaway on Nov. 15 when members of the no-kill shelter came to hand out pet food for those residents …
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By Mary Malloy
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11/21/12
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Each day since Hurricane Sandy hit the region, the number of New Yorkers who have filed with the Federal Emergency Management Agency has grown, and so too has the amount of reported funds given out by FEMA.
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11/20/12
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Almost 18 months after one of the deadliest tornadoes in history cut a swath through the heart of Joplin, Mo., I discovered some words of wisdom from Ralph Waldo Emerson, a writer I have long admired.
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Carol Stark
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11/16/12
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After speaking to her family, who is dispersed between Cedarhurst, Long Beach, New York City and Port Washington, and then reading comments on Facebook and viewing random online videos of the destruction Hurricane Sandy wrought in her native area, Boca Raton, Fla. resident Mara Cavallo Benkirane became determined to help.
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By Jeff Bessen
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11/16/12
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A state of emergency has been declared for certain homes in East Rockaway and Baldwin, according to Nassau County Health Commissioner Dr. Lawrence Eisenstein, to help eliminate threats to public …
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By Mary Malloy
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11/15/12
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What I saw: lines of people, bundled against the cold, gas containers in hand, waiting, shuffling their feet to keep warm, waiting even longer than they thought possible for enough gasoline to get their cars going.
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11/15/12
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In the weeks after the election, it will be easy to Monday-morning quarterback and ask, “What if?” Many people will blame Mitt Romney’s loss on Hurricane Sandy, and others on the candidate himself.
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11/15/12
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